Where I Write
A common question people ask writers is where do they write their novels? I don’t have a dedicated spot where I write at home. I do almost all of my …
Learning to Play Guitar
I’ve somehow managed to make it half a century in this life without ever learning how to play an instrument, or even how to read music. I never showed any …
Accuracy
I was pretty much done with the Kill Dash Nine manuscript when I heard from a friend that he had just read Null Pointer. The friend, now a detective in …
Cyber Crime As Genre
I’m not sure how many writers are doing Cybercrime novels these days. Most of what’s out there that deals with technology tend to be Thrillers more than traditional Mysteries. So …
The Next Book
Even though the latest Joshua Jones book is now complete, I’ve already started researching and plotting the next book in the series. As a writer, this is often one of …
I Got The Blues
Lately I’ve been listening to American Blues music more than any other flavor of rock and roll. I’ve never really listened to it before, but little did I know, nearly …
Building Inspiration
Sorry, this is not an aspirational post. It’s about buildings that inspired me when I wrote Kill Dash Nine, my latest Mystery. Looking back through my digital albums, I didn’t …
Killer Music
When I first started to write Kill Dash Nine, I created a geeky playlist on Spotify. I did the same thing for Null Pointer. Music, as it would happen, became …
Birth of the Blue Bomber
I’ve driven the same car now for over six years -an automatic Honda Civic sedan. It’s been incredibly reliable and gets decent gas milage. But it’s slow and driving it …
Final Edits and Headshots
The manuscript edits for Kill Dash Nine are completed. _Thanks, Bill!_ The final copy editor is now giving it a long hard look. _Thanks, Val!_ I’ve written my agent query …
