A Blog for Readers and Writers of Mystery, Crime, and Suspense Fiction
Catriona McPherson asks the burning question: Now, as ever, when I think up a top five list, I am preparing to hear what I missed. Let me know your favourite romantic sub-plots and, once again, Happy Valentine’s Day!
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None of us live in the present, not unless we’re meditating, and even then it’s really hard. Mostly we live in the past. Sometimes in the future. Memories are fuzzy, mutable, and, depending on who you ask, highly inaccurate accounts of our past. Therefore, it’s safe to say we live in lala land most of the time.
Well, okay, I do. I admit it.
So, I asked the Miss Demeanors about their earliest memories.
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When I challenged myself to write a novel, I had never written a single word of fiction. And though I’d[…]
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Night night Sleep tight Take a book to bed tonight
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The Miss Demeanors are pleased to welcome Catherine Maiorisi to our ranks.
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To cuss or not to cuss, that is the question. Readers, I am serious. I want to hear from you[…]
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I’ve been reading Amor Towle’s miraculous novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, which is about a man sentenced to live out his life at the Hotel Metropol. Definitely better than being sent to Siberia, but years of house arrest do wear on him. Though they also force him to grow. The novel set me to thinking about which hotel to which I would like to be exiled. That led me to ask my fellow Miss Demeanors which they would choose, and they had many wonderful things to say.
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As a new member of Miss Demeanors, I’m working on helping regular readers—as well as new readers—get to know me.[…]
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In my current WIP, I’m writing a scene where my protagonist, an antiques dealer, is shown a number of items[…]
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When I was growing up in the 60’s, there were significant events not taught in history classes.
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