About Gary

• Gary Demers has written for a variety of magazines, newspapers, and several online blogs on psychology, theology, and philosophy. Since 2009, he has contracted out his ghostwriting services for a handful of published authors. He is presently working on a book of original short stories to be published in the Fall of 2023.
• He is the former Director of Research and Education at the Southwest Institute for the Behavioral Sciences. He managed collaborative research for publication materials, community education, and training of staff for clinical counseling. Prior to finishing his PhD. in Clinical Counseling, Gary worked in the Aviation Communications industry based in New York, and prior to that, he served in the U.S. Navy as an Operations Specialist. He also holds degrees in Business Administration and Theology.
• Gary has traveled the world extensively, taking photographs, making friends of strangers, and gleaning story ideas all along the way. He resides in Northwest San Antonio, TX. 

FUN FACTS

• Worked as an evening weatherman for NBC Television. 
• French, Irish, Scottish, and English ancestry. 
• Book Collector, Sailing, Horseback Riding, Travel 
• Originally wanted to be an Archeologist. 
• Received many awards for Innovation in Mental Health Care. 
• Has appeared in several television commercials.
• Executive Director, Notable Writers (120 Authors)
• Primarily an essayist before publishing novels and short stories.

• 6:30AM to 11:00AM, first coffee, then setting ambience in my study.
• If writing in draft mode, I play classical music playing in the background. Helps keep me focused on the creative.
• If in editing mode, I play movie soundtracks. Mostly strings, violin and cello. (Nothing with lyrics while writing, or I'll end up getting nothing accomplished. I'll be singing along too much.)
• Ideally, I'll write about 3,500 words in that time frame while working on a project, which is narrowed down to 2,500 words after editing. 
• I often jot down ideas in a little notebook that I carry around or write on a napkin, or anything I can find as a temporary solution.

DO YOU READ A LOT?

• I do read a lot. Primarily non-fiction throughout the week, and two books of fiction per week, mostly mysteries, espionage, detective novels. Biographies and memoirs are the types of work that I like to read while traveling.

Do you have a favorite book turned into a movie/film?

• I have a few favorite films, but I'm very fond of films that actually started out as a short story with narrative voice. The Shawshank Redemption is a favorite and was originally a short story. 
• One of my personal favorites is The Legend of 1900, with Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Melanie Thierry. The writing has so many hidden gems and you have to watch it a few times to pick up all the interesting details. I love reading and watching films where foreshadowing is a technique skillfully woven into a redemptive story.