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...
by sid | Jul 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
It was a big decision. A costly decision. Should I attend Thrillerfest XVII in person? The deciding factor–if I’m ever going to get an agent for A Dangerous Gamble, this is probably what I have to do. The conference exceeded my expectations. The workshops...
