Writing a pseudo-speculative-fiction detective series, I often find myself looking for creative and unusual ways to kill people. It often reminds me of The Avengers (not the Marvel superhero club – the old British television series about secret agents Mr. Steed and Emma Peele), and how they would discover (and resolve) quirky and unbelievable plots … Continue reading
Last week’s goals: Three blog posts made, and at least three comments posted on others’ blogs. So far, so good this year. I’ve been lackadaisical about sending my stories out to market – as of this writing, I have four that should be in circulation, but only one is out there (and the market in … Continue reading
At the beginning of each year (if you hold to traditions) we examine how that year went – what we were happy about, what we’d like to change – and we come up with a list of resolutions that we’re going to get to work on. Of course, most of us let the NEW US … Continue reading
Our memories are really tied tightly into scents, and I wondered if it might be possible to use the combination of scents from a crime scene to trigger a reaction that would give away the perpetrator – that was the idea that launched “The Scent of the Crime.” And of course, the idea that scent … Continue reading
Last week’s goals: Three blog posts made, and posted at least three comments on others’ blogs. Stories rotating in and out of market as they and the markets are available. I produced 1,731 words of fiction – not as many words as last week, but pleased with myself for increasing the number of days I … Continue reading
In my bio (the one I include on my various writing pages, and also include in all my cover letters (it may be overkill for a cover letter from what I’ve read recently, but I always thought part of what you put in the cover letter is a little bit of blurb about yourself so … Continue reading
Detective Jimmy Delaney first sleuthed onto the page in “In a Flash.” He surprised me again a year later by bringing me “Mixed Signals”, but it would be a lie to claim that I thought he was done with me after that. So another year passes, and he comes to me with a story about … Continue reading
Last week’s goals: I made my three blog postings as usual, and continued to be moderately active on other people’s blogs (It helps to do this throughout the week rather than at the end.) Still reading to Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings (it’s a long one – it would help if I wasn’t such … Continue reading
There are all sorts of things I remember from my youth (my actual youth – not forty years ago, when I was still an adult – we’re talking about my childhood and early adolescence.) I remember being chased around by a bull outside our house in Franklin, and exploring haunted houses and barns. Jumping out … Continue reading
So – I wrote “In a Flash”, had some fun with it, but I thought Detective Jimmy Delaney would just be a one-time thing. But something in Jimmy called to me (maybe it’s the midlife thing, who knows?), and when I was thinking about the possibilities of jacking with a variety of devices in our … Continue reading
