From CPA to Crime Novelist: Death Insured with AJ Tyler

What do 80 business acquisitions in 18 months and years as a courtroom attorney have in common with writing a murder mystery? More than you'd think.AJ Tyler is a former CPA, attorney, and business turnaround expert who spent decades reading people in high-stakes negotiations before becoming a fiction author. His novel, Death Insured, follows hero Allen Miller through plot twists drawn directly from AJ's years navigating complex business transactions and the restaurant industry.In this episode, AJ shares what inspired him to trade a career in accounting, law, and turnaround consulting for fiction writing, how decades of reading people in negotiations shaped the way he crafts characters, and where his plot ideas actually come from. He also opens up about the personal experiences fueling his next novels about life and dating later in life.What We Talked About:From CPA and attorney to turnaround expert and novelistAcquiring 80 companies in 18 months, and what it taught him about peopleHow business negotiation skills shaped his character writingWhere his murder mystery plots actually come fromWriting his next novels about dating and life after 50Connect with AJ Tyler:Website: linked on his profileBook: Death Insured, available on AmazonFacebook, Instagram & LinkedIn: linked on his profile