I think it's a good thing to have a plan. My plans usually have plans, and that's why I'm a little taken aback by my own decision to make a new plan regarding my books without consulting myself first. I've decided to write five Posh books in 2026 and forego all other genres. Yep, that's the plan. I know, I know, it's difficult to wrap your head around, but that's exactly what I'm doing.
Detective Nick Posh has been inside my head about as long as Craig Allen Mackenzie has been - who? You don't know Craig? Well, that's OK, until about two years ago, I just called the man in my head "Naked Bearded Man" because that's who and what he was. I was "married" to him, but I didn't think there was a reason to name him -- until I realized that when we talked (I'm laughing), I wasn't calling him by a name, just not. I wasn't, I was just talking to him. He would talk to me, but if you know Craig, or anything about him, you would know that he's from the 12th Century and he only speaks Scots Gaelic.
So, yeah, Nick Posh has been in my head for about 35 years, but I haven't defined him or needed to give him a voice until about three years ago, when I decided to start writing books. I had stories, I had thoughts, I had plans, but I never put them into form until about two years ago, when I did. I wrote "Murder Book", which introduces Nick Posh to the world. He's from the early ages - born November 19, 1890, in Oklahoma Territory (like my Grandpa), and he's of mixed heritage. Nick's dad, Donald Posh Junior, was a full Scot, and his mother, Ama White Deer, is a Native American, Cherokee.
Nick is an American detective, but he's also a war hero and a former police officer, making him a truly interesting man. I've written six "Posh" books so far, and I have about 13 or 14 more in my head - so my plan is to get five more written in 2026 - rather than spending any of my writing time writing dramas or romances. I'm just going to focus on some of the Posh books. I'm going to write five Posh books in 2026. That's the unofficial and unplanned plan.
"Murder Book" takes place in 1929, and the subsequent books tend to span a few months of the following years. The book "Cask", which I will finish over the weekend, is the 6th Posh novel, and it takes place in January-March 1934. The next novel with Nick will be "Shadow," which starts in April 1934 and spans through June or July of that year. I won't start "Shadow" until January 2026 - and by December 2026, I should have "Shadow", "Kingdom", Death Mask", "Amicus Curiae", and "Stollen" written -- that's a good plan.
I won't tell you what they're about at this point, as I'm writing two books before I write "Shadow". I'll use July to correct all of my existing books - re-uploading the corrected versions so that the finished products will have fewer errors. Then, in August, I'll write "Silent Bay," a very modern, creepy, and even horrific murder story that isn't a mystery; it's a tragedy. After that, I'll write "Legacy", a 12th-century story about a man who finds himself facing several truths and half-truths about who he may or may not be. He'll need a friend, and that's where Craig Allen MacKenzie can shine - I'll bring him into the book to guide and befriend the hero.
So, that's the plan -- now, if Jesus decides I need to go home, or He decides we all go home, that's another thing altogether. I would never argue if that was the case -- Maranatha! Let it be so, but if we have to stay on this earth, I have plans to write. I hope there will be folks interested in reading what I write, but that's not my primary goal. I write to write. It's been a thing inside of me since I was... well, very very small. (Mom can attest. I used to tell her whoppers, and she'd ask me where or how I came up with that one! I'd look over at the dog, his name was Rover. I looked my mom in the eyes and told her Rover told me. There you go!
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