Why Write Novels?

This first week of November, 2011, I find myself about four months into a security contract in Central Asia.  It’s cold, dreary, and bleak.  My room is nice and warm, however; wish I had more time to spend in it.  The food is boring but edible, except for when we get food poisoning.

I spend time writing when I get the chance.  And I just had one of those creative spurts where in a very short period of time, I outlined the plot for a new Cliff St. James novel.  My crime fiction novels STORM DAMAGE and GOOD JUNK will be published by St. Martin’s Minotaur.  This new one, right now untitled, will hopefully be the third in the series.

And that all ties into an online round-table I’m participating in called, “What Moved You to Write Your First Novel?”  There are some interesting thoughts here from some fine writers.  Please check it out:

Novelists on writing the first novel: http://www.thebigthrill.org/2011/10/coming-october-31-november-6-what-moved-you-to-write-your-first-novel/#comment-4400