by Jennifer Retter
You wouldn't read a cookbook written by a mechanic, nor would you pick a picture book illustrated by an accountant. So why not leave your courtroom novels to a judge?
When the Honorable Sandy Prindle retired in 2006, he wasn't quite ready to forget about Fort Worth law … and his wife wasn't about to let him forget about his writing.
Prindle actually finished The Sins of Tarrant County manuscript before retirement, then got busy and set his draft aside to collect dust. A comment from his wife persuaded Prindle to search for a publisher.
"My wife picked it up off the shelf one day and said, "You wrote this? I can't believe you wrote this!" " Prindle said.
The two tracked down a publisher and sent The Sins of Tarrant County, now found in Barnes & Noble, to press.
After you finish Prindle's first hit book, keep an eye out for his third novel, Revolution II.
"It's a political novel that's really in the current time frame," Prindle said. "To get it marketed, I need it out this summer before the elections are over."
In his career, Prindle has won the three highest awards given by the Justices of Peace and Constables Association: the T.A. Vines award, Judge of the Year, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Perhaps we'll see some writing awards added to the list, too.
