Detectives investigate a cult in Northern California I’m excited to share that my latest book is now available … for you to read. The Lost One follows two down-on-their-luck detectives as they attempt to extract a young woman from a dangerous cult in coastal California. With this story, I worked to bring together a number of elements I think you might like: a noir detective vibe, … [Read more...]
Emerging from the (Writerly) Desert
Not everything moves along in a straight line. And that is especially true with writing. Over the past few years, I’ve been wandering in the proverbial writer’s desert. Though that’s not entirely true. I have been writing (and even have a brand new book available) but I had lost all desire to share what I was writing. Strange place to be in as a writer. And that’s why you haven’t seen … [Read more...]
First Lines
Another piece of advice coming out of the Book Passage writer's conference was to look at the first lines of books to see how they both draw the reader in and already begin telling what the story is really like. Here are a few powerful first lines that I have recently come across. "From the twisting, smoke-filled clouds, blood rained down." -from Steven Erikson's Midnight Tides "The summer … [Read more...]
