Dean Gilbert's Enigma Explorer Blog

       Yesterday I finished watching Young Sherlock on Amazon Prime. I highly recommend this series for fans of the original stories and for fans of the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movies with Robert Downey Jr. This series fills in some backstory, while it does depart somewhat from the canon.      While I sometimes do not enjoy reinterpretations of Holmes this one could weave into the original stories up to a point. What makes this work for me is that unlike some Homes-based media, such as the novel and movie The Seven Percent Solution, and the TV show Elementary, the character of Sherlock and his work are unchanged.     I do not share the modern fascination with the life of the criminal, or the current trend of showing all the moral flaws of heroes while downplaying their strengths. This is just Hollywood's way of making us comfortable in our own flaws and crimes. So watching a series where Sherlock holds on to his standards in the face of s...

      Well, Readers, it has happened! At last I have finished a completed coherent story. That is NOT to say Turf War is ready to publish. But manuscripts are on their way to my trusted beta readers. Considering this story was not near completion at this time last year, and did not even have a single, consistent plot line. I spent many hours working out the full plot, adding details, weaving together parts of the action, until I had something with the potential to entertain. Now to find out what changes the readers see.     Meanwhile, it's on to cover design and interior design. The book will be available in ebook and print format. An audiobook version is a real possibility as well. This all means that there is a lot of production work to perform or farm out, but the great thing is that there is a manuscript. It may need work, but that is very different from trying to create it.     I expect to post some excerpts and/or audio clips in the near future, ...