Night at Key West by Craig A. Hart is an exciting new direction from this well-established author. As with his other series, the Serenity Thrillers and the SpyCo Novellas, there is plenty of action, compelling characters, and rock-solid writing. But Key West is special. What makes it so? I offer a quick list of reasons … Continue reading Book Review: Night at Key West
Author: Scott Varengo
It Begins
November is National Novel Writing Month. No, really. It's a thing. Look: You're not that surprised, are you? I mean, it's 2018 (nearly 2019 - gasp!), and just about everything is a thing these days. But yes, it's a thing, with its own website, and tons of people are blogging about it, and emailing about it … Continue reading It Begins
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Some of you may be familiar with the title of this blog. It is shared with a 1980 motion picture that dealt comically with the convergence of what the majority of society would consider a "primitive" lifestyle with what we so arrogantly call "modern" (or worse still "civilized") society. The concept of the "crazy gods" … Continue reading The Gods Must Be Crazy
My Writing Spirit Guide
I have a 1910 Lincoln penny. Like all Lincoln pennies minted before 1959, it is the sort with the wheat pattern on the reverse. Until this very instant (and I absolutely mean that I am thinking this for the first time) I've never wondered why the government of the United States of America chose to … Continue reading My Writing Spirit Guide
Whew!
If anyone truly follows this blog, then you'll probably realize that my latest novel, The Count of Carolina, was released on September 4, with pretty much no peeps from me. There were a number of reasons for this non-peepitude, not the least of which was the fact that the first book in the series, the venerable Beauty … Continue reading Whew!
1976 and the Holy Grail
It has been a rough patch of days. Some of the worst. I'm not freaking kidding! But at some point today, after clawing up a very steep hill for... for what, two days? Three? A billion? After that climb, I saw a distant shimmer. I'm a fool to follow it's empty glistening, but I believe … Continue reading 1976 and the Holy Grail
Free Short Story
Nicole Porter will soon be back in another exciting Cleanup Crew novel, but you can have more, and you can have it now! How about a free Nicole Porter short story, just for joining my mailing list? Click the image or the link below and do it now! Sign Up! Get Your Story! The … Continue reading Free Short Story
The Inter-Book Agenda
I wrote recently about the feelings that come about after I've sent a book off to the publisher, about how it was a mixed bag and whatnot. All of that is true of course because I wouldn't lie to you. But now that a little time has passed I wanted to revisit the subject because … Continue reading The Inter-Book Agenda
Life After Hitting “Send”
As I reported briefly yesterday, I have sent The Count of Carolina off to my publisher, which means that for all intents and purposes, my part of the process is done. I don't know what that experience is like for other writers, but I know for me it is an odd and slightly unsettling one. I'm … Continue reading Life After Hitting “Send”
And It’s Off!
The Count of Carolina has been sent off to the publisher. Think I'll take a few days off. Then I'll start book three.
