You know about WOWI — right? Writing On Whidbey Island — the new writing-focused podcast I’ve co-launched with Tom Trimbath? Tom and I were recently invited into the home of author Dan Petersen. We had the pleasure of discussing his approach to writing and his experiences since first publishing nine-books ago!
Dan Petersen’s Latest Release!
This weekend Dan releases his newest book from the Shane Lindstrom detective series — “Final Impulse“. Prior to our visit, Dan kindly saw that Tom and I received advance copies of his latest addition (or would that be edition? LOL). This is my introduction to the Detective Lindstrom series — and I quickly found I thoroughly enjoy Dan’s writing!
Like a lot of us, I’m a busy guy. It can be tricky to fit in daily reading time. I frequently have to set down a book after only a few minutes or even a few pages. When it comes to Dan’s book, many chapters are only a couple of pages long. Personally, I appreciate this — I refer to this approach as ‘digestible chunks’. This presentation makes for an easier transition to and from a literary adventure.
Have you seen Tom Selleck portray Jesse Stone in the TV-movie series? I too have enjoyed these and often thought their stories could take place here on Whidbey Island. My hope has been to discover a detective series that answers this call — and with Final Impulse I believe I’ve Finally Found IT! Dan writes using real-life Whidbey locations; for an islander like myself, I feel-like-I’m-there as I follow the story. The characters are are distinct and memorable. While I have only begun to read Dan Petersen’s newest book, I am excited to follow Shane Lindstrom as he gets to the bottom of his latest mystery!
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Dan Petersen is a former professional journalist turned book-author who is now writing for fun. His impressive list of titles are enough to cover most coffee tables! Our time with him was pleasant and insightful — discussing how, why, and what to write, including the seemingly counter-wisdom of what not to write. Every Saturday morning Dan posts on his sought after blog. And when you join us for this WOWI listen, don’t be surprised by hearing heavy breathing and clicking toenails in the background. That’s Duncan — Dan’s dog and the cover-model for one of his books.
LINKS
WOWI episode 8 – Dan Pedersen, Final Impulse
Dan Petersen’s popular blog, including — to our surprise — his posting about the WOWI interview!
Find Dan at his Amazon and Goodreads profiles
Listen to WOWI podcasts
And, last but not least, my recent WOWI blog post leading up to our interview with Dan
You can find Dan’s books on Whidbey Island at
I’ve wanted to get my book carried by various stores here on Whidbey Island and I was told that Kingfisher LOVES local authors. When I called the shop on Wednesday I was told to bring my books by any time. My response to being asked if I was local, I gave a little local-flavour and replied that I was so close I could 
