As of about 4 pm, Eastern, Craig A. Hart and I finished our final edits on the newest episode in the SpyCo novellas, Assignment: Dublin. OK, I finished this afternoon, he finished last night. Here are some fun facts: This took us longer than any of the previous Assignments to write, BUT in our defense, … Continue reading Another Assignment Completed!
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It's been very cold here in Central New York. I'm talking below zero on a regular basis cold. When it's this cold there are only a few things I enjoy doing, and most of them I can't talk about here. Because they involve things like shoe sales and peel and eat shrimp. I also … Continue reading All Our Writing Secrets…
Dublin Dispatch #5 – The Essentials
Since my first post during my all-expense-paid vacation to Ireland... AUGH there goes that autocorrect again! It was supposed to say "grueling grind of non-stop research with no fun and certainly no chasing after pretty girls or pub crawling I can assure you." I'm beginning to think Craig has tampered with my keyboard. Nonetheless, now that … Continue reading Dublin Dispatch #5 – The Essentials
Dublin Dispatch #4 – A New Year in Dublin
Hello and greetings once again from the House that St. Paddy built! (I don't know if anyone actually calls Ireland that, but it worked for the Yankees with Babe Ruth, so I thought I'd spin it. Probably for the last time.) In my last communique, I told you about all the Christmas fun I was … Continue reading Dublin Dispatch #4 – A New Year in Dublin
Dublin Dispatch #3: Christmas in Dublin
Hello, and Seasons Greetings from Ireland! I've yet to be deported! And in spite of the fact that when I thought I heard Craig say, "expense account" he was actually saying "You're expensive, get out!" I'm still having an insanely good time. Excuse me. Of course what I meant to say was that I'm working … Continue reading Dublin Dispatch #3: Christmas in Dublin
Ireland Research Dispatch #2
Hi! It's your old buddy, S.J.V., writing again from the Emerald Isle, which contrary to what you may believe is not a gentleman's club in Oz, but is a colorful name for Ireland, setting of the upcoming SpyCo novella, Assignment: Dublin. This is day number flrthiflr of my research trip. [Editor's Note: "flrthiflr" is the sound Scott's … Continue reading Ireland Research Dispatch #2
Full-Fledged Announcement
Recently my writing partner Craig A. Hart, who magnanimously opted not to kill me after I leaked certain details about our next book, revealed the cover of said next book, essentially letting me off the hook altogether. Take a look: Pretty jazzy, huh? Notice anything? If you take a look at any … Continue reading Full-Fledged Announcement
Some Things I Can Tell You…
... others must remain unspoken. What are your talking about, you lunatic? (Don't you just love it when I read your mind and ask the question you were thinking? I'm talking about the conversation that took place earlier today between myself and a certain author from Iowa City, namely my writing partner on the SpyCo … Continue reading Some Things I Can Tell You…
The Joy of Sittin’ In – A Black Friday Announcement
There's a thing that happens sometimes when you go to a bar on open mic night. In general, the guys in the band standing behind that open mic are not super excited. It's a gig, and it pays, but there's a very good chance that they're going to spend the entire night backing up people … Continue reading The Joy of Sittin’ In – A Black Friday Announcement
Assignment: Istanbul – Official Release
November 15 marked the official release of the third SpyCo thriller, Assignment: Istanbul, by Craig A. Hart and yours truly. This one tells the story of agent Perry Hall and his quest to track down his wife's killer. The trail has led him to Istanbul, where intel has told him that Flick, who killed Perry's … Continue reading Assignment: Istanbul – Official Release
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