What inspired you to write your memoir? Most people will never see the inside of a jail nor know what goes on inside the walls. When I became medical director of the El Paso County Jail, I knew I had to record the environment, events and people that I met. I'd already found success with my first book, Maximum Insecurity, about being the doctor in Colorado's supermax prison, so I knew people would want to know about the jail too. About your Book: Dr. William Wright gave up a suburban … [Read more...] about Jailhouse Doc by William Wright

What inspired you to write your memoir? My paternal grandfather , Alban Williams, was born in the late 1880's. The West was still the Wild West. Born in Reno, Nevada , he lived in the West all his life. I was able to meet and stay with him for only about a month when I was nine years old. He was a quiet and reserved gentleman who never mentioned his youth. My father Jack had told me that he was a card dealer in Reno, a lumberjack in Northern California, an auto mechanic, a deputy sheriff, and … [Read more...] about Surviving To Twenty-One by Skip Williams

What inspired you to write your memoir? The idea in writing this book has been to find a part of my life that was missing and that was a problem I had to manage by himself throughout ny adult life. Hopefully, this story will convey to others the need for sharing experiences about challenges and struggles as well as failures in overcoming adversity in family life. This is my first book. I had been contemplating in writing the story about my mother RENE and her disappearance from our family … [Read more...] about The story about Rene by Brian Rienzie Wicklin

What inspired you to write your memoir? All the inspiration one could ever need came from the countless wonderful (and woeful) experiences throughout 40+ years of farming in two States of Australia—mostly in the last century. The appeals from those we have shared our stories with, to "please, please... write it all down. Write a book... just don't let these stories die!" was equally inspirational and irresistibly challenging. About your Book: 'Brave Beginnings' is the first of several books … [Read more...] about Old McLarsen Had Some Farms – Book One – Brave Beginnings by Christine Larsen

What inspired you to write your memoir? In 2014, for the first time, I became a patient in a hospital. While I was hospitalized I got a flashback to the days when I was a hospital orderly nearly half a century ago. I decided it was now or never to tell these highly diverse stories. About your Book: During the late Sixties, I worked in a number of hospitals as an aide or orderly. Two of them were world famous: McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts; and the Massachusetts General … [Read more...] about Hospital Days – A Memoir by Hudson Owen