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Howard Michael Gould is a screenwriter and playwright and has been head writer and executive producer of several network television series. He is the author of three mystery novels featuring the tortured, eco-maniacal detective Charlie Waldo: LAST LOOKS, BELOW THE LINE and the upcoming PAY OR PLAY. The film version of LAST LOOKS, starring Charlie Hunnam and Mel Gibson and directed by Tim Kirkby, will be released in early 2022.

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Howard Michael Gould Right now the mystery is whether anybody reads these questions and answers on Goodreads at all. If the answer is yes, please comment here or through m…moreRight now the mystery is whether anybody reads these questions and answers on Goodreads at all. If the answer is yes, please comment here or through my website. (less)

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What inspires you to write?

Howard Michael Gould Thanks for the question. Answering a similar question below, I said that I don’t think in terms of inspiration, I think in terms of process and treati…moreThanks for the question. Answering a similar question below, I said that I don’t think in terms of inspiration, I think in terms of process and treating it as a job. But having experienced the release of my first novel, I’d like to amend that.

Hollywood writing is always conditional: your script may or may not get produced, and even if it does, you’re at the mercy of so many collaborators and overseers and by the end it may bear no resemblance to what you intended.

But as a novelist, especially with the positive response LAST LOOKS has gotten, I now sit down to work every day believing not only that what I’m writing is going to see the light of day, but that it will reach readers essentially unmediated, and that there are even people who’ll be looking forward to it.

If not actual “inspiration,” that’s at least giving me an unexpected and very pleasant tailwind.(less)

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Average rating: 3.68 · 1,474 ratings · 237 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Last Looks (Charlie Waldo, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 978 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Below the Line (Charlie Waldo #2) 3.64 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pay or Play (Charlie Waldo #3) 3.79 avg rating — 125 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carbuncle's Breakfast: a Charlie Waldo short 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hilda's Angel: a Charlie Waldo short 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diva 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Go fuck yourself, Cuppy.” Waldo put a twenty on the bar and headed for the door. “I could fuck myself,” Cuppy grumbled into his empty glass, “but I’d have to get in line.”
― Howard Michael Gould, Below the Line

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“Following Hexter’s disquisition on teenage brain development, he had done some reading on his own. One doctor’s article, seconding the thesis about teen brains resembling those of insane adults, advised any parent with a problem teen to hang on and wait for these hellish years to pass, and in the meantime just keep the kid alive.”
― Howard Michael Gould, Below the Line

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“he recited aloud the canon he’d composed at the time of the original move. “Don’t want,” Waldo said to himself, “don’t acquire, don’t require. “Don’t affect. “Don’t hurt.”
― Howard Michael Gould, Last Looks

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