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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

Looking back And planning ahead My first decade as a fiction writer   I published my first two books in 2014 – business advice for entrepreneurs – after decades of writing professionally as a consultant, lecturer, and business executive. I had an interest in becoming a writer back in high school, but was thrown out of journalism class in grade Continue Reading

My new book and new look! Where did that come from? Well, … now that you ask, here’s the story. My latest book is a collection of short stories inspired by the early pulp fiction detective novels of Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Robert B. Parker and by David Baldacci’s Archer Series. It’s been fun to write for your reading Continue Reading

Surprise Christmas Treats! My new book and more – Free! An Advance Review Copy of The KID from CALIFORNIA – Short Stories – Volume 1 is available in E-book.pdf for FREE at: BookFunnel  Also available for sale now on Amazon in Kindle E-Book and print paperback at: AMAZON, if you prefer.* The Kid from California  Short Stories – Volume 1 Inspired by the early Continue Reading

More books on Promo – Including mine! For your Holiday reading Most importantly… Boost the launch of CRASH LANDING! You can help. Order now for the release, Saturday, December 7th, and we can boost the book to bestseller status! Then add the rating for 4-5 Stars and make us all proud. (It’s not cheating, it’s what all the bestselling authors Continue Reading

Reading & Writing My books and more for your reading pleasure   Fortunately, the daily newspaper is still being delivered and giving me something to read, but the Postal strike in Canada is severely limiting my magazine junkie habits! So I’m scouring my reading basket and piles of books to be read – not finding much that’s very appealing. I Continue Reading

What are you reading?   And recommending   Among the few thousand readers and writers following my occasional author updates, it can be interesting and helpful to discover new books and new authors by sharing what we’re reading and what we recommend. I find reviews, comments, and recommendations are always helpful in matching interested readers to writers and books that Continue Reading