Suspense

Meatloaf and Mayhem at Priscilla’s Roadside Diner

Craig Hartranft

{ This idea came to me from my love of cooking, notably my recipe for classic American meatloaf. A lovely blend of three meats. The start didn’t even grace one page, but I liked the idea. Returning to it, like often… Continue Reading →

A Writer’s Life: Character and name development, brainstorming, for current and future fiction

Craig Hartranft

Today, I did some simple character development. This came from the thought, perish it possibly, that I might change the name of Romeo Jones, my signature crime fiction character. I took names scrawled in my small Moleskin notebook and applied them to… Continue Reading →