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
