Tomorrow morning is release day for my latest novel: Hard
Case Book IV: A Violent Life. As a writer, coupled with the nuts and bolts of
also being a mechanic, I see an endless stream of positives and negatives with
each new offering. I’m jaded in that I have a day-job away from writing I was
born for in a way. I love fixing cars and trucks. It’s paid off in my owning
the shop and land I have in Oakland, CA.
My buddy from the service refers to me as Castle. While I
never miss an episode, I’m not Castle. I’m a storyteller. While I respect the
works of others, I have no need to seek the approval of the top tier writers.
Writing, first and foremost, satisfies a craving deep inside of me. I can
create worlds where all the wrongs I see in real life get handled the way I want
them to. Writing is like being an Auto Tech. I fix things. In my imaginary
worlds away from reality, my fixes and characters deviate from the politically
correct norm in drastic ways.
Hard Case Book IV: A Violent Life is a fix in exactly that
set of parameters. It is a no holds barred, action and adventure novel, with
human horror and humor mixed in. While I have no easy fixes for real life, I
can adapt the entire earth to meet my needs in the fictional world. The process
is addictive, which makes writing so exciting. :)
4 comments:
Thumbs up! I still have to read 3 but hope to get some reading time soon.
That pre-order we have going with Amazon really worked out great, Charles. Take your time with the reading, my friend. Writing and working really take up a lot of time I used to have for reading. I imagine it's much the same for you.
Writing is like being an Auto Tech. I fix things.
There it is.
One of the things that attracted me to writing in the first place.
My world, my people, my happy/twisted endings.
And I've been missing that. Need to get back to it.
I agree, Raine. It's the greatest thrill of writing.
'My world, my people, my happy/twisted endings.'
Indeed it is. :)
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