I like to write. Make no mistake about that. Putting words down on paper was a big part of my weekly effort, as a pastor and later as an educator, businessman and entrepreneur. But what I enjoy most about writing is the learning that goes with it.
Right now, for instance, I’m researching a second novel in the Ronin series of Westerns, Lady of the Lake. Taking place in the same general area a
s my previous book East Jesus, Nevada, the next installment of Ronin’s journey focuses on a couple of murders that take place at Cave Rock, on the east side of Lake Tahoe.
A rich interweaving of 19th century Washoe Indian mythology pushes the writing along. And the opportunity to interact with some of my favorite characters from the first book—Emma, Dustsucker and a certain Storey County Sheriff and saloon owner—is making the writing pure joy.
Good research drives good fiction, in my mind. And you’ll get that in the Ronin series of novels. Big time.