Welcome back to my good friend and inspiration, Gary McGugan!
I've always liked to read and tell stories but was also a captive
of the corporate world for more than forty years. Anyone who has lived life at
the senior levels of large companies knows there's little time for a writing
career, and it took retirement from that world to launch a new pursuit. My
first book was a work of non-fiction – NEEDS
Selling Solutions – co-authored with my friend Jeff
Allen. From that positive experience, I learned that writing a book is a
challenge, but not an insurmountable one!
So I set out to use my travel and life experiences as a foundation for
entertaining suspense thrillers, using the backdrop of a large corporation for
my tales of intrigue. Since my 2016 debut story, Three
Weeks Less a Day, I've released a new novel each year. My sixth, A Slippery Shadow, hits the
bookshelves April 1, 2022.
Currently, I’m completing a
2-year term as Co-Chair the Writers' Community of York Region - a vibrant
collection of writers from all genres supporting one another and improving our
craft. We number almost 100 members and welcome membership from our area and
beyond. Many events we hold are virtual, making it easy to become a member and
benefit from the collegiality of the group and knowledge of our expert
presenters. Check us out here: https://wcyork.ca/
Experts say we should write about things we know best. In my case,
those subjects are business, travel, and people. As an author, my goal is to
share some experiences, insight, and views as I create suspense stories
designed to entertain people worldwide -- one reader at a time.
Here are links to my website
and social media pages:
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How many hours a day do you write?
I use my three most productive hours to write—from nine ‘til noon every day.
What is your favorite childhood book?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. I think reading the tale of his escapades along the Mississippi River instilled a passion for exploring the unknown that stimulates my love of travel to this day.
What is the most difficult part of your artistic process?
One year ago, I would have told you I found editing the most challenging aspect of writing. I no longer feel that way as I made a conscious decision to treat editing as an opportunity rather than a task, and now love the process of making my stories better. The most difficult remaining challenge? I’m still a two-finger typist on the keyboard. You can imagine the challenges that creates!
Five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?
Five years is a very short window when you reach my age! With luck, there will be more stories. How many is difficult to predict.
How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?
None. When I start a novel, I focus on that work exclusively and finish it completely before starting another.
Was there a person who encouraged you to write?
For many years, my wife Linda, maintained that writing would be a good outlet for my creative imagination. She’s still one of my best critics and ardent supporters.
A SLIPPERY SHADOW
Snatched from
her private jet, crime-boss Fidelia Morales barely escapes with her life.
Now she wants revenge. But her gang of criminals is thrown into chaos as
dozens of key operatives suddenly disappear.
Howard Knight - Fidelia's former lover and
accomplice in her latest heist - walks free from the same plane only to
flee in a desperate quest to escape The Organization. He too is hounded by
menacing encounters.
Both become entangled with massive Multima
Corporation led by Suzanne Simpson. Amid a global pandemic, this powerful
CEO scrambles to fill crucial executive roles while dealing with bizarre
threats and mysterious interferences on three continents. All seem
connected and threaten her empire.
With breath-taking reach and bewildering
influence, is it possible an unseen and elusive Shadow can pull strings to
manipulate people, companies, criminal organizations and governments?
https://www.garydmcguganbooks.com/store/p16/A_Slippery_Shadow.html
THREE WEEKS LESS A DAY
JOHN GEORGE MORTIMER IS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME.
As CEO of Multima Corporation, he must find a successor quickly.
Launching a competition among his most senior executives to find
the one who shines—one his board of directors will approve—
seems like a good idea. It should be an uneventful exercise.
But the plan unravels almost immediately.
Threats from organized crime, sexual misadventures and personal
tragedy complicate his efforts. Instead of overseeing a predictable
60-day exercise in skillful leadership, John George finds himself
embroiled in a chaotic series of events that unfold dramatically
in Three Weeks
Less a Day.
How quickly things can change at the highest levels! And how
easily lives can crumple in pursuit of power and control.
This fast-paced and suspenseful novel of corporate intrigue takes
you inside the lives of high-powered executives and the lengths they
will go to achieve results.
https://www.garydmcguganbooks.com/store/p5/Three_Weeks_Less_a_Day_-_Paperback.html
