I have to write faster and put out a book in ten months rather than 14. (Was it 15? 16? I lost count). Posting details from time to time will keep me writing, so I’ll make 4th Book a category and write one post a month. Who knows? It just might work.
Bay of Blood (2021) has a basic plot, and a cast of semi-formed characters. There is a new detective. I like her a lot. My next job is to map out the plot. The plan is to start writing in December.
I have only vague thoughts about the cover. Maybe a sunset over a bay. Maybe a body in a locked room…with the key in the door…maybe 3 rooms…all with keys in the doors…and the windows locked…with 3 different solutions…I’m going to stop talking now.
Here’s a picture of Jinxy to brighten your day.
James Scott Byrnside 
The photo of Jinxy looking slightly startled at the absence of belly rubs did brighten my day… 😸 But even more brightening – brightful? bright? – is the prospect of a fourth novel. 🤩
Could I ask if the new detective marks a departure from the previous set of characters in the first three novels?
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New characters in a new place at a new time. I say that now, but I have been known to change my mind.
Jinxy is not startled at the absence of belly rubs. This is what is known in common cat parlance as a trap.
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The life of a writer: after one book is done it’s time to start trucking onto the next one – very exciting! I’ve been working on a mystery short story but I feel like since it’s a short story I should work at a faster rate than I am, but when you’re working on a mystery that’s complex, I guess quality matters more than quantity in my case. Any encouragement to one who doesn’t have any published works to one that has three?
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You cannot please everyone, so you might as well please yourself.
There’s something you want to see. Maybe, you want to see a body hanging from a bridge, a child solving a case, or someone swallowing the evidence. Whatever it is, it must be something worth your time and effort. If you want to see it badly enough, the satisfaction of holding a completed story in your hands is all the motivation and encouragement you’ll ever need to sit in front of a laptop and will the thing into existence.
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