The next question, from Roy:

“I noticed that the tone of your last book (Zellohar) was significantly different than the others I’ve read, and I also notice that your wife is listed as a co-author.  How did that happen, how was it to work with her, and are you planning on doing it from now on?”
Wow!  Great question!

First of all, I must complement you, Roy, on noticing the difference in “tone”.  Two things contributed to this:  First, I must confess, that this is not a “new” novel, but in fact is my very first!  That’s right, Zellohar (which turned into the entire “Cornerstones Trilogy”) is the very first novel-length fantasy I ever attempted, and I never would have done it without the “not so gentle” encouragement of my wife, Anne.

As you may have surmised, many authors’ first attempts never see print.  There is a good reason for this: most authors’ first attempts generally suck.  Not mine, of course!  At least, not after half a dozen rewrites, but at first, I will admit that it was a little rough…  Okay, more than a little.  But that is in retrospect, so I can say it and smile… or a grimace…
Now, the second reason for the difference in “tone” is that this is the only work that we really did write together, and as such, many of the passages were her “impetus” not mine.  The prose, after half a dozen rewrites to make our first effort what it is today (ie readable), has reached a happy equilibrium, but that “flavor” still remains… it is a joint effort.

As to how it happened…  Well, let’s just say we had a common experience that was the impetus of the story…  Oh, and we fell in love while that happened…  Ahem… yeah, that….

Will we continue to do this?  In my fantasy and SF works, probably not, but with our recent real-life sailing adventures and Anne’s penchant for murder mysteries, I think we might try a series of “Sailor Sleuth” novels.  We’ve been so many places already, and had so many great ideas, I don’t see how we could not do this… but it’s still in the “idea” stage…
So, there you go, Roy…  I hope that answers the question!