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 [...]
Through The Lens of an Arizona Mystery Writer
A Mystery Writer’s Nature – Like most authors, writing mysteries and thrillers isn’t all I enjoy. Imagination, fired by aesthetics—the creative process—the beauty and wonder of life, it’s all [...]
Tarantula Hawk Ascending
Flight of the Tarantula Hawk – A Lance Underphal Mystery – Flight of the Tarantula Hawk, the next of the mystery books featuring that reluctant psychic, Lance Underphal, is [...]
The Art of the Book Cover
The Art of the Book Cover – Book cover art has a long illustrious history, dating back to the very first books. An integral part of books, cover art [...]
Random Access to a Paranormal Mystery
The Art of the Vignette – The following excerpts are from the latest mystery book in the Lance Underphal mystery series. The upcoming paranormal mystery is in the final [...]
Freedom — It’s Only Natural
Nearing the End – It's been a long trek through the vast wastelands of self-publishing, but I'm very close now. And I'm taking you with me. A paranormal mystery story [...]
The Air Is Abuzz
What the Hell Is That ??? Tarantula Hawk: A bluish-black wasp with orange wings. It is a native of the southwestern desert. The tarantula hawk stalks, captures and paralyzes [...]
Book Review of Blood Passage
Mystery of a Past Life - McCann tells us "There are more than 2,500 documented cases of young children who have reported memories of a previous life." Imagine how [...]
Professionalism—What It Means To Me
Professionalism -Peoples' motivations for writing fiction are as numerous and varied as the writers themselves. In my estimation, those who write for the sheer joy of creating have already succeeded, [...]
Killing Categories – What Kind Of Mystery Novel Is This, Anyway?
When I sat down to write the first book in the Lance Underphal Mystery series, I had only a vague concept of the genre—specifically, Mystery/Thriller. Now that Dark Side of [...]