Douglas (D.J.) Lutz

A retired Marine Corps bandmaster, D.J. has recently taken up the craft of writing as his new creative outlet. D.J. is a storyteller at heart, tending to stay in the mystery genre, writing tales with a twist at the end. And while he has written a few novellas, and is currently re-writing a full novel, D.J. also enjoys short story work. Not quite published yet, D.J. insists that someday his work will be recognized by someone besides his family and the three other people who read his work.

Five things to know about D.J. Lutz:

You can read his completed stories on his blog, Almost Out of Ink. (http://djlutz.wordpress.com) There is usually a new flash fiction piece every Friday.

If you get hungry, try reading D.J.’s food and wine blog. (http://explodingpotatoes.wordpress.com)

D.J. participated (and was a winner) in Nanowrimo 2010.

Current WIP is a The Blue Crab Detective Agency, a story about a fledgling private investigator on her first case.

D.J. is also collaborating in the development of a serial Internet cartoon, Blood & Dagger, featuring a hard-boiled detective operating in post WWII Chicago.