Location, location, location

The Cleveland police have now found at least ten bodies at the home of Anthony Sowell. If you've been following the news you may remember that some of the bodies were found decomposing inside the house with no attempts at disposal, while others were buried in the basement or backyard. One of the bizarre twists in this case is that for years neighbors had complained about a foul stench in the area, which was blamed on an adjacent sausage factory. The factory had even replaced its sewer lines and traps in an attempt to address the problem. Proving, I suppose, that murder is subject to the same real estate rules as any other endeavor--it's location, location, location.

Everything you always wanted to know about sidekicks

This past summer at the Odyssey Workshop I discussed the role of sidekicks in fiction, as part of an overall discussion of character-driven writing. The talk went over so well that they turned it into a two part podcast. The first part is now up on their website here.

Once I got past the kneejerk reaction to hearing my own voice (OMG! Hyperactive squirrel!) I was pleased with how it turned out.