No peeking at my stuff until tomorrow

In the highly competitive world of unpublished mystery novel manuscripts (it’s a thing), one can never be too careful. Which is why I keep each chapter of my new book, No Safe Harbor, under wraps, cellophane and occasionally my bed until… well…

Saturday mornings at 9 a.m., when I post it for the whole world to see (apparently it really IS a small world.) So, sure, maybe I am overreacting. And maybe the teddy bear I gutted and stuffed with a Go-Pro aimed at my desk 24-7 is a bit much. But hey! It’s a M-Y-S-T-E-R-Y novel! Doesn’t this add an element of M-Y-S-T-E-R-Y by making it a secret until it’s posted? It’s so secret, in fact, that I make our dog leave the room while I’m writing each chapter in this final draft.

Sure, drafts one through three — who cares? I even let a stray cat into the room for that.

But the final draft? No way.

So you’ll just have to wait until tomorrow morning to read the next installment as Seattle private investigator Shane McPhearson tries to find the connections between an abandoned boy with secrets, a young woman killed by police, an estranged father who doesn’t want the boy found, and a stray cat.

Ok, the cat’s not part of it (although I really think it wants to be. But our dog would never forgive me.)

Anyway, I hope you’ll check it out tomorrow morning and be a part of the conversation as I work through this final draft. If you missed a chapter and want to catch up, click [Here] to begin with Chapter One!

In the meantime, SHhhhhhhhh! It’s a mystery!