Whenever I set out to write a new novel, I do the same thing so many other authors do. And when I’ve finally finished procrastinating, I get to work. With my new series, a common theme was kicked off by two major things. To give a little context, the first in...
When I speak with readers, they’re often surprised that the music my hero listens to in my Mahu Investigations series is real. Even the most publicized musicians from Hawai’i, where the books are set, sing covers of American pop music, so it’s not surprising. Iam...
Sleepless City is my thirty-second published novel. I’ve never written any two of them the same way.
Changing horses in midstream is generally a course of action that’s advised against.
Some of the best ideas are born from a misunderstanding. Like mishearing a song lyric, what we think is there can often be better than what actually is.
I don’t write from a premise. I generally start with two or three (usually incompatible) ideas that are bugging me and then ask: How can I build a story out of this mess?
