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Jeff LaFerney is a prolific writer who covers it all! Time travel, history, mystery, paranormal, sci-fi, father and son…and even basketball!
His Clay and Tanner Thomas series focuses on a father and son team who use parapsychological abilities to solve mysteries. Jumper is a time-travel science fiction adventure. Lost and Found, is a unique mystery/treasure hunt with ties to World War II history. His latest, Planer, is the sequel to Jumper, his best-selling novel.
Jeff was a full-time language arts teacher in Davison, Michigan, for 30 years. After coaching basketball for most of his career, he decided to write books instead and took on his new hobby. Now he spends his free time reading, writing, and editing books. He and his beautiful wife have two adult children.
He has a blog called The Red Pen where he usually infuses humor to share about himself or to give inspiration or writing tips.
jefflaferney.blogspot.com
Jeff’s Readings:
- Loving the Rain – 13:28
- Lost and Found – 30:22
- Jumper – 43:35
Michael’s Beer Pairings:
- Union Jack IPA, Firestone Walker Brewing Company (paired to Loving the Rain) – 10:50
- Foggy Geezer, War Pigs Brewing & 3 Floyds Brewing (paired to Lost and Found) – 27:22
- Wonderstuff, Bauhaus Brew Labs (paired to Jumper) – 40:55
Interview Highlights:
- What led to the very strong disclaimer that your work is fiction! – 22:15
- Mixing secular and faith – 23:52
- What’s historical, what’s not – 38:19
- Research on time travel – 49:11
- Dropping crumbs that readers want to follow – 51:54
- How to hook the reader – 54:30
COMING NEXT MONTH:
Nicole Burnham, romance author
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology
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