I’ve had trouble breaking through a plot problem with Hollywood Jesus, the third instalment of The Hit Man Series. This afternoon it came to me how to amp up the rush and now I’m plunging forward through the book again, writing madly.
One of the things I enjoy about my main character, Jesus Diaz, is that he’s such a smart ass. That leads to more jokes and fun dialogue amid the heart-wrenching carnage, sex and violence. Here’s a bit I wrote tonight:
āWhoās the client?ā you asked your boss, friend and amateur Ving Rhames lookalike, Chillie Gillie.
Chill wouldnāt say. Three worry deep lines appeared on his forehead, so you knew the client was a friend.
āWhatād Fitzwald do?ā
āMaybe nothing. Right now, all we know for sure is heās an asshole. This a search for evidence sort of deal. This is not a search and destroy mission, you dig?ā
āI dig, Shaft.”
Chill pulls a puss.Ā āShut your mouth.āĀ
“What? Just havenāt heard anybody say ādigā in a long time.ā
Ā āIām bringing it back. Iām also thinking of bringing back the word āgroovyā.ā
āGroovy. I can dig it.ā
“There you go.”
~ Bigger Than Jesus by Robert Chazz Chute is #1. Higher Than Jesus is #2. Look for the next book in the series at the end of April.Ā