by toby | Nov 22, 2015 | The Writing Life
Staying fresh while writing more than ten books in a series has been an organic evolution for me. There have been two points when I thought I was done with Lei Crime Series. The first one was right after book 5, Twisted Vine, when I’d wrapped up all the subplots and...
by toby | Oct 16, 2015 | The Writing Life
How to edit quality pulp speed writing begins with a question: is it even possible to have quality “pulp speed writing” as Dean Wesley Smith so eloquently dubbed it? My previous post was picked up by the writing news aggregator blog, The Passive Voice (if...
by toby | Oct 14, 2015 | Creativity, The Writing Life
How to write at least four novels a year is a simple matter of math. People don’t like that answer, and I don’t really either. I want it to be something mystical, magical, something inspired by muses wearing dragonfly wings and wielding lightning bolts of...
by toby | Aug 26, 2015 | The Writing Life
Why would a mystery writer who’s already successful decide to switch genres? I’m so excited and pleased to get these luscious take-me-away stories out to you, but it’s been a bit of a journey. First of all, the question I keep getting: Why would a mystery writer who’s...
by toby | Jun 23, 2015 | Life
On day 7 of MikeandTobyTravels, here at Cassiar Cannery, my wildlife count so far: I’ve seen giant fish leaping in the low water of the tidal banks (“shedding the sea lice,” Justine tells me) three bald eagles, an osprey, millions of barn swallows, woodpeckers,...