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As one of the authors with Writers Exchange I would like to provide you with a brief background of myself, and explain how and why I began writing.<\/p>\n
My writing career began when another Sergeant at the police department, a fellow Vietnam\u00a0 veteran, and I would swap stories of our experiences in Vietnam.\u00a0 The other members of the department would listen, and began to encourage me to write down my stories.\u00a0 They said it would make a good book.\u00a0 So, taking heed of their advice, I began my first novel.\u00a0 After two years, I began shopping for a publisher, choosing to go the small press and electronic publisher route.\u00a0 I was lucky enough to be accepted for publishing by Writers Exchange, and I have been extremely fortunate to be involved with, and published by, this fine organization.\u00a0 I found the publisher, Sandy, to be very professional, efficient, and hard-working.<\/p>\n All my life I have been an avid reader.\u00a0 I remember my mother taking my brother and I to the local library every\u00a0 two weeks so we could check out books.\u00a0 Reading has always been one of my favorite pastimes and I have always admired authors who could spin such good tales.\u00a0 As such, I get much more pleasure from hearing a reader say they really enjoyed one of my books than from the royalties from the sale.<\/p>\n So, should you buy one of my books, please take the time to review it for the Writers Exchange website, and drop me a note at my website guestbook at www.jschembra.com<\/a>.\u00a0 I would love to hear from you!\u00a0 While you are there, please look around the site and check out my photos.<\/p>\n Please take the time to peruse the Writers Exchange bookstore.\u00a0 You will find it full of some very good books of every genre.\u00a0 You are bound to find something you will like.<\/p>\n Happy reading,\u00a0 John Schembra<\/p>\n Check out John’s Author page for purchasing information for all his books (both direct from the WEE site or from Amazon):<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/mp-3d-cover-200.png?resize=200%2C291&ssl=1\")
<\/a>I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and in 1969 I was drafted into the U.S. Army. \u00a0After completing basic training and military police school, I spent a year with the 557th<\/sup> MP Company at Long Binh, South Vietnam, in 1970.\u00a0 My time as a combat M.P. provided the basis for my first book, M.P., A Novel of Vietnam<\/em>, <\/strong>a work of fiction based in part on my personal experiences during my tour of duty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Upon completing my military service, I joined the Pleasant Hill Police Department. \u00a0I retired in 2001 as a Sergeant after 30 years of service.\u00a0 Currently, I am the lead Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) instructor for the Contra Costa Sheriff\u2019s Office.\u00a0 I earned a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Administration of Justice through California State University, Sacramento, and a Master\u2019s Degree in Public Administration through California State University, Hayward. In addition to M.P<\/em><\/strong>., <\/em>\u00a0I have had several articles published in law enforcement periodicals, including, Law and Order, Police Officer\u2019s Quarterly, <\/em>and The Backup<\/em>.\u00a0 I am also a contributing author in True Blue \u2013 Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them, <\/em>a collection of short stories released by St. Martin\u2019s Press.\u00a0 My second novel, Retribution<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>a fictional story of the hunt for a serial killer in San Francisco, was published in the spring of 2007, and my third book, Diplomatic Immunity, <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is currently at the publishers.\u00a0 I live in Concord, CA. with Charlene, my wife of 38 years.\u00a0 We have two children, Alexandria, 34, and Scott, 30, who both reside in the Sacramento\u00a0area.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writers-exchange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/retribution-3d-cover-200.png?resize=200%2C294&ssl=1\")
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I continued my writing endeavors with my second book, using the same main character, Vince Torelli, only now he is 25 years older and a homicide inspector with the San Francisco Police Department, relying on my 30 years of police experience for authenticity.\u00a0 My third novel is a continuation of the life and experiences of\u00a0 Inspector Torelli, only this time he faces a professional sniper who is targeting consulates in San Francisco.\u00a0 I am currently hard at work on my fourth book, hoping to complete it in the next few months.<\/p>\n
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