The SEALs of today owe a debt of gratitude to the Frogmen of the past. These Frogmen of World War II, Korea and Vietnam were the purest of amphibian soldiers. They were dubbed the Naked Warriors based on the simple fact they went into combat situations with nearly nothing. A knife, a side arm and […]
Choosing the right bad guy (or gal) is very important. Don’t believe me? Would Luke be Luke without Lord Vader? Would Clarice be Clarice without Hannibal Lecter? No, they wouldn’t be quite the same. A bad guy isn’t just the resistance your good guy runs up against. That would be like losing your change in […]
The Days of Wine, Roses and Contract Work The uniform was as distinctive as the military get-up most of the men and women used to wear. They exchanged camouflage cargo pants and blouse for 5.11s and a polo shirt, still a uniform though. In country the dress may have been a little relaxed but so […]
What Happens When You Discover Storytelling is In Your Blood What are you to do if your family values are murder, theft, mayhem, deceit and lies, assault and deception (to name a few)? Well, in the case of my family you… write books… I guess. I have carried around a couple of books written by […]
One Year to Write the First Marcus Dresden Thriller The last few words of Book One (Waves of Deception: A Marcus Dresden Thriller) made their way onto paper this week! A huge first step for me. How huge… here’s a little perspective. One year ago today I hung up the phone after a sixty-minute conversation […]
Waves of Deception is coming together nicely. The initial manuscript should be down on paper in the next couple of weeks. Then its off to a massive editing phase. After that Marcus and I start getting down to the nitty gritty of publishing the darn thing. Now I have to admit, Marcus is about as […]