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During jury selection, drama in the courtroom leaves rookie defense attorney, Jazz Kincaid, as lead counsel for a man accused of a hit and run.

As the charges mount against her client, Jazz’s only allies are her firm’s paralegal and private detective.  The partners of Kline, Evans and Strombinski are involved in office politics, and Jazz is convinced that the two minority partners are trying to sabotage the case.

Her client’s refusal for a continuance pits Jazz against a hardcore prosecuting attorney.  Does the rookie have what it takes to run with the big boys and win her first major trial?

Crash Course In Homicide is a light-hearted, fast-paced romp through a courtroom procedure.

The word count is 18,910. 

I was inspired to try my hand at writing a legal drama after attending a talk given by Marcia Clark at the Writers' Police Academy.

Crash Course In Homicide is available at Smashwords & Amazon right now.  Soon to be available at all e-reader outlets.

NANOWRIMO

NANOWRIMO

 

TRANSLATION = NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH

 

EVERY NOVEMBER, SCORES OF WRITERS JOIN THE MADNESS AND SIT DOWN TO COMPOSE A NOVEL. 

 

THE GOAL IS TO WRITE 50,000 WORDS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.

 

I PARTICIPATED IN NANOWRIMO THIS YEAR (ACTUALLY IT'S STILL GOING ON)

 

YESTERDAY - NOVEMBER 26TH - I REACHED THE GOAL

 

50,000 WORDS WRITTEN

 

www.nanowrimo.org

 

DES PLAINES PUBLIC LIBRARY HELD WRITE-INS ALL MONTH ON TUESDAY EVENINGS

 

THANKS TO LIBRARIAN, BRODIE AUSTIN FOR HOSTING THESE WRITE-INS!

TALA

GHOST HUNTING AT THE

TRANS ALLEGHENY LUNATIC ASYLUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VERY CREEPY AT NIGHT ALONE IN THE DARK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COZY GRAVES

 

 

GUARDING FOR ETERNITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I LOVE THE SMALL FAMILY PLOTS

THEY ARE TUCKED AWAY TOGETHER FOREVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE OUTER BANKS

 

AHHH - THE SIMPLE LIFE

 

 

 

 

WILD HORSES OF COROLLA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE HUSTLE OF BUSINESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAKING AN AFTERNOON SWIM

 

 

 

 

 

NOT GOING ANYWHERE IN A HURRY

 

 

 

 

 

NOT MAKING WAVES

 

 

 

 

 

CABIN IN THE WOODS

 

TRAVELING THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE, I FOUND THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR MY DAUGHTER!!

(THE VEGAN OF THE FAMILY)

 

 

 

 

 

THE ROLLING HILLS ARE SO DIFFERENT THAN THE FLAT LAND IN ILLINOIS

(WELL, MOST OF ILLINOIS)

 

 

 

 

HAD TO STAY A FEW DAYS AT A "HOT TUB HEAVEN"

A BEAUTIFUL A-LOFT TO RELAX IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AHHHHH - THE BEST PART!!!

 

 

 

 

SENECA FALLS

PANNING FOR GOLD

 

AT SENECA CAVERNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSIDE THE CAVERNS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIGHTTIME TRAFFIC STOP

 

TRAFFIC STOPS IN THE DARK

(A DANGEROUS PROPOSITION)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS IS WHAT THE SUSPECT SEES

(OR DOESN'T SEE)

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRACTION FROM CAR

THE FIREMEN USE THE CUTTERS & SPREADERS TO CRACK OPEN THE CAR LIKE A CAN OF TUNA!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THEY STABILIZE THE CAR IF THEY FIND IT LIKE SO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUST ANOTHER DAY ON THE JOB!

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRITER'S POLICE ACADEMY 2013

HERE WE GO AGAIN! 3RD TIME AT THE POLICE ACADEMY AND THEY ARE STILL SURPRISING US. THIS YEAR THE STAFF EVEN BLEW SOMETHING UP FOR US!

FIRST THE EXPLOSIVE SNIFFING DOG CHECKED OUT THE SUSPICIOUS BAG

 

 

 

 

THEN THE BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED IN

 

 

 

 

HERE COMES ROBO-COP TO CHECK IT OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME TO SUIT UP

 

 

 

 

 

KABOOM!!