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The Inspiration Behind the Character: Matt Czuchry

by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 18, 2022 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey

In A Fool’s Journey, book 3 in my Marketville Mystery series, protagonist Calamity (Callie) Barnstable seeks the help of a former white hat hacker, Benjamin (Ben) Benedetti in her search for Brandon Colbeck. I envisioned a guy in his early 40s, a mix of slightly...

The Inspiration Behind the Character Part II: Garrett Stonehaven

by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 11, 2022 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey

In The Hanged Man’s Noose, the first book in my Glass Dolphin Mystery series, the basic premise is: greedy developer comes to the small town of Lount’s Landing with plans to build a mega-box store on the town’s historic Main Street, thereby...

The Inspiration Behind the Character: Levon Larroquette

by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 21, 2022 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey

Readers of my Glass Dolphin Mystery series know that Levon Larroquette is an antiques picker (think of the TV show, American Pickers) and the charismatic ex-husband of protagonist Arabella Carpenter. In book 1 (The Hanged Man’s Noose) we find out exactly why...

The Inspiration Behind the Character: Matt Czuchry

by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 23, 2020 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey

In A Fool’s Journey, book 3 in my Marketville Mystery series, protagonist Calamity (Callie) Barnstable seeks the help of a former white hat hacker, Benjamin (Ben) Benedetti in her search for Brandon Colbeck. I envisioned a guy in his early 40s, a mix of slightly...

The Inspiration Behind the Character Part I: Levon Larroquette

by Judy Penz Sheluk | Apr 5, 2020 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey

FROM THE ARCHIVES Readers of my Glass Dolphin Mystery series (The Hanged Man’s Noose; A Hole in One) know that Levon Larroquette is an antiques picker (think of the TV show, American Pickers) and the charismatic ex-husband of protagonist Arabella Carpenter. In...

The Inspiration Behind the Character: Part VI – Johnny Porter

by Judy Penz Sheluk | Feb 28, 2019 | Inspiration, My Publishing Journey

Readers of The Hanged Man’s Noose will recognize the charismatic Johnny Porter as the owner of It’s a Colorful Life paint store, and the Chairman of the Main Street Merchants’ Association in Lount’s Landing. Johnny has movie star good looks,...
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