UPDATE

UPDATE: The third part of THE CHEMIST trilogy is nearly complete. I spent the weekend going over the initial edit of the manuscript entitled: MASK OF BONE. It is coming out quiet well, and my editor seems to enjoy it greatly. Not an editor’s primary job, by the way. Still, I find that encouraging because she has read neither the initial “Chemist” book, nor the follow up TRAIL OF EVIL. And that was my goal: not only to make the 3rd book a conclusion of the story loop, tying everything back to the Chemist back story, but to also make “Mask” strong enough to stand on its own as a complete work of fiction.

Fortunately, it appears as if we’ve accomplished both tasks.

What this means, moving forward, is that with three Cale Van Waring, Green Bay detective stories in the books (as it were), I’ll be able to complete the novel SHOOT FOR THE STARS in the upcoming few months. Then we can go back for the next installment of another Green Bay homicide story.

I’m also pleased to report that the screenplay for “Shoot For the Stars” finished 7th in the latest international Writer’s Digest Fiction Contest (December 2012 issue). It doesn’t mean much, and no one’s clamoring to bring the story to the big screen, but winning awards is always nice because a complete stranger (i.e. judges) who read a lot of fiction, is/are telling you that your story is well-written and enjoyable. So I’m hoping the novel version of “Stars” comes out just as entertaining.

Leaving you with: Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met in person? I’ll come back Wednesday (2 days from now) to tell you my own answer.

Until…