Chester Campbell's Interest in Writing Led Him to a Career as an Author

    NASHVILLE, TN, March 06, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Chester Campbell has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

As a self-employed writer, Chester Campbell built his career on the written word. A running theme for Mr. Campbell throughout his career has been following his goals and pursuing them as deeply as possible.

The major influence in Mr. Campbell's early life was his mother, Maude Campbell, because she was a steady person. His father ran a small electrical shop, which didn't make much money, and his mother also worked for the Tennessee Inspection Bureau, a company that set insurance rates. She was very steady and was active in church work, and all-around a good role model. He and his brother would work in his father's shop in the summers doing odd jobs. His older brother went on to work as an electrical engineer.

Mr. Campbell enlisted in the Army Aviation Cadet Program right out of high school, during World War II, and left in 1945, right after the war ended. He then went on to college where he earned a Bachelor's degree in journalism.

Mr. Campbell became interested in writing when he was in the United States Air Force during World War II and was stationed in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Campbell was assigned as a clerk in the officer's office. He was a navigation cadet, but the war was winding down and the office didn't need him as much. The flying training had slowed down, so Mr. Campbell was sent to different places to wherever they needed things done. There was another cadet, named Wolfson, there with him and they lived in the quarters. One day, Wolfson told Mr. Campbell that if he had to do it all over again he would study journalism. Mr. Campbell had never really thought about that before, but the prospect of becoming a journalist really resonated with him.

After the war had ended, Mr. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science from The University of Tennessee in 1949. Following his degree, Mr. Campbell began paying his dues as a hard-nosed reporter, working five years each at The Knoxville Journal and The Nashville Banner. By 1961, he tried his hand at PR with Metcalfe Public Relations for a year before moving back into journalism and publishing as an editor with Nashville Magazine for six years. He worked as an advertising copywriter for Noble-Dury and Associates for a year before joining the Tennessee Association of Life Underwriters, where he would remain until 1989, leaving as an executive vice president.

After his multifaceted career in journalism, public relations and insurance, Mr. Campbell was ready to put his skills to use as an author. His creativity spurred him to remarkable productivity, producing 12 books in a 20-year period. These include "Secret of the Scroll," "Designed to Kill," Deadly Illusions," "The Marathon Murders," "The Surest Poison," "A Sporting Murder," "The Good, The Bad and The Murderous," "Overture to Disaster," "Hellbound," and "Everything But the Kitchen Sink."

In 2009, Mr. Campbell earned the prestigious Silver Falchion Award for his mystery novel, "The Surest Poison." He considers this to have been one of the crowning moments of his career, as it represented his validation by the literary community at large.

Mr. Campbell became a regional director of the Military Writers Society of America in 2009, and he is also a member of the Tennessee Writers Alliance, a former president of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of Sisters in Crime from 2008 through 2011, a former secretary of the Southeast Chapter of Mystery Writers of America from 2009 through 2010, and a lifetime member of the membership committee of the American Society of Association Executives.

Throughout his career, Mr. Campbell has prided himself on his abilities as a writer and journalist. He hopes to leave behind a legacy of hard work and accomplishment as a testament to what one can do with a disciplined mind and a solid work ethic.

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