To begin with a light-hearted tone, what is Joe's favorite own made-up expression about the whole experience of being a writer?

I still can't get over how much longer it takes to write a novel than to read one. Q: And since you used to work in management consulting and on Wall Street, what's your impression -- as you've now drafted your sixth novel under contract -- of what it's like to be a full-time professional writer? A: Again I shall answer tongue-in-cheek: "It's just about the hardest work you can do while sitting on your backside all day."

But I love it and intend to never stop! Q: Since your books are a continuing character saga about Commander Jeffrey Fuller, U.S. Navy, and his friends and shipmates and superiors -- and don't forget his undersea-warfare opponents! -- does it matter in which order I read your books?

A: Each book is written to be free-standing and self contained. However, the series has the most impact if you do read all the books, since you'll know Jeffrey Fuller and the other main characters better if you know lots and lots about their background, their experiences in the war, and ... more.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.