Bryon Quertermous

J. Todd Scott is one of of those folks I first met through social media and have had the pleasure of also meeting in person. I’ll always have a special affection for the first time we met because it was at the Bouchercon… Read more: BQ&A Interview with J. Todd Scott

I’ve known Michael Koryta for almost 20 years and he has read more terrible drafts of my attempts at a PI novel than anyone not related to me should ever have to read. He is one of the most generous and supportive writers… Read more: Debut of the BQ&A Interview with Michael Koryta/Scott Carson

This is 49. I’m tired, I need a haircut, my therapist is late for my appointment, and this is the first birthday I’ve celebrated in a while without having a job, but I’m surviving and that seems to be an epic accomplishment these… Read more: 49

Today is my last official day with Industry Dive (Informa TechTarget whatever). After three years at my current job, my position is being eliminated as part of organization-wide restructuring. Right now I’m mostly stunned and a bit disoriented, but soon I will recover… Read more: So Long and Farwell to My Job

I’ve been on a run lately of memoirs and biographies of writers, actors, and performers I admire including Kelly Bishop, Carole King, Marvin Hamlisch, and Elmore Leonard. As much as I love reading stuff like this, it can also be an exercise in… Read more: Be the Hero

Other than two rejections from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, I haven’t had a short story rejected in more than fifteen years. I’ve had two this year already. That obviously hurts my confidence, but what’s worse is that I should have never written them in… Read more: Words Fail