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 …
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 …
The Origin Of An Idea
While on a family vacation in northern Idaho, I was having dinner at a place called 1313 in Wallace, Idaho. I asked our waitress if she knew where the title …
Watches and Words
I’ve started taking screenshots of my word count for each day I write on Kill Dash Nine (KD9). Thought I’d share the link for you if you like such things. …
Locations: Mashers
This house in the Boise North End was the inspiration for Mashers, a video arcade on the first floor of a home near Boise High School. I just love the …
Coding A Novel
For the past week, I’ve been writing Kill Dash Nine in a text editor and saving my daily writing sessions by committing them to a code repository. This is pretty much …
Writing a Novel in Git
Not many writers are well versed in programming or have similar IT knowledge. I happen to have some technical ability in this area and occasionally, I use it. I’ve decided …
KD9 Writing Progress
This week has not been a particularly productive one for the novel. I’ve missed two writing sessions leaving me with just three days in which to add to the novel’s …
