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I realize I’ve been a little quiet lately.The stillness wasn’t a sign that I’d stepped away from writing — quite the opposite. For the past several months, much of my creative energy has been focused on The Clockwork Coroner, my mystery/adventure novel set in 1886 Philadelphia. Late nights, early mornings, coffee mugs, legal pads, scribbled…
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According to James Clear’s Atomic Habits, lasting behavior change starts with environment. If you want a habit to stick, give it a designated space — a room, a desk, a corner of the world that exists for one repeated purpose. The LEGO Room Before I even moved up from Arizona, Jen told me she wanted…
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T.E.A.M. — Together Everyone Achieves More.Years ago, I borrowed—no, let’s be honest, plagiarized—that acronym from my friend, Diana Bechel. Over time it’s been distilled into my own mantra:“Collaborative efforts yield better results.” That truth has followed me through every stage of my writing journey. When I wrote Napkin Nights, I learned the hard way that…
The Clockwork Coroner 