A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
Diane Kelly and I met online when I was featured on the “Molly on Mysteries” program. We soon realized we shared a common interest – we both write mysteries featuring old things, antiques for me and old houses for Diane.
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Great news! Two new Vera episodes and a Midsomer Murders are now available. Happy Families, the Midsomer Murders, has a[…]
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Lately, I’ve been on a musical biography and memoir binge, and the fact that I can listen to these being read by the artists themselves is an absolute treat. Even so, the Beastie Boys Book is an incredible concoction, unlike anything I’ve ever heard or even imagined.
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Spell check. Auto correct. Good or bad? I clearly don’t think they are terrible, or I would disable them on my computer. However . . . and this is big however . . . are they the crutch I didn’t need and now can’t live without?
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While images of James Bond and his martinis and Nero Wolfe and his beer, and apocryphal quotes about the degree of inebriation best suited to writing, come readily to mind, no one thinks as much about a character’s favorite shade of nail polish or preferred aftershave. The Missdemeanors were up to the challenge, however. I asked them, You’ve been hired to create a new cocktail, ice cream flavor, or lipstick color. You have to name it after a book, fictional character, or author. Who’s it named for and what’s it like?
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People often ask if you have to read a mystery series in order. The answer is, if the series has[…]
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This started off a great year for me. It began with finding out that my daughter was expecting a baby.[…]
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I’ve always loved to read. If a book isn’t handy, I’ll read advertisements or old newspapers—even, in a pinch, the labels on household products. For me, reading is the ultimate relaxation. That’s why my experience this past week was troubling.
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I want to share with you this touching poetry reading I ran across on Twitter : https://twitter.com/i/status/1431755848678658049 Sometimes our souls[…]
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Procrastination and writing seem to go together (though not for all of us. Read on.), and as a result many writers have very clean closets, fridges, and bathrooms, and their friends/family are often nicely outfitted with hand-knit thingies. Staring at a screen or a notebook can be so intimidating, the critic’s voice so snarky, that I, for one, will invent any project to free me from the angst. And I like writing!
So, I asked the Misses if this was a thing for them.
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