I want to thank Pat Morin for adding me to a long list of authors writing about their Next Project. Pat Morin is a prolific writer. She’s a short story writer with two published collections; she a playwright, and she’s currently working on her first novel, Seniors Unlimited. Check out more of her Lastest Project at: //patricialmorin.wordpress.com/

This year I was lucky enough to publish my first mystery novel, The Belvedere Club. I’d always invisioned this as the first in a series about Marin County, California, the home of many innovative and prosperous Californians. So my Next Big Thing is to continue the series with book two.

What is the working title of your book?
Bolinas Bongo

Where did the idea come from for this book?
Bolinas is a town know for its secretive residents. Bolinas has waged a four decade war with the California Highway Department, destroying any and all signage directing people to Bolinas. Secrets are the major theme of this mystery, both for my protagonists and for the antagonist.

What genre does your book fall under?
Humorous Mystery

How long did it take to write the first draft?
I was planning on 3 months and I’m going on 6 months and it still isn’t finished.

What actors would you use for the movie rendition of your book?
A red-headed Emma Stone  for Briana. Gerard Butler for Dusty Arkansas.

What is a one sentence synopsis of your book?
When Briana sneakily circumvents Dusty for a foothold into his investigation of mutilated men in California, Dusty is kidnapped and Briana must evade the Sheriff’s Department and the FBI to find the killer before it’s too late.

Will it be self-published or represented by an agency?
It will be published by NgH Press

Who or what inspired you to write this book?
The series was inspired by an overheard conversation while waiting in line at Whole Foods. This guy was telling his companion all about his therapy appointment. He was speaking loud enough for everyone to hear as he spoke about very private issues. Coming from the East Coast where we are a little more conservative, I found this just one more way Californians were different.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I write a lot of situational humor like the books of Stephanie Bond or Janet Evanovich and I add satirical humor like the Spenser books of Robert B. Parker.

What else about the book might peak the reader’s interest?
Along with illustrating the diversity of Marin County, Bolinas Bongo deals with the issues of Battered Women’s Syndrome.

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Here are a few other writers continuing The Next Big Thing thread. Read about their new projects next week, Nov. 5-12. Stop in and check out their projects.

Visit author Gwen Ellery’s blog at //www.gwenellery.com/news/ Gwen is the author of the sassy, brassy, and funny Paris Brat series.

Visit author Susan Shea’s blog at //www.susancshea.com Susan is the author of the Dani O’Rourke Mystery Series, the next two of which come out in 2013. The series debuted in 2010 with Murder in the Abstract, which will be coming out soon in Kindle edition.

Visit author Meghan Ward’s blog at //meghanward.com/blog/ Meghan is an award-winning writer and book editor. She is currenly working on a memoir titled Paris on Less Than $10,000 a Day. She is represented by Andy Ross at the Andy Ross Literary Agency.