Writing MYSTERY…
Current mood: 
contemplative
June 20, 2008- Las Vegas, NV
It sounds like a “noir” title. Is it the process or the title to a new book or the subject itself? People; friends, strangers, readers, ask me where did I come up with the idea for the story, or what made DJ or Ron or Uncle Jake do ….
I get my inspiration from everything happening around me. Today’s paper is filled with a regergiation of Oakland Raiders’ Walker having been found beaten and unconcious in a Las Vegas alley, sans his expensive watch. Now that’s the makings of a great whodunit.
Sometimes I sit at an outdoor cafe along the strip and enjoy the attire of the famous and infamous citizens strolling the Strip at noon in 110 degree heat. If you ever had a body image issue this will either cure it or kill it.
Color, texture, mood, sounds are all incorporated into my higher consciousness when I’m “in the zone”, of writing. Here is an example of one of my “zones” from Artist’s Proof, my latest DJ SINGER mystery. There will be more, I promise.
“A cloudless electric blue sky met the turquoise horizon of the Pacific as dusk approached. The orange swipe of setting sun cut across the vista like my favorite Rothko painting. The balmy breeze blew my hair into the zinc oxide, sticking the wisps to my lips. I stood on the top deck of the S.S. Hollandays, chugging its way south along the Mexican Riviera, enjoying the late afternoon view as Kate screeched in my ear.”
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Tags: Javon Walker, Las Vegas, Mystery, The Strip
