One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is ~Erma Bombeck While that is surely true for mothers, it’s also very true for writers. In the past when I give a …
What’s in a Name?
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, ‘Can he name a kitten?’ ~Samuel Butler Have you had the pleasure of naming some kittens or cats? Maybe a dog? Or best of all, a sweet new baby in your arms? With those babies, you have months and months to debate the …
What Would You Name this Puppy ?
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ~William Shakespeare Are you ready for a new contest to maybe win a book or two? I wanted to try something different this time. Don’t worry. We’ll do that Mystery Picture one when my new book, River to Redemption, comes out this summer. …
Where Did You Get that Name?
I’ve been giving you a behind the scenes look at how I go about beginning a new book. First I let you peek at a character sketch for my new character in Murder Is No Accident, Maggie Greene. Sunday I told you about how an old house in my town was the spark for the new mystery idea. Then a …
What’s in a Name?
One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is. ~Erma Bombeck That’s true for mamas and also for writers. I’ll be giving a book talk and somebody will ask something about one …