Look and Listen

Biography

Bob Avey is the author of several short stories, various non-fiction articles, and a debut mystery novel, Twisted Perception, released April 2006. He lives with his wife and son in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He works as an accountant in the petroleum industry, and when he’s not writing or researching mystery writing techniques, he spends his free time prowling through dusty antique shops looking for the rare or unusual, or roaming through ghost towns, searching for echoes from the past. Through his writing, which he describes as a blend of literary and genre, he explores the intricacies and extremities of human nature. Bob is a member of The Tulsa NightWriters, The Oklahoma Writers Federation (active board member for 2006), The Oklahoma Mystery Writers, and Mystery Writers of America, which he joined in 2005.

Inspiration

I learned to love reading at an early age, around 10 after reading A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle. My writing began, however, when I was in the 9th grade, while in typing class, a required subject at the time. The instructor, Mr. Brown, would give us a qualified free time during the last 15 minutes of the period. I used my time to type short episodes, or scenes featuring a bungling super hero type character. I'd leave the stories beside the typewriter, hoping someone would read them. As it turned out, my stories were a big hit with the students.