The rest of my year will be planned for maximum effect. Sundays will consist of grocery shopping and writing. WRITING I will reedit and redesign my books. The great thing is that it consists of either editing or reformatting the manuscript. Editing takes brainpower, while reformatting is a passionless task. Whichever one I feel like… Continue reading The Plan
I've put the writing of my book on hold. And that's okay. I published two books in a one-year span--It's About Impossible Crime and The Architecture of Murder. (Some might argue this is cheating because it's basically nine short stories, I would argue that both collections are the longest books I've published.) I don't have… Continue reading No Writing to Report
James: I think my favorite piece of music is Wagner's vorspiel. It seems to encompass the joys, fears, terrors...everything of existence. Can you recommend any other classical music that carries this unique feel? CHATGPT You’re probably thinking of the Prelude to Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner—often just called the Vorspiel. And you’re not off… Continue reading In which AI teaches me about music, talks me off a (non-existent) ledge, and agrees with me completely. (Duh.)
The Sapphire Veil is the working title. You need a working title to give a project some permanence in your mind. Without giving any hints or spoilers, I can tell you it’s about a young, strapping lad who falls for the wrong kind of dame. Which femme fatale conventions I adhere to—and which I subvert—are… Continue reading Book 8 will be a novel
I've been hard at work editing my 7th book, The Architecture of Murder. It's a collection of four stories. They are all nearing final edits. I might be releasing this thing very soon, so watch this space! Here is an update.1. KILLER PETEI finished a 3rd edit of this on Tuesday. The final step will… Continue reading It’s Almost There
James Scott Byrnside 