Trevor A. Dutcher’s insight

Write what you know. That’s what they say, right?

Sure, some do.

Others say to write the book you want to read.

I guess I did both, now that I look back at the process. In my first book, Michael McGillicuddy and the Most Amazing Race, I sat down and wrote the type of book I wanted to read but couldn’t find anywhere. And once I had a taste for writing, I never wanted to stop.

So, I did the same thing for my second release, The Keepers of the Light, due on October 27. If you know me, you will quickly realize that you’ll find many of me (and others I know) embedded in many of my characters. And the Keepers of the Light was a joy to write. From the concept phase to the creative process, plotting out the many twists, and using real people to inform and guide my characters’ decisions and reactions, I wrote yet another story I wanted to read. I also used what I had learned through various relationships to shape my characters and bring them to life in a believable and relatable way.

They also say that publishing has rules. Readers have certain expectations from their preferred genre. For the most part, I think that is absolutely true, but it’s also a little too rigid for my liking. So, I may have taken a few small liberties here and there, tossed in a few genre-bending surprises, and, in the end, I wrote something I would like to read. Again, if you know me, this won’t surprise you.

I still have a backlog of several more books I plan to write, but for now, I will probably take some time to focus on The Keepers. I hope you take the time to explore my world. And as I always like to say, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.