Category: Novels
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Hardcover is available!
It took longer than I thought to get it out, but the hardcover version of Blindsided is finally available. I have to admit, it’s pretty cool having three different editions available; I’m nearly done reading through the Kindle version (for the first time as a reader) and will tackle the hardcover next, just to get…
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Working Ahead
I’ve been alternating between the final edits on the second book in the Sean Colbeth series, Outsider, and the latest book which, surprisingly, will be the fifth. It’s a bit hard to believe I’ve put as much down on virtual paper as I have, but I suppose in retrospect, it’s one of the few bright…
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Chapter Titles
Up until my most recent novel, I didn’t assign a name to my chapters other than their number (i.e. “One” or “Thirty-Three”). While I generally have an idea of the theme for each chapter, it wasn’t until I switched to using Scrivener this past November that I was forced to actually think about using them;…
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Drive-Thru
If you are following along, you know I’m in the process of editing the next book in the Sean Colbeth series; I find it an intriguing experience coming back a few months after putting the manuscript to bed and reading it from the top, adjusting as I go. Blindsided managed to add a few thousand extra…
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They’re Real To Me
Although Blindsided is my first published work, I’ve written stories off and on for years now. And in each of them, I’ve always felt the characters were actual people, fully fleshed out and replete with emotions, thoughts and motivations that I might not always understand. The tricky part as an author is to display that depth on…
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Hi! I’m Chris.
Welcome to my corner of the universe! I’m a IT nerd by day, and novelist by night. You can find my books on Amazon, including Blindsided, the first in a new series featuring Sean Colbeth and his trusty number two, Vasily Korsokovach. As I do have a day job, the second book won’t be out until February, 2021, with the third appearing…