Publishing is certainly not for the impatient. The first ACCOMPLICE book has just been put onto store shelves. The second is in the process of being edited by the good folks at Berkley and the third is being edited by me. I believe I wrote the first one close to two years ago now. By the time they come out, I forgot what happened in them! Heh.
It is definitely fun writing about Doc Holliday, which makes everything worth the wait. This third book takes place in a time where Doc was particularly wild and running into some well known folks along the way. Sure, there's some embellishment on my part, but there's plenty of clay to mold here.
Just look at Doc up there. Seems pretty calm, doesn't he? That even looks like the picture you might expect of an educated dentist dressed in his Sunday best. Of course, you can't see the two .38s holstered under that jacket. Doc represents everything that makes westerns so exciting. You just can't ride off into the wild like that anymore. Sure, you can raise a little hell and play some poker, but that's child's play compared to the good ol' days. Most of the folks who claim to be wild now are just drunks with big mouths. Doc might have been a loud drunk at times, but at least he was ready to back it up. They don't make 'em like him anymore.
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