[RebelYell]

James Patterson is my mystery inspiration. I don't think he's the greatest writer, but he's a good storyteller. And that, to me, is more important than being a good writer.
On the dynasty threads, I love following the Pale Hose and I've become immersed in the life of Patrick O'Farrell. I can't read enough of it to catch up so don't tell me what happens!

The most fulfilling part of this so far has been that my oldest son has started to follow along with interest. I've tried since he was in elementary school to find books he would enjoy reading: Encyclopedia Brown, The Boxcar Children ... And now he's following this and asking questions about it. That's pretty gratifying.

With this story, I've tried to do some things that I haven't seen anybody else do. That doesn't mean they haven't done, but just that I haven't seen them done. I took the same approach with sportswriting. I never did my research on the web because it was getting too easy to not do any research at all with google at your fingertips ... and plagiarists are the norm these days.

I'll bounce this off the group and feel free to respond: I've thought about doing a chapter or two that's not a part of the thread. Kind of an extra clue, if you will. Not sure how it would work or if it will work. In my mind, I'm way ahead in the story than what I've currently written. The cool thing about it is, like with most of the threads here, everybody's life is dictated by the results of the game. The game is the key and I write based on what happens.

... And that in itself is a clue

as is the next entry.

Thanks again,
RY