Fans of crime fiction know many of the works of the great authors by heart: Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, for example. But few remember another one of the great, and I think overlooked, pulp crime writers. Frederick Nebel (1903-1967) wrote stories for the leading pulp magazines, including Black Mask, which gave Chandler and Hammett their starts as writers ..read more

My hometown of Seattle marked its modern debut in 1962, when a World’s Fair gave it the iconic Space Needle. It was also a city of corruption and secrets, when cops took bribes to tolerate vice, and people then called “queer” feared for their lives ..read more

A story idea can evolve into a finished product almost completely unrecognizable from the thing that first pops in your head ..read more

You’re driving down a lonely two-lane road. You’re on unfamiliar ground, so you’re a little anxious. You look in your rear-view mirror, and a large, black pickup comes up from behind and tailgates you ..read more

About a year and a half ago, I dove into the world of screenplays. I've now completed five scripts and created a new portfolio ..read more

I explore the intricacies of narrative structure in screenwriting, from the classical three-act approach to the practical and dynamic eight-sequence structure, offering screenwriters what I've learned about organizing compelling narratives ..read more

I take a cinematic journey from childhood moviegoer's dream to the creation of my first screenplay, 'Doomer,' inspired by classic detective writers, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett ..read more

Discover how a seasoned writer transitioned from climate fiction to Hollywood-style screenplays, exploring new creative avenues and sharing insights on the exciting journey of adapting to a new storytelling form ..read more

I'm really excited to see my story, The Trials of the Thorsten Haugen, published in the anthology, Little Blue Marble 2022: Warmer Worlds. … More My author copy of Little Blue Marble has arrived ..read more

I feel like I'm on a roll. I've had two of my climate fiction stories published in the last month. … More Two of my climate fiction stories are out. Read one online right now ..read more