Category: Writing

Author Jeff Bailey’s interview with CJ

Posted on by CJ McKivvik

Jeff Bailey is an American author who writes action/thrillers with a nuclear theme. Not on My Watch: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1625969775/ref=olp_aod_redir_impl1?_encoding=UTF8&aod=1 The Defect : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GUPJVMQ/ref=olp_aod_redir_impl1?_encoding=UTF8&aod=1 That’s in part because he worked in nuclear related technologies of one description or another for forty-five years. His fiction moves along quickly, and given his vast experience, is full of details and […]

Frailty of the Humour Mind #1

Posted on by CJ McKivvik

‘Scientists find brightest thing in universe’ Globe and Mail Newspaper ‘A team of astronomers has discovered the brightest object in the universe – a light source burning with such intensity that they calculate it could barbecue a chicken 3,000 light-years away’ This is disturbing information, especially if you are a chicken.  One would hope there is […]

“How Did You Go About Writing The Book?”

Posted on by CJ McKivvik

I have been asked this question several times. Every writer is different but I found what worked for me with this book, somewhat surprisingly, was a hybrid approach. It went something like this. 1) Write out the main ideas for the storyline. 2) Loosely work out the arc of the story. 3) Create the main characters – […]