William S. Schaill

Over the years I've spent far too much time messing around with books and boats - big ones, little ones, here, there. I've published six nautical thrillers (three under my own name and a recent, pseudonymous series with Berkley - under the pseudonym 'Michael Howe' - about sea-going terrorists and the team with the guts and wits to neutralize them) and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles on all subjects. I've also spent a year in a square-rigged school ship, majored in Spanish literature, served as a naval salvage officer; devoted twenty years to educational publishing; started several other business ventures of questionable success; traveled and raised two daughters (the greatest and most nerve-wracking adventure of my life).

When I write I aim for accessibility, intense but plausible action and interesting, fleshed-out characters. In order to take full advantage of rapidly advancing technology and to reach new readers I'm currently reaching out in new directions. The basics, however, remain the same.