I’ve always been a fan of the short essay, and a year ago, I launched Dream of Things with the intent of publishing anthologies of creative nonfiction that will fill the gap between popular anthologies that publish stories I regard as “short and sweet” (sometimes so saccharine-sweet they are hard to swallow), and the Best…
One of my favorite things about writing thrillers is the amazing facts I learn through in-person research. The research is truly The Story Behind the Book. While researching my latest thriller, The 19th Element, I discovered all sorts of intriguing information by chatting with a chemist, a nuclear physicist, a city cop and a small…
Name: Gary Starta Name of Book: Gods of the Machines My inspiration to write the novel, Gods of the Machines, basically comes down to one word of inspiration: sentient. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines sentient as ‘feeling or sensation as distinguished from perception or thought.” The ability to feel defines our consciousness as humans. It is what…
The Life Choices series came about because I had recorded two CD’s entitled “Attitude Is A Choice” and “Communication is a Choice” and I started thinking about what other choices we make in our lives. So I decided to write a book entitled, “Life Choices.” As I was writing about people who had made some…
The Story Behind the Book 