M. Harmon Wilkinson 7/17/26 M. Harmon Wilkinson 7/17/26

Marketing: Neyuki's first hard copies have arrived

The books Steve ordered (both signed) arrived today. These were among the first hard copies I sent out. It feels wonderful to have things moving.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/27/26 M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/27/26

Audiobook: Practicing

I’ve been told for years that I should do narration. I was so busy writing, though, that I never practiced. I remain busy with writing, but I can’t put this off any longer. It’s time to record an audiobook of Under Shōko’s Bed, my first novel, and after that, Neyuki. I would like to use a full cast recording for each, so I would only be reading the dialogue and narration of the male protagonist.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/13/26 M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/13/26

Cover: Neyuki

My cover designer, Laura Duffy, came up with a picture which works perfectly with an idea we both had that fits the story wonderfully. It is a dead hand in the snow. Neyuki is a murder suspense set in the Japanese Alps. A body is hidden in the snow. It’s perfect.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/1/26 M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/1/26

Website: 8th anniversary

I turned sixty-nine today. The website turned eight. The last two years have been much more eventful for me than for the website, and even more so for this blog, which has continued to survive my benign neglect.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/1/22 M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/1/22

Website: 4th anniversary

It’s this website’s fourth anniversary. In the last year I published my first novel, Under Shōko’s Bed. I also wrote four new ones. With all that productivity, while I lost my way with this blog, I did not give up on it.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/1/21 M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/1/21

Website: 3rd anniversary

My third year on the website, I only made seventeen blog posts, but I wrote a lot.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 8/21/20 M. Harmon Wilkinson 8/21/20

The idea: The Man Terror Club

Perhaps the most surprising experience of writing The Man Terror Club was how much I came to like the characters. While all the women have been betrayed, abused, or discarded, they remained kind, giving, and caring. Their love for each other heals them, and that healing is most of the story, not their terrorism as they lash out at the evil men do.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 8/4/20 M. Harmon Wilkinson 8/4/20

A hermit's life

COVID-19 has rendered me a hermit. But the editor, cover artist, book designer, and proofreader I need are likely hermits too. Hermits unite!

M. Harmon Wilkinson 6/11/20 M. Harmon Wilkinson 6/11/20

Editing: Neyuki II

I’m trying to write a whole new opening chapter. But bucolic life in rural Japan does not capture the imagination and refuse to let go. It doesn’t turn pages.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/20/20 M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/20/20

Website: 2nd anniversary

I now have seven complete novels in my bookshelf. I am far behind on publishing. And what will I write next?

M. Harmon Wilkinson 12/20/19 M. Harmon Wilkinson 12/20/19

Writing software: Two years with Scrivener

After writing with Scrivener for two years, I recommend it even more highly.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 8/16/19 M. Harmon Wilkinson 8/16/19

Three more novels

I’ve been editing three more novels. I hope to introduce them here within the next few months.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 5/7/19 M. Harmon Wilkinson 5/7/19

Approaching a major rewrite

I am rewriting my fourth novel, a major reworking that is unlike any editing I have done before. At first challenged, I am coming to love the process.

M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/16/19 M. Harmon Wilkinson 4/16/19

Cover critique

I recently got a critique of the potential cover for Neyuki.