State of This Art

Michael Gandy has been writing for the past four decades, sharing his work through various means but only through eBooks beginning in 2012.

This value-priced compilation of fact (the Miniatures) and fiction (the Mysteries) writing examines this broad scope of output at forty years duration, including

•availability of each title now and in the future;

•an overview of each describing inspiration and real-life counterparts in plotting and characterization,

•some things hidden along the way (e.g., in one Mystery many characters are named for White House pets, in another for the ladies in the lives of the Beatles; a major villain in a novel and sequel has a satanic name that no one has caught to date), and

•sample scenes from:

(a) all forty novels including "Kidnapping Lincoln" (the one presently being written);

(b) three sets of short stories (one of which is still in early development);

(c) the non-fiction Miniatures, one out and two to come (one of those is finished, just not out);

(d) a short story from Sharon Schamber-Jones' compilation "Gordon's Creek Anthologies";

along with

(e) excerpts from two personal remembrances that will not be published;

and much much more.

It also includes sections on beginnings of his work, thoughts on the process of writing, a page about characters and settings that run between the Mysteries including the six sets of titles with literal sequels, and sections each on the different outlets for the writing including hard copies, weekly readers; the talking books and audiobooks; and the eBooks.

The Gandy Mysteries is a promotional and outreach division of Maximizing Individual Potential (gandyflix@hotmail.com).