We hope to see you at BOUCHERCON-2026 in Calgary, October 21^st to 25^th. You’re invited to join us to meet great Canadian writers at the WRITERS REFUGE where for the launch of THE ARTHUR ELLIS SOCIETY and WWAP- Writers With A Purpose. Meet with our members and other writers for quiet discussion on issues and common purpose....

What I’m reading

While I’m writing!

Reading something similar to what you’re writing, while you’re writing it, is not generally recommended. It can be a distraction. Or another excuse to procrastinate. I’m doing research! When you’re also a writer it’s hard not to be a critical reader, analyzing every word choice, every paragraph break, and following...

Be Nice! 

Or be awful?  

In discussions with other authors and listening to agents and publishers trying to pick the next breakthrough blockbuster novel it becomes ever more clear that no one really knows what makes for a bestseller. No one can confidently and consistently predict it in advance, nor explain it after the fact. Everyone has...

Why do writers write?

Good question!

Different writers have different answers. I like David Baldacci's explanation best. When he received another Mystery Writers of America award for Best New Novel in a Series at Bouchercon in New Orleans last year, he said he's often asked, "After all these years of...

Author Update – March 27th, 2026

And more free books, including mine!

As you may know I’m trying to focus on finishing the first draft of Dale Hunter novel #7, RIVER OF REVENGE and refusing a shave or a haircut until I reach that important milestone. If it takes much longer, I may have to change...

Author Progress Report.

And  more FREE Books

Making progress on Dale Hunter #7 In case you’re wondering who’s that wild bearded long-haired guy on Del’s Facebook page ... Yes, it’s me. I’m trying to add motivation to my push through the first draft of Dale Hunter novel #7, RIVER...

Author Update 

And FREE Books!

Author news: Here’s what’s next for me in crime fiction for the Dale Hunter Thriller Series and The Kid from California Short Story Series. The Dale Hunter Thriller Series started with NO EASY MONEY in 2018 introducing the young entrepreneur, Dale Hunter, and his crime-fighting buddy,...

Too many choices. What to work on next?

Any suggestions?

The abundance of appealing  choices for my next writing project is giving me paralysis from analysis or some form of writers block - essentially an excuse to procrastinate. I'm not making any progress while trying to decide what to work on next. Should I focus on the next Dale Hunter...