Michael C. Hammar
William S. Peckham a.k.a. Michael C. Hammar
Peckham's experience in the DIY industry covers nearly fifty years. He is now eighty-one and the author of over sixty short stories, two short story publications and a mystery novel, Out of the Woodwork. The non-fiction book, Never Hang Wallpaper With Your Wife was his first creation. His DIY columns have appeared in national magazines and newspapers from coast to coast. As Michael C. Hammar, he appeared on stage as a feature at more than a dozen home shows a year, hosted and wrote a national television series, "Don’t Move Improve" and hosted a weekly call-in radio show from 1978 to 2000.
Peckham has studied with Terry Valentine, author and teacher with a course from Oak Ridge Writer's Group and Writer's Digest online University. Even though his many years in the home improvement industry qualifies him to write extensively on the subject he fell in love with fiction and has produced story after story.
Peckham says, "Writing is my way of life and an outlet for my creative mind. At this point in my life I would rather create a mystery story than travel. In my stories I can travel to all parts of the globe and into the deepest portals of my mind."