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Becoming Buck Madison
Becoming Buck Madison
Novels rarely arrive fully formed—they evolve from stray ideas, late-night questions, global tramping, and the troublemakers who won’t leave an author’s mind alone. Here’s how each one of mine found... Read more...
Detective Fiction for Art History Lovers
Detective Fiction for Art History Lovers
One of my preoccupations over the last few years has been to write pulp detective novels. The genre appeals to me, since it offers a low standard of literacy, loose morals,... Read more...
The life of Frank W. Benson...a working vacation
The life of Frank W. Benson...a working vacation
   AN EXCERPT FROM DAYLIGHT GIRLS    "In the years following that period, the Benson family left Boston during the summers, traveling north. The family spent those warm months at... Read more...
Raymond Chandler on the Mystery of Storytelling
Raymond Chandler on the Mystery of Storytelling
Raymond Chandler (Philip Marlowe series) once had a conversation with Ian Fleming (James Bond series). Chandler commented about his own interests in the people of the story:"The detective doesn't know... Read more...