by Wordsmith | Jan 26, 2022 | A Writer's Life, Book Elements
When I created Yale Larsson Private Investigator, I thought he should have a pet. I’m a cat lover. Cats are perfect companions. They know when you need company, and they know when you want to be left alone. Many people think cats are aloof. They are actually...
by Wordsmith | Jan 19, 2022 | A Writer's Life, Doug's Perspective, Doug's Stuff
Most writers have rituals, something they do when they plant their butts in a chair and stair at a blank screen. The ritual is a reminder to the brain that it’s time to write, time to be creative. Sometimes the ritual works. Other times it fails dismally. Some...
by Wordsmith | Jan 15, 2022 | A Writer's Life
I learned a lot from Ernest Hemingway. One of his sage pieces of advice is: “Write what you know.” When I needed a location for my first mystery novel, The Myakka Murders, I chose Myakka River State Park. Why? Because I’ve spent hundreds of hours in...
by Yale Larsson | Jan 14, 2022 | Yale's Perspective
Rules. I like rules. They add structure to my life. I use them often to solve mysteries and bring criminals to justice. The following is a list of what I consider my most important rules. Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rule Number 3: When being interrogated,...
by Wordsmith | Jan 10, 2022 | A Writer's Life, Doug's Perspective
Every creative person needs a Bliss Station, a special place where you do you work. Joseph Campbell wrote the following in The Power of Myth: “You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that...
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