William D. Andrews spent summers in Maine for 18 years until he could find a job to justify a permanent move.  That happened in 1989 when he became president of Westbrook College in Portland.  The merger of Westbrook and the University of New England freed him to pursue a lifelong interest in writing, supplemented by freelance editing and consulting for nonprofit organizations. He has published three textbooks on management communication.  He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D. in American civilization from the University of Pennsylvania, and MBA from Penn's Wharton School.

He divides his time now between his home in Newry and condo in Portland.  He serves as president of the board of trustees of the Bethel Historical Society and is a director of the Mahoosuc Land Trust.  When he isn’t writing, he reads, skis, snowshoes, cooks, plays tennis, and observes rural life and local characters.