When a writer completes a book, she heaves a great sigh of relief. Something like 60,000 words are written, re-written, read, re-read, edited and re-edited. It’s finished. Right? Wrong! As the song by The Carpenters goes, “We’ve Only Just Begun”. Because, dear readers, next comes marketing. Once, I was a shy, bashful, blushing young gal who […]
Aug 30, 2014
An Interview with Darcy and Flora
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Roving Reporter: Thank you, Darcy and Flora, for taking time out of your busy day to talk to me about your first venture into a rather desperate situation. May I add, by the way, that I’m happy you came through unscathed. Flora: We weren’t exactly unscathed as you put it, young lady. You should have seen […]
Aug 28, 2014
No Gardyloo Here
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Words are like people–they have interesting backgrounds. Yesterday’s word of the day was gardyloo. Without telling you its meaning, let me say that it has been around a long time, its origin was France but it was used in many countries as a warning that something was about to happen. What, you may ask? Well, something […]
Aug 22, 2014
Shivers and Shadows
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Sunshine and shadow, good and evil, action and inaction, cold and warmth; life is full of contrasts and so are mysteries. Sometimes, I like to try my hand at painting pictures. Subtle shading, use of dark colors, highlighting, all make a painting interesting and give it depth. Writers use the same techniques. In the following […]
Aug 18, 2014
Weather Moves a Mystery
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Does weather influence human behavior? Not a leaf is stirring. The quiet morning listens to the sounds of a town waking up and going about its business. For many children, this is an exciting or frightening or bewildering morning — the first day of school! And, tonight they will be full of stories about classmates, […]
Aug 11, 2014
The Mystery of Moonbeams
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Last night, no clouds marred the beauty of that majestic full moon. Wasn’t it lovely! Fortunately, I was able to get a pretty good picture, different from my usual moon shots. Maybe this would be a good cover picture for Moonlight Can Be Murder. Speaking of this upcoming fourth book, the first in a new […]
