I've been writing since I was a kid. I was first published at age 15 -- a poem called The Wanderer was published in the National Anthology of High School Poetry, 1956. I've been at it ever since.
I've been in the ceramic tile business for 35 years, and I've written three books on the subject -- currently working on number four. Ceramic Tile Setting, McGraw-Hill, 1992; Tile Your World: John Bridge's New Tile Setting Book, Mistflower Press, 2003; The Kerdi Shower Book (ebook), Mistflower Press, 2005.
Since 2000 I have operated the John Bridge Ceramic Tile Forums on the Internet http://www.johnbridge.com/forum The forums are geared toward both DIYers and professional tile setters. Want to know everything and anything about tile and stone setting, give us a try.