The metaphor of a road to success is a good one. There is a road to being a successful writer, or teacher, or entrepreneur, or executive, or parent. The road to finishing this task or that project.

And how do you travel any road? You travel a road in steps. A certain number of miles or hours per day. No matter how you feel.

I’m at a tricky part in the latest book and the resistance to sitting down to write is high. I do it anyway even if I only scratch out a few words. I might not get a lot closer, but I get a little closer. And a little adds up over time.

Here are 3 crime fiction links, 2 quotes, and 1 question for this week:

3 LINKS

• Did not see this news about a Heat 2 novelization coming, but couldn’t be happier. A little worried as it appears to cover a lot of time and a lot of characters for one book.
  
  
• If you missed this news last week, Raylan Givens is coming back to TV. FX will adapt Leonard’s City Primeval for a limited series. The only question is can they work Boyd into the story somehow?
  
  
• The Seattle Times readers recommend streaming book-to-screen detectives worth checking out. Other than Bosch, these mostly fall on the genteel side of the spectrum.

2 QUOTES

Quotes from Mann’s Heat this week:

• “I Do What I Do Best; I Take Scores. You Do What You Do Best; Try To Stop Guys Like Me.”
  
• “Brother, You Are Going Down.”

1 QUESTION

• What is your favorite heist film? I might make a distinction between gritty and fun here. I love Logan Lucky and Ocean’s Eleven style heist films. On the grittier side, Heat and Reservoir Dogs would be high on my list.

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Until next Thursday, happy reading,

Mike

Author the Max Strong thriller series