About Sam Sackett: Ph.D. UCLA, 23 years a university professor. Burned out on teaching. Went into journalism, advertising, public relations. Then ended up in career management for 15 years. Now retired. I've wanted to write all my life. As a professor, most of my writing was scholarly, academic. I would start historical fiction but then put it aside because it needed more research than I had time for. Retiring gave me the time I needed for the research and for completing projects I'd started. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sam Sackett