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Writing matters to me, and I am endlessly challenged and delighted to be able to write for a living.
I am finally working on fiction--and the best kind of fiction, in my opinion, is funny. The novel, tentatively titles Wren's Renewal, is a murder mystery that has plenty of funny situations and scenes.
An avid consumer of murder mysteries, I am always on the hunt for good stories, good characters, and if I'm lucky, humor mixed into the fun.
While on my way to writing fiction, I have made a living writing. For more about published works, please check Published Works..
In addition, I have a great love of making things and have included a little about that in Making Things. Some of my published work includes original designs that are part of longer works. I will be adding in an occasional tutorial, as I seem incapable of sitting still when not reading or writing....
I am finally working on fiction--and the best kind of fiction, in my opinion, is funny. The novel, tentatively titles Wren's Renewal, is a murder mystery that has plenty of funny situations and scenes.
An avid consumer of murder mysteries, I am always on the hunt for good stories, good characters, and if I'm lucky, humor mixed into the fun.
While on my way to writing fiction, I have made a living writing. For more about published works, please check Published Works..
In addition, I have a great love of making things and have included a little about that in Making Things. Some of my published work includes original designs that are part of longer works. I will be adding in an occasional tutorial, as I seem incapable of sitting still when not reading or writing....
Recently Read Murder Mysteries
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I just finished Hallowed Bones, a marvelous book by Carolyn Haines, This is a book in a series about Sarah Booth Delaney, and I am looking forward to reading more books by this author. The book is set in the south, with a PI, Sarah Booth Delaney, being called in to help with an investigation in New Orleans. The characters are strong, the plot is tight, and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Another one that I had a hard time putting down.
I recently read Close Quarters, a novel by Michael Gilbert. Originally published in 1947, this book was reprinted in 2007 by Rue Morgue Press. The novel is set in an English cathedral close in 1937, and is written in the style of the period. I thoroughly enjoyed the tale, which takes the reader into a period of history before WWII. At one point in his storied writing career (yes, that's a pun), he was criticized because he was more concerned with entertaining his readers than enlightening them. His response: "I find the whole thing puzzling. What is a writer to do if he is not allowed to entertain?" This is a brilliant summary of why I am so interested in writing mysteries-- to entertain, draw good characters, and maybe get the reader to laugh a little! |
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Quote for Now
Easy reading is damned hard writing.
Attributed variously to Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Hood.
Attributed variously to Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Hood.
