Sunday, April 3, 2011

Meet AKA teammate: Robert Spiller

Name: Robert Spiller

Lives in: Colorado Springs, CO

Family: Wife, Barbara; daughters, Nikki, Laura, Jennifer (all grown), grandchildren, Liam,1; Cameron, 11; Quentin, 13; Jackie, 16


Writes: Mystery (Amateur Sleuth), YA historical mystery, Horror

Day Job (for two more months): Middle school math teacher

Titles of books sold: THE WITCH OF AGNESI, A CALCULATED DEMISE, IRRATIONAL NUMBERS: Medallion Press

Website: www.rspiller.com

Favorite book: THE LORD OF THE RINGS (all three books)

Favorite character: Harry Bosch (Michael Connelly detective)

Books I've learned the most from: THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED, A NEW EARTH, and THE PROPHET For direct teaching. Most important lesson learned from fiction; A true hero often doesn't get to enjoy the world he saves. He strives for the benefit of those he loves.

Best piece of writing advice: Let Writing be your Zen Practice. Everything else will fall into place. Adopted from Writing Down the Bones.

Writer I'd like to have dinner with: Eckart Tolle, author of A New Earth. I would ask him for advice about how to live more successfully in the present.

I wish I were more like my wife: Generous, funny, observant, positive

If I knew exactly what the readers of the world wanted to read, I'd probably write what I want to write anyway.

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1 comment:

  1. I love The Lord of the Rings series too. Sounds like Robert will have lots more time to write in 2 months.

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