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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 Thriller Novel Continue Reading

Hello 2026 Another year of Mystery, Plot Twists, and Terror? I’m not just talking about what you’re reading or writing, I’m talking about the real world we’re living in. Last year gave us the shock of a world ruled by competing superpowers and the chaos created by an American President who is a ruthless reckless egomaniac exercising his power over Continue Reading

Hello Friends and Fellow Readers and Writers Thank you for keeping in touch through my occasional newsletters and social media posts through 2025. It’s been an interesting, frequently challenging and disturbing year, for all of us. Now it’s time to relax and enjoy the holiday season, reflect on the last year, and look ahead to 2026. Let’s be hopeful and optimistic Continue Reading

Seasonal Gift Prices! Dale Hunter Thriller Series #1- #6 Through the HOLIDAYS until the NEW YEAR! Buy now from 99 cents!  Limited time offer on E-books ($0.99) and print copies ($9.99) on the first six novels in the Dale Hunter Thriller Series. Limited distribution and full retail prices will start in 2026. Each novel is a standalone story of Montreal Continue Reading

WHATEVER IT TAKES Pre-release! For early readers and reviewers   Get it now!  I’d like to know what you think of the sixth novel in the Dale Hunter Thriller Series released this week for early readers and reviews. WHATEVER IT TAKES Trust nobody In WHATEVER IT TAKES, Dale Hunter is shocked to discover that his longtime friend and mentor, James Continue Reading

A personal note From the author  I recently celebrated my 80th year and I’m now planning ahead for the next decade. That may sound hopelessly optimistic or foolishly ambitious, but I’ve successfully navigated through the past twenty-five years between semi-retired and self-unemployed, with occasional bursts of energy and enthusiasm on projects that have been personally satisfying, so I intend to Continue Reading

Are we Canadian enough yet? Or anti-American now I had a recent discussion with some of my fellow Canadian writers recently on the relevance of social commentary in works of fiction. It’s an old dilemma – how to speak out on social issues without ruining the pleasure of reading a good book. Writers from Charles Dickens to Margaret Atwood have Continue Reading

Like it or not I was strumming my guitar staring at a blank page under the title above,  thinking about wanting to be a rock star (or a hockey hero) when I was a boy (a very long time ago), and realizing that we’re all in the entertainment business now. You may not be a rock star or a hockey Continue Reading

Go Team Canada! Support Canadian writers at Crime Writers of Canada You may already know me as Delvin Chatterson, author. I’m now introducing myself as the Chief Cheerleader and Vice-Chair for Crime Writers of Canada, and I’m asking you to join me in supporting the organisation to help develop and promote Canadian crime writing. The turbulent and troubled world needs Continue Reading

Compare and contrast Me and Michael Connelly BAD BOYS versus THE DROP It may be terribly arrogant and presumptuous of me to compare my  writing to the master of crime thrillers, Michael Connelly, but I’m suggesting it’s instructive for you and for me. Compare and Contrast I learned a lot from reading Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch novel, THE DROP, and Continue Reading