Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Sequels, Series and Sequences

›
Is it just me or do there seem to be a lot more sequels showing up these days? I am not talking specifically about movies playing at the ...
Monday, May 22, 2017

Scott Does Dallas (again)

›
It’s out of my hands. I am talking about my book and, no, it is not really out of my hands. It is just that I am waiting for comments, fe...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

What's in a Name?

›
Imagine my shock. Suddenly the hero of my first and third novels was dead. The author is always the last to know. Okay, my protagonist is...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

After the Ides

›
Unlike Julius Caesar, I had little to fear from the Ides of March. That was the day I officially finished my first draft of the Maximilian a...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Being There

›
I am happy to report that I have only a few more chapters to go on the first draft of the Maximilian and Carlotta Are Dead sequel. (Yes, it...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Things That Get Bumped in the Night

›
Years ago Jimmy Kimmel began a running gag on his talk show about Matt Damon. It started when Kimmel was wrapping up what he felt had been a...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

You Might Also Like...

›
I am fascinated by book-selling web sites that use an algorithm to suggest books that may also be of interest to you, presumably based on ti...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Happy Birthday, Dallas

›
Today marks the 64th birthday of my fictional protagonist, Dallas Green. I have no idea where he is today or how he is doing at this mature ...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

Dallas - Part Deux

›
Here is some poetic justice for you. As someone who has talked about movies nearly my whole life and who has blogged about them for a cou...
Friday, October 7, 2016

The Poet and the Figment

›
I am still catching up from everything that accumulated while I was in the holidaying/non-routine/non-scheduled mode of late summer. (And, y...