John M. Tabor
Author Interview - John M. Tabor
Author of My First Five Years at Sea
"My First Five Years at Sea" falls within broad genres of adventure, humor, historical novel, and focuses on a coming of age story about a young man from Kansas. Set in the 1930’s his life is full of hope, a rare commodity given that the world is plunged into the Great Depression. He receives a scholarship to MIT and is ready to embark on his great adventure…only thing is no one knows exactly how big an adventure it will be. Before he can matriculate, he is shanghaied by a female pirate and is forced into indentured servitude aboard a rum runner. His life is first stolen, then over the course of exploits cast upon the ocean, is found again. During his travels, he is accompanied by a man who becomes his friend, guardian, and we learn at the end of the story is in fact an angel. Throughout the book I have embedded historical references, some intentionally distorted in order to connect the dots of the storyline in a plausible and entertaining style. Allure of the sea has been an inspiration for me to write this book, and readers can expect to find numerous references to its many faces and to those who have made it their home.
Author Interview - John M. Tabor
Author I draw inspiration from: Hemingway
Author Interview - John M. Tabor | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book: On my porch by the sea
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Not really a book character, as he was a historical figure...Winston Churchill. If you ever wanted to read the definitive biography of Winston Churchill then I can recommend the "The Last Lion", a three volume set masterfully written by William Manchester and Paul Reid.
Author Interview - John M. Tabor | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: As a scientist I have written many technical articles. Although gratifying I always found the process of technical writing somewhat unimaginative, holding to the precepts of stating in objective terms the facts and only the facts. I promised myself that someday I would venture into the deep end of creative writing and now have done so.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Paperback
The last book I read: "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat
Author Interview - John M. Tabor | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer: I have a favorite HP notebook which is as old as the hills, but the keyboard fits my hands,
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Hank Reardan in "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
Author Interview - John M. Tabor | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: Sailor
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1950's
Place I’d most like to travel: Ireland
My signature drink: Vodka martini, a whiff of dry vermouth, gently stirred, not shaken, and one, not two, olives
Favorite artist: Vincent van Gogh
Number one on my bucket list: I would love to see one of my books fashioned into a full-length movie
Anything else you'd like to add: I have two other books which readers may enjoy. "In My Father's Shadow" is a biograph/memoir of the life and times of my father and I. "Letters to Bizzy" is a novel about the lives of those who have come to make their home on a barrier island, Bogue Banks, off the coast of North Carolina. Both are available on Amazon.
Find more from the author:
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Author Bio: I worked as an executive in the biopharmaceutical industry for 32 years. Scientifically trained, I earned a B.S. degree in Biology from Elizabethtown College and a Ph.D. in Genetic Engineering from Kansas State University. I completed postdoctoral training at the Roche Institute for Molecular Biology and at MIT. During my career I participated in many technical firsts, including the launch of a new class of biotherapeutics for treatment of immune disorders. Now retired I am free to reinvent myself as an author.
