Before I get started on today’s topic, I want to announce my guest blogger for tomorrow, Rabbi Ilene Schneider, author of the Rabbi Aviva Cohen mysteries. One of the fun things about mystery writing is finding that special niche that suits the author and doesn’t mimic the millions of other mysteries on the market. A …Read More
Archives for August 2010
It Was the Tree Guys’ Fault
My schedule was thrown totally out of whack yesterday, just because the tree guys came two hours earlier than I expected. And then they sang Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” while they worked. I never really got back on track. I know that’s more my fault than theirs. I claim to be a “go with …Read More
South Pacific on Tour
A performance of South Pacific on stage from the Lincoln Center in New York was carried on one of our PBS stations this week. I recorded it, then watched it all the way through Saturday night. I had forgotten how much I love this story and its Rodgers and Hammerstein music. Adapted from James Michener’s …Read More
One Lovely Blog Award
Friday the 13th, little more than a week ago, was my lucky day. Rebecca Thompson at Sonshine Thoughts passed her One Lovely Blog Award on to eight lucky blogger friends, and she included me. I’m honored, so many thanks to Rebecca for thinking of me. If you haven’t visited Sonshine Thoughts before, drop by and …Read More
Listen to Nagging Whisper (or Whatever You Call Her)
That well-rested manuscript I had once declared finished…well…it wasn’t. Even though I pitched the novel to an editor at a writers’ conference in March, something held me back from sending a partial. It was tiny Nagging Whisper who told me: “It’s not ready.” Nagging Whisper has a thin face with a pointed chin and sharp …Read More
My Writing Life by Margot Kinberg, Guest Blogger
I’m delighted to have Margot Kinberg as my guest today. I’ve been following her on Twitter and visiting her blog, Confessions of a Mystery Novelist, for quite a while, so it’s fun to learn how she began to write and then achieved publication of her mystery series. This is her story. ——————– My Writing Life …Read More
Wednesday Bits and Pieces
Jury Duty? Yes, I do have to report. Check in time is at 8:15. We’re advised not to park in a two-hour space because we most certainly will be there more than two hours. Bring something to read or work on, the recorded message said, and best bring along a sweater because it’s usually cold. …Read More
Time for a Little Jury Duty?
Yesterday was a very productive writing day. The weather helped me along. When thunderstorms move in and lightning gets uncomfortably close, I shut down my computer and go downstairs. Those chapters I’m reworking from first person to third person were printed out and waiting on the kitchen table. I picked up the stack, grabbed a …Read More
With a Little Help From My Friends
I’m working hard today, so I’m going to hook you up with a few of my blogger friends who posted some good stuff last week. First, I suggest you first-time authors who are facing the horror of public speaking as you promote your new release read mystery author Cricket McRae’s Saturday post at Hearth Cricket, …Read More
The Winners
The two official winners of a copy of the Harlequin Worldwide paperback edition of The Desert Hedge Murders from last Wednesday’s Bits and Pieces blog are: Yvonne at Welcome to My World of PoetryRena at Rena Jones I’ll be contacting you two ladies for a mailing address so I can send the books on their …Read More