Today reminds me of the early stages of being an empty-nester (many years past, now). I’ve sent my new mystery-suspense novel, Witness Tree to a publisher, and I feel something like the uncertainty of sending a child out into the world. You think they’re equipped. Certainly, you hope you’ve done your job. But you can’t know.

Like the first days of being an empty-nester, you don’t quite know what to do with yourself. Not yet…

Check out the rest of the piece on Substack (free), at: https://jamesmccrone850794.substack.com/p/authors-empty-nest

I’m considering a move to Substack, and the “Author’s Empty Nest” post is my first post there, though I’ve had the Substack account for some time.

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James McCrone is the author of the Imogen Trager political suspense-thrillers Faithless Elector, Dark Network , and Emergency Powers–noir tales about a stolen presidency, a conspiracy, and a nation on edge. Bastard Verdict, his fourth novel, is about a conspiracy surrounding a second Scottish Independence referendum. His novel-in-progress is called Witness Tree, a (pinot) noir tale of murder and corruption set in Oregon’s wine country. Coming soon!

All books are available on BookShop.org, IndyBound.org, Barnes & Noble, your local bookshop, and Amazon.

eBooks are available in multiple formats including Apple, Kobo, Nook and Kindle.

James is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Int’l Assoc. of Crime Writers, and he’s the current president of the Delaware Valley chapter of Sisters in Crime. He lives in Philadelphia. James has an MFA from the University of Washington in Seattle.