The Desert Dispatch by J. Edward Hunter

The Desert Dispatch by J. Edward Hunter

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A Violent Balance
Writing crime fiction requires knowing when to show violence and how much
 • J. Edward Hunter
Four Corners Part I (A Friday Read)
This week’s Friday Read is another one from the archives, another early story where I was still experimenting and finding myself as a writer.
 • J. Edward Hunter
Breaking My Social Media Addiction With a 10-Year-Old Kindle
Reading is important to writing, so I dropped social media for reading with an old Kindle
 • J. Edward Hunter
Uncle Paulie Part II (A Friday Read)
A trip to bring his recently released nephew home from prison turns dark for Uncle Paulie
 • J. Edward Hunter
Living In My Head
I don’t attempt a novel until I’ve lived with my characters long enough for them to piss me off
 • J. Edward Hunter
Uncle Paulie Part I (A Friday Short)
A trip to bring his recently released nephew home from prison turns dark for Uncle Paulie
 • J. Edward Hunter
The Mystery of Mystery
Exploring my own mystery novel as well as novels from other authors and the difficulty that comes with writing a mystery
 • J. Edward Hunter

August 2026

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