My wife and I had a fantastic time at the annual Left Coast Crime mystery convention a couple of weeks ago. This one took place in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bellevue, Washington. It is short distance from Seattle and is a high-tech center for Microsoft. Author panels started on Thursday and ran halfway through … Continue reading May News
April News
I'm writing April News a little early. So much happened, I never got around to write any news for March. The main news is that my third Charles Blue Paranormal mystery, Time on Our Hands, has been released. I designed a new bookmark to coincide with the release, and I should have them in time … Continue reading April News
February News
Hard to believe one month of 2024 has already passed us by! The big news is that a few weeks ago I got my third Charles Blue Paranormal Mystery novel back from my editor. Once more, she came through with some very constructive advice. Yesterday, I finished my first run-through of the book, rewriting quite … Continue reading February News
January News
Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to 2024. It's a leap year, meaning we have an extra day to write on that great American novel. Well, for me, it's an extra day to work on my fourth Charles Blue paranormal mystery. Yes, I know, my third Charles Blue novel,Time on Our Hands, is still with … Continue reading January News
December News
As we head into the last month of 2023, I have arranged to have my third Charles Blue Paranormal Mystery, Time on Our Hands, edited. On December 2nd, I sent the file to my editor. Hopefully, I can get it back, rewrite/edit changes, and get it published in time for Left Coast Crime next April. … Continue reading December News
November News
Welcome to Turkey Month! Uh... I mean welcome to November. My big news this month is that my audiobook is done. We've listened to On Guard in the General's Chorus, had pronounciation errors corrected, and just yesterday uploaded the files to ACX. It may take up to ten days for it to be approved for … Continue reading November News
October News
A lot is happening in October this year. Having another birthday is only a small part of it. The big news is that I am moderating a mystery author's panel on the 21st at the Capitola branch library on Wharf Street in Capitola. On the panel are four well-known local mystery authors including Laurie R. … Continue reading October News
September News
My wife and I just returned from Bouchercon in San Diego (Murder at the Marina--Read the Crime Wave). We have been to many of the Left Coast Crime conventions over the years, but this was our first big Bouchercon convention. It was at the huge Marriott Hotel overlooking the harbor and bay. Our 12th floor … Continue reading September News
Late August Note
The second Charles Blue paranormal mystery is now available in hardcopy. Go to the Books page for links to Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The ebook version will soon be available.
July/August News
The second Charles Blue Paranormal Mystery, The Last Family of Wizards, is almost ready for printing. I actually completed another edit while on vacation in Burlington, Vermont. Since getting home five days ago, I am reading through one more time... and making a couple more edits. Yes, this is the last time. As soon as The … Continue reading July/August News
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