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Are You Really Living Your Life?
I was browing through past blog posts looking for inspiration and ran across this blog post that I wrote in 2013. That’s a long way from this post-covid world we are living in, but I thought the question is still worth asking: Are we really living? This quote is what kickstarted the older post: “I…
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A Tour of the Lonesome Lawmen Settings
Clear back in 1999, I wrote a book called The Last Enemy. For reasons I have blogged about previously, it was set in and around the Denver, Colorado area. So I thought it might be fun to take a little tour of the area. The Colorado town of Estes Park is a basecamp for the…
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When It’s Good to Have a Nightmare
Continuing my “blog posts you may have missed” series for October (with an emphasis on thriller suspense!), here’s a “why I wrote post” from 2013! Sometimes I’ll read a book or see a movie and wish I’d written it. It is part of the fun (for me) of being a reader and a writer.…
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Isn’t it Just So Romantic?
I’ve been browsing through some of my older posts and came across this one that I wrote in 2015. That is “only” six years ago, but it feels so much longer! Since this month is all about the thrillers for me, I thought it would be fun to repost it for those who might have…
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Tech Changed the Location
I originally planned to set The Last Enemy in New Orleans, but the technology I wanted (public access to the internet) wasn’t available in the public libraries when I was writing the book. Yes, it was that long ago (the book originally released in 1999!). I did some searching and found Denver, Colorado libraries had…
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My Lonesome Mama
Around the turn of the century, I wrote three books about three brothers that I eventually called my Lonesome Lawmen trilogy or series. In hindsight, I might have wished there had been more brothers (I solved that problem in my Big Uneasy series hahaha), but I didn’t and when it was done, it was done.…
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Memories — When They Aren’t Awesome
What if you couldn’t remember the most important things about yourself? There have been times in my life when forgetting would be so awesome. I was in a shoe store in New York City and I sat down to try on a shoe and missed the bench. Yes, I did. Next thing I know I’m…
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Have You Danced on a Couch in your Undies?
I’ve never danced on a couch in my underwear (yes, I just used a Risky Business reference), but inside my hermit heart there lurks a wistful longing that I’d had a good singing voice and the chops to belt something out in public. The one time I danced on a stage, I think I was…