My latest book, Through Darkest Zymurgia!, is now available in print or as an e-book. It's a Ripping Yarn of Exploration and Adventure in a faux-Victorian world with some surprising features and a good deal of understated humor. You'll like it, I promise. It's cheaper as an e-book, but buy the print edition—it's gorgeous.
Author: wjduquette
Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life
I have on my desk a copy of Julie Davis' new devotional book, Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life; and let me begin my review by saying that as soon as it was available I immediately ordered copies for the six people in our RCIA class who will be baptized or confirmed at Easter this year. … Continue reading Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life
A Fast Take at Aleteia: Vikings at Dino’s
So I did a mini-interview for Elizabeth Scalia and the gang at Aleteia regarding Vikings at Dino: What inspired the book? ...and then I said, I want to write a novel that starts with a completely implausible situation … and then have great fun making sense of it. The Vikings showed up in the hamburger … Continue reading A Fast Take at Aleteia: Vikings at Dino’s
Book News
Two quick items: first, I've completed the revisions of Very Truly Run After, the sequel to Vikings at Dino's; it's time to begin thinking about publication. This is very cool, and also means I can start thinking about the next book. And second, we're moving forward on the publication process for Through Darkest Zymurgia!. The … Continue reading Book News
O Frabjous Day, Calloo, Callay!
As of this morning I have completed the first draft (106K words) of Very Truly Run After, the further adventures of Michael Henderson, much to the joy and delight of my first listeners. Most authors have first readers; I have first listeners, which is to say a couple of folks I read the book too … Continue reading O Frabjous Day, Calloo, Callay!
SJ Rozan: The Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mysteries
Lydia Chin is an American-Born Chinese who lives in New York City's China Town with her widowed mother; Bill Smith is an Army brat and one time bad-boy. Together, they are the most interesting pair of PIs I've had the pleasure to run across in maybe ever. Every successful mystery series has a gimmick; in … Continue reading SJ Rozan: The Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mysteries
Christmas Break
This year the chief joy of my Christmas break from work, apart from Christmas itself, is that I can get up first thing in the morning, before anyone else is up, and work on Very Truly Run After. That's the best time of day for writing, for me, especially if I know the night before … Continue reading Christmas Break
Turning the Corner
The joy of writing a novel by the seat of my pants is that I get to find out what the story is as I go along. There's a wonderful freedom to it. I need a character, so I make one up; and the character comes to life and has his own needs and wants … Continue reading Turning the Corner
NaNoWriMo!
National Novel Writing Month is an event I usually honor in the breach; I begin a new novel when I have time, energy, and an idea I'm sufficiently intrigued by to want to chase for six months or a year. On top of that, the idea of completing a novel in one month is looney … Continue reading NaNoWriMo!
A Night in the Lonesome October
Halloween is approaching, and Roger Zelazny's A Night in the Lonesome October is a delightful way to spend some of the evenings leading up to it. The book takes place during a certain October in the late 1800's—a year when the full moon coincided with Halloween—and has one chapter for each day of the month. … Continue reading A Night in the Lonesome October
Zymurgia House 