Category Archives: Cleanup Crew

Oh My Holly-Jolly Goodness! It’s the Holiday Deal You’ve Been Waiting For Happy Holidays,  it’s Scott and boy have I got good news for you. The world changed hands overnight and now everything is wicked groovy because the main change was that all the books in the world are free!!! Okay, they’re not. I made that up. ButContinue reading

Are you afraid of demons?

Welcome to the month of May! There are so many good things that happen in May. Like, the flowers, right? After the April showers and all that? (Technically in my area we’ve had more rain in the first four days of May than in April, but April has the edge in snow. So far.) AlsoContinue reading “Are you afraid of demons?”

As promised – Cover Reveal

We’re thrilled to reveal the cover for Cleanup Crew #4, The Demon of Denver. But first a word about the cover designer. David Berens, apart from being a good friend to Craig and myself, is an incredible author, creating one of the better character’s I’ve come across in recent years in Troy Bodean, and onContinue reading “As promised – Cover Reveal”

Oh dear, oh dear!

There are certain things you know are risky ideas when you hear them. “I think these bald tires have one more cross-country trip in them. Take the spare out of the trunk to make room for more beer,” for example. Or, “Let’s interview S.J. Varengo on our podcast.” And yet that is just what hasContinue reading “Oh dear, oh dear!”

Facelift

Did you have a celebrity crush when you were in high school? Have you been out of school for a while now? If you answered yes to both of those questions, I have a third for you. Have you seen them lately? Chances are they’ve had some work done. The thing about facelifts is thatContinue reading “Facelift”

Post-Project Drift

There is a period after a project is finished that I find myself having lost my anchor. I feel like a very small boat just drifting in a very large ocean. Not an angry, choppy sea. Just an endless, glassy mirror. No wind, no shark fins circling in ever-tightening rings. Just me in a friggin’Continue reading “Post-Project Drift”

Battling Demons

I don’t really know what I expected. Did I think, back in 2017 when I first outlined the idea for The Beauty of Bucharest to my friend and writing partner, Craig Hart, that it would be a walk in the park, or perhaps several parks? I knew Craig had the literary savvy to tell meContinue reading “Battling Demons”