Human Remains Detection Dogs
A lot of you know one of my primary manuscripts—that I’m working to finalize—involves an HRD dog. The video I’m […]
OT: What Are You Complaining About?
This man humbles me. It’s all better with friends. Facebook Comments
When Research Gets Uncomfortable
I’ve just spent most of the afternoon researching really ugly things. Horrible things. The occult and various religions. Human sacrifices […]
When to Play ’em, When to Hold ’em
I’ve been writing a new story—a police procedural—and really think this one has some potential. The main idea continues to […]
1950’s Forensics
My thanks to Tom Adair and his terrific blog, Forensics For Fiction, for bringing this movie to my attention. I […]
Character Studies
Some writers always begin with a character, then when they fully understand the person who has been following them around, […]
TOTALLY TERRIFYING
I’m getting ready to send my First Fifty Pages to a few readers for their input. Am I going in […]
Writing a Novel by James Andrew Wilson
I admit, I wanted to see how he depicted the next stage—letting it go. Actually letting others see the creation. […]
A Rewrite? What was I Thinking?
Through the wonder of morning pages, I became convinced that the manuscript I completed about a year ago would be […]
Crazy Gratitude
I’m grateful tonight for so many things, and I need to express that feeling. (It’s my blog and I’ll do […]