At first I resisted text-ese and slang, but I started thinking about Shakespeare and how he created so many words we use daily, and I changed my mind. I think some of the new words floating about--LOL, Whazzup?, whodunit, chillaxing--are pretty cool.How inventive was Shakespeare? One site lists 1,700 words that Shakespeare first used in his works. These include:* accommodation* amazement* courtship* countless* frugal* fitful* lonely* majestic* … [Read more...] about Whazzup? Thoughts about Words and a Link
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Lois Hirt Looks for the Smiles
Lois Hirt writes a column called "Dental Scraps." She's interested in dental references we include in our mystery books. After she read Photo, Snap, Shot, she donated it to the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore!I was happy to meet Lois, and to share the fact that I've had GREAT experiences with my dentists. In fact, I think so much of my dentist in St. Louis that I even named a character after him: Dr. Mike Wallace.Lois posted on DorothyL … [Read more...] about Lois Hirt Looks for the Smiles
Aloha! A Review of PHOTO, SNAP, SHOT by Cindy Chow
Note: Cindy is the first reviewer to notice that Kiki, too, is prejudiced. By the end of Photo, Snap, Shot, she must question her own assumptions about other peopleI admit that I completely lack the Martha Stewart gene. My one attempt at a DIY design project resulted in six - that's six - pieces of my furniture becoming "'marbelized" in paint. I come by it honestly, though, as ten years of my childhood photographs reside in shoeboxes at my … [Read more...] about Aloha! A Review of PHOTO, SNAP, SHOT by Cindy Chow
Queenie D's Review of Cut, Crop & Die
It's not often you get reviewed by royalty. Queenie D gives her take on Cut, Crop & Die here http://www.book-club-queen.com/cut.htmlHere's an interview we did together: http://www.book-club-queen.com/cut.htmlI must admit, I shared a lot more about my characters with Queenie than I have in the past. I'm curious to hear what my fans think about my future plans.After we corresponded by email, I learned she and I are almost neighbors! So I'm … [Read more...] about Queenie D's Review of Cut, Crop & Die
