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Getting to Know My Characters
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m a pantser. I don’t outline. I don’t roadmap. In my head, my characters walk onto a stage, start talking, and I write down what happens. Some writers plan every turn before they begin. I don’t. That’s not stubbornness—it’s how my brain works. The downside? It usually takes me two books to really understand who my characters are and how they’ll react under pressure. Only then can I reliably predict where they’ll drag the story next

Alec Peche
Jan 82 min read


Distractions of Spring
Finally some warmer weather has arrived in the Midwest. I’m conflicted between being outside and planting and being inside and writing....

Alec Peche
May 9, 20252 min read


February Winter Activities
A new Damian Green series story is arriving February 27. I’m way behind schedule thanks to an unexpected winter bout of bronchitis, but...

Alec Peche
Feb 6, 20252 min read


Lifelong Learning - New Knowledge
I’m working hard on POISONOUS MURDER which is scheduled for release later this month. I may not make my deadline and might have to...

Alec Peche
Oct 2, 20242 min read


Life without a calendar
As I mentioned in a previous newsletter, I moved across the country from CA to WI.

Alec Peche
Apr 22, 20242 min read


Worldbuilding
I mentioned in my last newsletter that I was woefully behind in designing my worldbuilding for my new series. This morning I was doing...

Alec Peche
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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