I live in Missoula, and people I run into on the streets or various establishments ask me about my current work in progress, “The Dry Lake”.

Since I’m on the first draft, it’s going to be quite some time before it sees daylight. But it is a priority, first on my fresh writing list.

The novel details the drama of underground Missoula. This is not the North Face-outfitted-jogging-with-lab-in-the-Rattlesnake Missoula, but the real Missoula. The maw.

I’m completely certain The Dry Lake is going to bristle a few egos. But a writer isn’t doing their job otherwise.

I’m hoping to complete the first draft by the end of the month.

It’s been an interesting year. Okay, it’s been a crazy year. Absolutely crazy.

I really don’t want to go into a detailed, point-by-point rehash. So many writers get caught in the meta. Quite honestly it’s a waste of time and boring.

My debut novel, The Puller is in the wild. I honestly never thought the story of Matt Kearns would end up overseas in Germany, let alone being optioned for a Hollywood movie. I just wrote what I wanted to read and worked my ass off.

It’s that simple.

The book was critiqued by one person and one person only: Sarah Welsh, whom I dedicated the novel to for reasons I won’t divulge.

I wanted to launch my debut in an arts friendly town, and Missoula was the place. I’d passed through this town for years, always knowing I’d live here one day. Well, I made that happen in 2015. No regrets at all.

The media here was warm and receptive. Garth at Shakespeare and Company was awesome. So was Barbara at Fact and Fiction. John at Hastings made me feel at home.

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Hey folks, I’ve just released the official book trailer for my debut novel, The Puller.

Hit me up on my personal Facebook page to watch the video.

I’ve been asked if this is the movie trailer. No, it’s not.

I’m extremely pleased to announce that my debut ‪novel‬, THE PULLER has officially launched in Germany today. It’s always been a dream of mine to get a book into the German public.

Thanks to Steffen Janssen, Andreas Schiffmann, and the staff at Luzifer Verlag for their hard work.

By the way, the reason for the title change is that “Puller” is slang in German, lol.

I’m digging the new cover, too: