About
Michael LaFond grew up in rural Illinois, Iroquois and Kankakee Counties. As a Roman Catholic, he acquired an enormous interest in spirituality and history and the fundamental questions. He studied anthropology and Spanish at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He has studied the history of early Christianity, teaching himself New Testament Greek. He is interested in finding the historical truth behind the major religious traditions.
Author of ten books and producer for others, I studied anthropology and Spanish at the University of Arizona in Tucson. I served in the US Army as a Medical Laboratory Specialist, working for over two years at USAMRIID. I was 16 years an Emergency 911 Operator, and I have worked in various sales positions. However, I continue to study and learn. I have always wanted to be a writer, but I wanted to do it my own way. I did not want to have my work limited by someone else's imagination.
Imagination and research - Michael LaFond
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What inspired you to start writing?
Reading and loving to read inspired me to become a writer. Since the fourth grade, I planned to become a writer. I knew that it would not earn me a living, but I never stopped anticipating the time when I could write something worthwhile. It seemed out of reach until I went to the university, and a teacher told me that I knew how to write. Once I had a stable work situation, I began to do research to write my book "Jesus Christ Divided." It took me twenty years of research and two weeks of writing. It just flowed out of me.
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Can you tell me about your latest book?
I produced several books in the last year. "Tucson 9-1-1" was actually written fresh after the events in 2011, but I was not satisfied with it. I had an excellent first draft, but I could not edit it. My friend from our writer's union suggested that I was still too emotionally invested. That was good advice, and I set it aside for thirteen years.
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