I’m not kidding. Let him play golf. He’ll stay busy all day so you can write. If your main character is a golfer, you don’t have to go far for research. And you never know, he might make a hole in one and win a car. This happened during a tournament not long ago. Believe me, it’s the only way I’d end up owning a car like this.

One problem–the thing screams “midlife crisis.” So clearly, vanity plates were in order. In this state, you’re allowed seven spaces. There’s a web site that lets you see which combinations are available. Sadly, all the obvious ones (HOLE-N1, HOL-N-1, HOL-IN1, etc.) were taken. We picked everyone’s brain for weeks. Finally, we turned to someone whose expertise includes getting inside the minds of serial killers. The multitalented Katherine Ramsland gave us a creative phonetic spelling of the key phrase. The vanity plates arrived at last. So here’s the new toy, sporting its  new plates.