Bill Schweitzer

Howdy, Y’all. I’m Bill Schweitzer. I live in Austin, Texas, where my books and stories are located, with my lovely wife, the inspiration for my strong female characters, our little faux beagle, Sami (per her DNA, Sami is actually ½ Basset Hound, but you’d swear she’s a beagle), and Sami’s cat. I grew up in Austin and was about the same age as the characters in my novel, Doves in a Tempest, in 1958, when the story takes place. It’s set in the part of town where I grew up, and the characters live in homes inspired by those where I and several of my friends lived. The restaurants, schools and shops depicted were real, and the street names of local streets have been changed, but major thoroughfares are unchanged. I’ve tweaked the geography to fit the stories, but only a little.

I’m back in the Austin area, but have lived and traveled throughout the world with my wife, our two children and grandchildren. Along the way we lived for 10 years in the Middle East and 3 years in Germany, just outside of the beautiful city of Heidelberg. Our travels have taken us around the world 3 times, and we have explored the beauty of such diverse places as Moscow/St. Petersburg, South Africa, Sydney Australia and environs, Singapore, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, most of Western Europe and England, and many more. In the process we’ve come to appreciate different cultures, climes, and cuisines, but I’ve always considered the Austin area to be home, and have enjoyed making it the backdrop for my writing.