Tag: ruminations
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Southern California Holidays
I’m taking some much-needed time off and spending a few days with my wife visiting friends in SoCal. Living in Arizona as I do, I’m still amazed at the weather we get to experience while here. The skies have been deep, deep blue; the temperature a comfortable swing between chilly in the morning and pleasantly…
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TBT: Early Sean and Vasily
The main character of my Sean Colbeth Investigates series has been with me for a long time. I think the first time he burst into being was back in 2008. I’d been tinkering around the edges of a science fiction novel that didn’t seem to be going where I wanted it to go, and found…
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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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Brand New Year
I’m probably not alone in looking forward to turning the calendar over. This past year has been extraordinary on so many levels it’s nearly impossible to contemplate what its overall effect has been. So much has changed in such a short period of time, I do wonder as we move into the new year what…
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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…