Month: October 2011

  • “Feeling Like A Failure” or “Quick, lock up the booze”

    Okay, today’s nugget of crap that needs transforming is one near and dear to all of us. Failure. I received another rejection email. Ugh. It’s such a rotten, rotten feeling. A year or so of work to write and revise the novel, only to be met withΒ  those one or two sentences that basically say, […]

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  • The Great Baroness P.D. James

    When the subject of murder mysteries comes up for me, the greatest influence in my writing career has to be P.D. James. Or rather, Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James of Holland Park. Yes, the Queen named her a Baroness. There is a great background article for those who are unfamiliar with her work on her Random […]

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  • Death in the House of Love

    Hi everyone, I think I’ve finally got a handle on the whole social media model. Twitter is like a cocktail party: β€œhi, how are you, good to see you, thanks for coming.” Facebook is like meeting a friend for coffee: β€œyou look great, love the pix from your vacation. How did you like the play?” […]

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