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Ted Clifton
Thanks for the question.
My first reaction was to say Nick and Nora Charles. The Thin Man series of movies were some of my favorite classic movies. Their witty dialogue was fun; even in movies that were not always that great.
But after a little thought I would select Spenser and Susan Silverman from Robert B. Parker books. While most of the best exchanges in those books were between Hawk and Spenser, the relationship with Spenser and Silverman added a whole different element to the stories.
A thuggish but thoughtful private detective with a psychiatrist girlfriend, what a great match. Those books were worth reading just for the interactions of these characters.
My first reaction was to say Nick and Nora Charles. The Thin Man series of movies were some of my favorite classic movies. Their witty dialogue was fun; even in movies that were not always that great.
But after a little thought I would select Spenser and Susan Silverman from Robert B. Parker books. While most of the best exchanges in those books were between Hawk and Spenser, the relationship with Spenser and Silverman added a whole different element to the stories.
A thuggish but thoughtful private detective with a psychiatrist girlfriend, what a great match. Those books were worth reading just for the interactions of these characters.
Ted Clifton
Well there is always drinking (a long writer tradition). No just kidding! I just stop for awhile. Life can get in the way of writing--wife, kids, grandchildren, etc. When I feel too much going on is usually when I have trouble writing--and the best thing for me is too take a break and not worry about it.
Ted Clifton
I am still an aspiring writer so not sure I have much advice. I know the best advice I have received is to continue to write. It is difficult to stay focused on the writing when there are so many distractions--much of that related to promotion and marketing (often with little success). But I would think that staying committed to the actual writing (and finding a good editor) is the best advice.
Ted Clifton
In the editing stages with the second Pacheco and Chino Mystery book; "Sky High Stakes". The book should be available in a month or so.
Have started the third book in the series: "Four Corners Wars". So far these books have taken place in New Mexico with this book focusing on the four corners area of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. Writing a series has been fun. The main characters continue to grow and become more real as I write.
Have started the third book in the series: "Four Corners Wars". So far these books have taken place in New Mexico with this book focusing on the four corners area of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. Writing a series has been fun. The main characters continue to grow and become more real as I write.
Ted Clifton
The most recent book "Dog Gone Lies" was based on a character in the previous book "The Bootlegger's Legacy". Bootlegger's was from something that I remember from my past in Oklahoma City. A couple of guy's I knew were thinking about doing some kind of drug deal to help solve their financial problems during the disastrous oil collapse. I knew these guys to be complete morons and thought this would be a big mistake. I do not believe they did anything about their "big" talk but it stuck with me.
That was the original idea for Bootlegger's--a story of a couple of normal people doing something very abnormal to solve a money problem. But much of Bootlegger's was developed as I wrote. The story just took on its on life and I followed.
That was the original idea for Bootlegger's--a story of a couple of normal people doing something very abnormal to solve a money problem. But much of Bootlegger's was developed as I wrote. The story just took on its on life and I followed.
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