Self-Published Writers and the Shiny Object Syndrome
DISCLAIMER: At one time or another I’ve been guilty of all the things I deride below. Every now and then something hits me like a bolt from the blue and [...]
Drone Takes Down ChinaAir Flight 5026
ChinaAir Flight 5026 - Cflow darts across the intersection, squinty eyes scanning for anything unusual or out of place, his scrawny arms awkwardly laden with a large cardboard [...]
One More Grey Daze Excerpt
Pounding on the Publisher’s Door – Grey Daze, the third book in the Lance Underphal Mystery series, spins a murder into new realms of gritty realism, paranormal mystery, and [...]
Lance Underphal Mystery Books: Research Notes
Making It Real – In one of my early forays into manuscript submission I happened upon an article by bestselling author, L. Ron Hubbard entitled Search for Research. Hubbard [...]
The Next Excerpt From Grey Daze
Peering Into the Chasm – The third book in the Lance Underphal mystery series, Grey Daze, is another hardcore paranormal mystery novel. While still a murder mystery, it’s a [...]
Channeling Poe
Dragging the Past Into the Present, Kicking and Screaming – Widely considered the father of mysteries in English literature, Edgar Allan Poe died destitute at a relatively young age—his [...]
Breakin’ for a Few FAQs
Blog Hop, You Say? – At the risk of severely dating myself here, the last time I did a “hop” it was a sock hop. Anyway... A new author [...]
An Excerpt from the Upcoming Lance Underphal Mystery Novel, Grey Daze
Into the Mystic – The third book in the Lance Underphal mystery series, Grey Daze, is another hardcore paranormal mystery. While still a murder mystery, it’s completely different from [...]
SCUBA Diving with an Arizona Mystery Writer
A Mystery Writer’s Passion – SCUBA diving in the desert may seem like an unlikely sport. And yet, I and my father, my mother, my brother and my wife [...]
Grey Daze, A New Lance Underphal Mystery Novel – An Excerpt
Work In Progress –Grey Daze is the third book in the Lance Underphal mystery series, another hardcore paranormal mystery. Constructing mystery books is a multi-step process, requiring the attention and [...]