(originally posted to the Writers Co-op, January 2018) Well, my publisher just called it a day, announcing a couple of weeks ago that Bookkus was closing. I thought I’d write about it because I know some of you would just like to know (Mimi was very active on the site for quite some time), and…
How often we recall, with regret, that Napoleon once shot at a…editor and missed him and killed a publisher. But we remember, with charity, that his intentions were good. -Mark Twain. Letter to Henry Alden, 11 November 1906. First you have the writer who can write but can’t spell. Then you have the editor who…
Hello all. Today’s interview is with R. F. Bruce, author of The Life and Times of Dinah Marton. (Before reading the interview, you might want to read my review of the book first. Read it here.) About R. F. Bruce: Although Bruce is an avid writer, professionally he is a video game design instructor for a…
R.F. Bruce’s The Life and Times of Dinah Marton is the story of a multiple murderer. So let me start by telling you that I’ve never seen a single episode of Dexter, what I’m told is a series about a “good” serial killer. On the other hand, I have seen Downfall, the 2004 movie about…
[Note: This post was originally published on the Writers’ Co-op page back in February. I was going to post it here too at the time, but I guess I was just too depressed to bother. Sorry about that. ] Well, my publisher just called it a day, announcing a couple of weeks ago that Bookkus…
Hello All, Today’s interview is with Curtis Bausse, author of the Magali Rousseau mystery series (One Green Bottle and the recently published Perfume Island both reviewed by me here) and editor of the Book A Break Anthologies (With Our Eyes Open and Cat Tales also reviewed by me here). I contacted Curtis by e-mail and…
Well, Curtis Bausse’s amateur sleuth Magali Rousseau has stumbled across trouble again in his new book Perfume Island. She’s currently vacationing with her friend Charlotte on the beautiful tropical island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. One day Magali makes the mistake of speaking with Charlotte by cell phone while Charlotte is driving back…
I enjoy short stories. Why? Well, many are the times I just want to read something at the end of the day, something that I can enjoy in its small completeness. Sometimes I just want to take a break from writing, and I know if I get involved in a novel I’ll keep finding excuses…
Let me begin with a disclaimer (or maybe an excuse) – I don’t read a lot of crime/mystery novels, so please read on with that in mind. My experience in this genre is limited to Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, Johnson’s Longmire books, and Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe novels. That’s it. Of course, I’ve also…
The main reason for our trip to Uganda was to visit our son, Joshua, who’s serving with the Peace Corps as a teacher. He’s been working at the St. Noa Mawaggali teachers college in Mityana, so visiting with him was our first priority. Josh is very proud of his time in Uganda working with the…