- Hey There’s A Dead Guy – Essay about why I don’t have an agent and why I don’t recommend doing what I’ve done.
- The Word Nerds – Essay about writing dorks and sissies in crime fiction instead of tough guys.
- Mystery Writing Is Murder – Essay about stretching myself as a writer with my second book.
- The Rap Sheet – Essay about how my desire to be the next great PI writer stopped me from working on Murder Boy
- Criminal Element – Essay about writers as characters in books
- Whatever – The Big Idea essay about what happens when dreams come true too early