My Background
After you read about my background, you'll know why I like to work in all genres.
- Writer and journalist for over thirty years
- Wrote television documentaries, dramas and current affairs, film scripts, short stories, newspaper and magazine articles and books
- Story development executive at Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in Hollywood for several years. My job was to find and collaborate with writers.
- Author of the internationally acclaimed book CopShock , which was the basis for an A&E Television Network documentary
- Studied creative writing at Goddard College . Earned a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing degree (MFAW).
- Film, television and journalism at Ryerson Institute
- English and Drama at the University of Windsor
- Publishing with renowned expert Dan Poynter
- Trained in crisis intervention
- As a trauma expert, I am Board Certified In Emergency Crisis Response (BCECR) by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (AAETS).
- Hold certificates in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder studies, Critical Incident Stress, and crisis and suicide intervention from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), and the Pima County Attorney's Office.
If you include animals in your stories, then you've really come to the right place. I have 4 cats, 2 dogs, 3 birds, and 2 pet cows. That's right, pet cows, and I hug and kiss them. I used to take them for walks when they were under 1,200 pounds. Now they take me for walks.
For recent books I've written or co-authored, please go to:
www.copshock.com
www.giftsmyfathergaveme.com
