Gary Watson is part of a family of writers, following his grandfather and uncle who were noted newspaper reporters in north Georgia. Since retiring in 2010 after award-winning careers as a newspaper editor and a public transportation director, Watson has been fully devoted to writing. Forty years of dealing with people from all walks of life and circumstances helps him craft the characters and plots of his novels. When not writing, Watson tags along with his wife Suzanne( a former award-winning newspaper editor herself) to every antique shop in Georgia, Florida and Alabama and devotedly follows the athletic teams of the University of West Georgia, his alma mater, and Georgia Tech. During baseball season, Watson serves as a Guest Relations Representative for the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. He and Suzanne live in Carrollton, Georgia near grown daughters Kelli Blankenship and Hayley Kilgore and grandchildren Tandy Blankenship and Clinton Kilgore. The Second Chapter of a Bad Dream is Watson's second novel. His first, Fifteen Minutes of Fame, earned reader praise for its fast pace and plot twists.