Out now: Detective in Mind.

 

Wow, it's been so long since my last release.

A good chunk of the year was spent with me wanting to come up with something interesting, something different to what was out. I came up with nothing for a while, and it felt like the well was dry. Then one day, Andrew, the husband of my wonderful cover artist, Peta, suggested I take a page from the book of the legend that was Chuck Jones, and find inspiration. So, after watching Dark City out of impulse (the director's cut) I developed a real taste for the noir genre and what I could possibly do with it.

At the same time, I had an outline I couldn't get to work that mixed science fiction, LitRPG, and harem. It felt like there were too many ingredients in the stew. After removing the LitRPG aspect, changing a lot of the characters and their motivations, I had the rough outline for Detective in Mind. So, I cautiously started writing it.

Did it go smoothly? Nope. Not in the slightest.

I cannot remember which author said the following, but it was something along the lines of: the story writing itself using our fingers on the keys. My God, did that prove to be correct here. I had to pause writing two or three times to adjust the outline because the story kept going off in a different direction. I had never experienced anything like it before but I kept going.

Months later, here we are.

I have found a real taste for the noir genre and will be sticking with it. Will I write other stories in my beloved sci-fi? Sure. I don't like to stay in one place. I just hope the readers don't mind me hoping about.

Detective in Mind can be found here for UK readers, and here for the US readers. Thanks for reading.