Some of you may remember having heard me yap on about what I call my “science fiction futuristic romance space opera thingy” … for lack of a more focused term. I developed the idea more than a year ago: first in a piece of flash fiction my Working Stiffs blog buddy Wilfred Bereswill challenged me to Read More …
As promised, it’s the 21st of September, and I’ve looked at all the title suggestions, put everyone’s name into a hat, and drawn a random commentor who gets his/her name into the 6th DIY book. That person is – drumroll, please! – Judy Norton! This blog syndicated to a lot of places, including Goodreads, Amazon Read More …
Back in March, I sold Do It Yourself mystery #6 to Berkley Prime Crime on the following couple of paragraphs: When Derek and Avery first get the inside track on a distressed condo in Josh Rasmussen’s complex, it doesn’t seem like a very exciting project. But the price is right, and they can turn the Read More …
From Chapter 1 of Close to Home: “I have a problem,” I told Dix. “I’m sorry to hear that,” my brother answered, his voice as clear in my ear as if he were sitting right next to me instead of a couple of counties over. “What’s your problem?” The emphasis told me I wasn’t the Read More …
I’m a writer. I’m supposed to have words. Always. But today there are none. Yesterday, someone – and I hesitate to call him a man – planted a bomb outside a government building in my hometown. And while the police were busy dealing with that tragedy – a tragedy where seven people died – this Read More …
