Tag: writing
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Ah, November
This will be the second November without NaNoWriMo; I’m having more trouble than I expected adjusting to the disappearance of something that was so integral to my growth as an author. Change, I suppose, is the only global constant; we move on, of course, and for me that means keeping to the same schedule I…
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Returning to Windeport
Ah, Fall! Since 2019, late August has become the gateway into autumn for me, mostly because it’s when I begin thinking about the next story in the Sean Colbeth series. If you’ve been following along with me for a while now, you’ll know that his first book — Blindsided — was written during the annual…
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Fútbol
Like most of the world, I’ve been glued to the World Cup this summer. I’ve mentioned before that soccer — or, as Alejandro would patiently point out to me, fútbol — was one of the core sports I messed around with as a kid; that experience learning how to play gave me an appreciation for…
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Pathways
One of my favorite poems is the classic The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. I’ve read it so many times over the years, the words have come to feel like good friends who visit often, friends of the sort you share a hot cup of coffee with while curled up on a couch, chatting…
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Bliss(fully) Done
As much as I love my characters — and I truly do — it’s been a few books now since I felt so wrapped up in the story, the words just flowed like the proverbial river to the sea. I think the last one to do that was Vengeance; after Suzanne swerved in a direction…
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Geology
I’m about three-quarters of the way through writing Bliss, the next novel in the Vasily Korsokovach Investigates series. It’s been a fun experience so far — the story has moved along at an amazingly good clip, with great combinations of personal moments for Vasily interspersed with an intriguing case that, per usual, keeps him on…
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From The Archive: Nemesis
I’ve recently discovered a cache of personal journal entries I made between 2004 and 2010; my original plan was to join one of the online blog platforms that were popular at that time, and then present to the universe my pithy commentary on whatever caught my attention. That plan mutated into working on a weekly…
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Bonus Tidbits: Silenced
I’ve got a bit of a marketing blitz going for my most recent book, Silenced. As part of that, I was interviewed for an article on a website that features new releases; I really enjoyed the process and thought I would share that interview with you here. What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you…
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Moon Joy
I often say that writing is my escape from the demands of my day job; writing my first novel, Blindsided, came about primarily because my family doctor hinted strongly that I needed something besides swimming and running to try and knock the edge off the accumulating stress that comes with working in IT. There’s no…