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No Facebook? Yes.

No Facebook? Yes.

August 25, 2020September 3, 2020Computers, UncategorizedFacebook

How is it possible that a writer of Tech Mystery novels is not on Facebook? I mean, isn’t Mark Zuckerberg a tech hero? No. He’s not my hero. Never has …

The Next Novel

The Next Novel

August 13, 2020September 3, 2020Mystery Books, Return False, WritingCrime novel, mystery novel, WRX

I’m currently shopping Kill Dash Nine to agents. If for some reason that book is completely rejected, I’ll go forward with doing it myself. In the meantime, I’m already working …

Where I Write

Where I Write

October 21, 2019September 3, 2020Computers, Writing

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

Learning to Play Guitar

October 18, 2019October 21, 2019Music

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

Accuracy

September 22, 2019September 24, 2019Kill Dash Nine, Mystery Books, Writing

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

Cyber Crime As Genre

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019Computers, Writing

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

The Next Book

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019Return False, Writing

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

I Got The Blues

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Kill Dash Nine, Music

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

Building Inspiration

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Kill Dash Nine, Writing

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

Killer Music

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019Music, Uncategorized

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 …

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