Sorry I haven't posted on ye olde blog for a while, but I'm finishing up my second novel, which is due at the publisher September 15th. So, it's cram time.

The second novel, titled THE DEAD WHISPER ON, will release Summer of 2007, again from the fine folks at Bethany House Publishers. No, it's not a sequel to WAKING LAZARUS; it's a separate standalone thriller set in Butte, Montana--one of my favorite cities.

Sometimes, kids are pereceptive. In the case of my lovely eight-year-old daughter, too perceptive. She knows all about my first book, and can pretty much recite a log line: "WAKING LAZARUS is about a man who has died three times." The other day, while I was madly typing away on the new manuscript, she wandered in and watched me for a few minutes.

"Are you working on your new book, daddy?"

"Yup."

"What's it called?"

"It's called THE DEAD WHISPER ON."

She thought quietly for a few moments, then spoke again. "Dad, when are you going to stop writing books about dead people?"

Um, leave it to an eight-year-old to point out your morbid fascination with death. At least she doesn't charge $125 an hour.

I should be finished up within the next week, however, so look for more regular postings--weekly, anyway--as we head to publication on novel #2. (Of course, I'll have updates on what's happening with good ol' WAKING LAZARUS, as well.)