I had an interesting question asked of me. How did you manage to replicate Al’s style so well? The answer is simple - I constantly checked with Al to make sure I was doing the story right. Every few chapters I would send him a copy and then wait until he said it was okay. He would correct any errors I made, as well as offer suggestions. Then it was back to the drawing board, so to speak. I couldn’t have done it without him.
On a totally different subject, my last story, The Bridge Club, had several references to a hotel near the Albany airport called The Desmond. Very nice place, it really exists. Anyway, my wife and I had to fly out Saturday morning at Oh-Dark-Hundred, so we stayed there Friday night. It wasn’t inexpensive, but there is free shuttle service to the airport. Since a week at the parking garage would cost me over a hundred, it was actually pretty cheap.
PS: It was 25 degrees F and 2” of snow when we left home, and 75 degrees when we got to Miami before getting on the boat.
Anyway, Chapter 3 is up. Enjoy!