By Steve Weddle Remember these authors? Have you ever wondered what some of your favorite authors look like now? You won...

By Dave White Hi, Do Some Damage readers, I’m back. And, to be honest, it feels like I never left.  It’s Sunday night, when I’m writing ...

My brain is a bit of a scrambled mess right now. I'm taking a graduate course, which I believe I've mentioned here, and the writi...

The college sports world hit the new again tonight when a college hoops prospect decided he was going to choose his college this week.  Th...

I've been thinking a lot about the PI series lately. The PI should be hitting another level of popularity among readers. I mean, they...

Back in my younger days, way back in the aughts, I used to love doling out writing advice on blogs. It was ego, I think, plus the fact that...

The best Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novels focus on their friendship. LA Requiem was a gem, digging deep into the past of the two heroes, finally ...

So you're getting a best of from 2005... the way, way, way back machine. Here's my favorite serial killer story lines: Just thoug...

So I had a pretty good week. First off, my wife and I finally closed on our house and moved in. To celebrate, I played around with Witness ...

Stop justifying and be proud. A lot of authors are taking up blog posts, twitter updates, yadda yadda (yeah, my usual pet peeves) to justify...

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. As you know, the rise of social media, along with message boards and screen names have done...

It's round 3 of guest bloggery as Jim Winter stops by to shill his latest e-release Northcoast Shakedown , er... I mean Northcoast....wa...

This blog post does not represent the opinion of anyone else on Do Some Damage but Dave White. Shut up. We--the writers and fans of books--...

Last week I talked about HOMELAND, which was one of my favorite TV shows of the new season. That goes along with 3 other shows that either ...

Homeland is a TV Drama on Showtime--probably fall/winter's best new show. It follows two main characters.... Claire Danes plays a troub...

I annoyed Steve Weddle over the weekend saying that the idea that a reader is more likely to buy and not read a .99 cent book is false. I h...

Tone and voice go hand in hand in my mind. The way a book sounds, its rhythm and vibe as the reader turns the pages and reads each sentence...

Plotting is so haphazard to me. It takes drafts and drafts and drafts for me to get the plot right. But if we're talking first draft p...

I can't get into the routine. Each time Monday night rolls around, I settle in and get ready to sleep. This is after the first work da...

Yaarrrr, here there be spoilers about Dr. Who, the Sopranos, and Lost Some of my favorite TV shows have involved speculation. LOST: What...