ABO – The Novel’s Structure
A Billionaire's Odyssey was not written in a straightforward way, with a predetermined plot and well-defined characters. Instead, it evolved as the story in effect told itself to me as I wrote, and revised. Once I understood that Roland was unhappy because of his divorce from Lillian and the realization that he had harmed many...
Reviews of The Trail To Forever
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Reviews of A Billionaire’s Odyssey
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Reviews of American Democracy Forever
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ADF – History
Lois and I had spent the day visiting tourist attractions in London, UK, and we were tired. After a short nap, I opened my laptop computer to upload the pictures I'd taken that day. Instead, my mind wandered to the dream I'd had at the end of the nap. I had visited scenes of my...
TTTF – History
During the winters when snowmobiling was my passion, I had published The Adventures of a Solo Snowmobiler in a snowmobiling magazine. One evening during a family dinner, I was boasting about now being a published author. “It was a good story,” my wife said, “but why not write one that would have more appeal to women?” “Something...
TTTF – Snowmobiling
Snowmobiles are great fun! They are a good excuse to get outdoors on even frigid winter days. I was never interested in competitive snowmobile racing; for me, snowmobiling was about trail riding, touring, and exploring. Go to Snowmobiling for my short stories about snowmobiling. It's debatable whether snowmobiles are conducive to romantic encounters, even as described...
ABO – Sonata Form
What does sonata form, a musical form from classical music, have to do with a novel? A Billionaire's Odyssey is about the attempt of a divorced couple to regain their lost love. I viewed a husband and his divorced wife as separate themes in the novel. But that is what a sonata is, a playing...
ABO – History
In 1992, I had just left IBM, after a 25-year career as a programmer and software architect, and I was searching for something else to do with my life. "Why not write a novel?" I thought. But about what? I happened to hear the song "Can't buy me love..." by the Beatles. What if a...
ABO – The Odyssey
A Billionaire's Odyssey is loosely based on The Odyssey by Homer, in which Odysseus is attempting to return home after the Trojan War. The Sirens tempt him, and the Cyclops captures him. Meanwhile, Penelope, Odysseus's wife, waits patiently for him while suitors attempt to take control of his wealth. In A Billionaire's Odyssey, Roland is on a...