Sorry folks, I’m from the South and proud of my y’alls and my several-syllable pronunciations of single-syllable words. When the word police complain about dialect in writing, I have to ignore them. Like the food police, I think they lose me when they deny our regional individuality. Still, dialect can be tricky. a writer peer once said that she believed written dialect always made the … Continue reading Talkin’ Dialect
“Won’t you please sit down for a cup of tea? We can visit and catch each other up.” My grandmother is so glad to see me. When I was small, as I’d sit on her knee, She’d gently help me hold a china cup. “Won’t you please sit down for a cup of tea?” The dainty china she brings as I see hands trembling slightly … Continue reading Three Poets: Marsha Kay Oldham’s Truth Through “Generations”
As an author, I pride myself on writing clean prose, but I can’t say the same about keeping up my writing space since Distortion found its publisher. Seems my writing life needs more time and my already-stretched days yield less time for organization. Today that’s finished. Writer mess, find another patsy! Here are 4 steps I’m following to prevent writer chaos: 1) Fresh words: Start … Continue reading Um, Four Steps to Author Sanity … maybe?
Didn’t make Bouchercon this year? Don’t be discouraged, we suspense hacks over at Absolute Write Water Cooler are putting together our twisted imaginations to create our own CON. Our cohorts in crime are sending over Bouchercon tidbits and a daily photo from the con as well. It’ll be on our blogs and in the Mystery/Thriller/Suspense Room at the Water Cooler. Mine starts here and now: … Continue reading Day 1: The I-Wish-I-Was-at-Bouchercon Party
Lucie Smoker 