Michael C. Thomsett is a fulltime professional author.

He has written over 70 books in the areas of real estate, stock market investment, and business management. He has also written one history book (“The German Opposition to Hitler”), four specialized dictionaries, and four books of quotations on specialized topics.

Thomsett lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee and writes for several publishers, notably John Wiley & Sons, Amacom Books, Financial Times/Prentice Hall, and McFarland & Company.

Originally born in Brighton, England, Thomsett grew up in San Francisco and moved to Washington in 1989. In addition to writing, he composes music and has had two orchestral works performed publicly.

Thomsett's six best-selling books have sold over one million copies in total. These are Getting Started in Options, The Mathematics of Investing,  and Getting Started in Real Estate Investing  (John Wiley & Sons),  Builders Guide to Accounting (Craftsman), How to Buy a House, Condo or Co-Op (Consumer Reports Books), and Little Black Book of Business Meetings (Amacom).