Category Archives: NCIS

Dead or home by morning

David Squyres from Talk Stephen King posted a very nice and very thorough review of The Dark Tower Companion. My favorite line says, “Bev Vincent is able to speak with authority on the subject without talking down to the readers. In … Continue reading

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Rainy days and hackers

I finished revising my latest short story and turned it in to the prospective market. I have a book review to finish and another short story to contemplate. Then it’s on to the novel. We had some rain on Saturday. … Continue reading

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The triumph of principles

Next Tuesday is launch day for The Dark Tower Companion (although you can preorder it in trade paperback, Kindle and Nook formats now, not to mention the Cemetery Dance limited edition). Last weekend I was interviewed by Blu Gilliand for … Continue reading

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You still look like Ava Gardner

I received a couple of finished copies of The Dark Tower Companion this week. It’s the first time I’ve seen the cover with King’s blurb laid in. It feels great to see this project finally coming to fruition. It will … Continue reading

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Inferno

I didn’t get a lot of sympathy when I posted on FB that it was 28° when I was leaving for work this morning, but that’s the coldest it’s been here this winter. Sure, it gets up into the sixties … Continue reading

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It was a dark and stormy day

I started the short story I “dreamt up” yesterday morning. I wrote 450 words in a burst and thought I was done for the day. Then I wrote 500 more. One sign that a story is working for me, on … Continue reading

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And then there were four

In a recent interview, Stephen King talks about how he develops novels. As he goes to sleep at night, he tells himself the story, getting a little farther each night. (I first heard and wrote about this approach when I … Continue reading

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Sons of Chaos

Tune in to this spot tomorrow for big news (for me, at least). And, no, it won’t be because I won the Powerball lottery draw. Well, it could be because of that—I bought a few tickets for the first time … Continue reading

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The Majors

I finished reviewing the copyedited manuscript of The Dark Tower Companion over the weekend and returned it to my editor at NAL. I’ll see it again after the proofreader has had a crack at it, and then again in galley … Continue reading

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The vote

This weekend I’m going to do something I’ve never done before: Vote in an election in the US. I became a citizen earlier this year, so it’s my first opportunity. It’s been a long time since I voted anywhere in … Continue reading

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