Alaskan mystery and suspense authors Stan Jones and Patricia Watts discuss their collaboration on The Big Empty, the forthcoming book in the Nathan Active series based in the fictional Inupiat Eskimo village of Chukchi. Their contrasting writing styles, editing views and life experiences in Alaska are also highlighted. Stan Jones is author of Tundra Kill; White Sky, Black Ice; Shaman Pass; Frozen Sun; Village of the Ghost Bears and--with Sharon Bushell--the nonfiction classic, The Spill: Personal Stories from the Exxon Valdez Disaster. Patricia Watts is author of the noir novels Watchdogs and The Frayer, both set in Fairbanks.