The Aviation Stories My Mom Didn't Want to Hear ...and I Lived to tell
The Aviation Stories My Mom Didn't Want to Hear ...and I lived to Tell took 16 years to write.  At the advice of my mom, I began writing stories down from things that happened to me during my career as a pilot.  When I first began writing, I was still a pilot flying freight.  Most days in the air were non-eventful, so I actually wrote several of these stories in the air.  Typically, the autopilot was broke or didn't have one in the plane.  I trimmed the plane as best I could and wrote as fast as I could before I had to grab the controls to correct from slowly drifting off course. Some of these stories were difficult for me to think about due to the nature of the memories.  Several stories were still so vivid to me from a few close calls, that they sat on the shelf most of the time.  After a 9 year break from flying, I returned to aviation.  During the next couple of years as a freight pilot, I didn't write a single word.  I didn't want to think about any close calls I had while I was still flying.  After I lost my medical and quit flying, probably for good this time, I started writing as much as I could and edited and re-edited the book several times.I joined an author's group one evening a week and met with an English professor another evening each week.  Both activities were vital to the completion of this project.  I learned a lot in a short amount of time and created a book that is fun and exciting to read.Some of these stories are pretty funny.  By nature, I'm a witty person that enjoys sarcasm.  I tried to reflect my personality in this book as much as I could the way the events really took place.  I've had several people tell me this is a fun book and provides a lot of entertainment, even if you are not an aviation enthusiast.