Why I Wrote The Inheritance:
A Story of Love, Legacy, and Lost Opportunities

I felt impressed to write this story while vacationing in Utah. I was reading an article about marriage relationships when the ideas came to me. Three days later, as I sat in the service-center waiting room of the Dodge dealer in Spanish Fork, I began the first draft. As I wrote I could feel the emotion in the main character. The more I thought and worked on the story, more ideas came.

Once school started, I put it aside thinking I’d get back to it eventually—probably during Christmas vacation. However, additional thoughts and ideas kept coming. So in September, I decided to develop it enough to give as a Christmas gift to my wife Terry. Trying to keep it a secret, I couldn’t work on it when the family was around. I spent every spare moment, writing in the early morning hours or late at night.

By Thanksgiving I felt the basic story was sufficient, since I just had enough time to have it printed and bound before Christmas. It was exciting to see the expression on each of the members of my family, and hear them say, “Dad wrote a book?”

Fast-forward through a number of years and drafts of writing, re-writing, editing, etc., to the present. I am regularly being asked about the book; when is it coming? Where can I get a copy? Etc.

Will I answer these questions here? Oh, if only I could. In the next announcement? I hope so! Thank you for your patience. I hope to answer all your questions soon, very soon. Stay tuned to this site!