Gary Cottrell received an MA in English from the University of Tennessee in 1972; however, he spent all of his working life in the business world. He retired in 2009 and has only begun to pursue his dream of writing. His first book was "Time Ship," a book involving time travel. He is currently working on a devotional book and also is also trying to work out plans for another novel. Besides writing, his interests include research concerning the text and history of the Bible, which is the subject of his blog.