by sid | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Earlier this month, I finished addressing the feedback from my proof editor. He made a lot of minor punctuation changes, but more importantly, he also caught several significant errors. Since this is my final version, I fervently hope he spotted everything. Then I...
by sid | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve received feedback from fifteen beta readers at different points in the development of A Dangerous Gamble. The most recent one came from a person with a unique viewpoint. William (Bill) Daitch was the first director of the National Technical Nuclear Forensics...
by sid | Feb 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Sid, the meeting will take place in the Foreign Secretary’s official residence, within sight of Buckingham Palace.” Those words launched me on a whirlwind trip, forty-eight hours from the time I left my home in California to London and back to my doorstep. First,...
by sid | Dec 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
A three-week vacation in Spain this fall brought to mind a foreign business trip twenty-three years ago. Let me explain. The impetus for our vacation was to spend time with the Talley family–our daughter Melinda, husband Matthew, and their three wonderful...
by sid | Jul 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Twenty-seven years after the founding of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group, the ITWG returned to the place of its origin to celebrate its first twenty-five years (yes, COVID delayed the celebration by two years). It’s been fifteen years...
