John was born in central Illinois town of 100 inhabitants, a lower middle-class family, survived Viet Nam and was a successful banker in Los Angeles for many years before taking up writing. He's written 2 novels, 5 screenplays and a few short stories. The screenplay version of his novel "The Wrong Bus" has been optioned twice with an Academy Award winning actress attached to play one of the leading roles. He lives in beautiful Palm Springs, California.