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Writer Wednesday
Margery Allingham is one of my favourite authors. She wrote Golden Age mysteries with her own unique and glorious style. Albert Campion was her enduring hero, but Superintendent Luke is mine — if you haven’t read Tiger in the Smoke, read it! Her style evolves through the years, but the trademark elegance never falters. She…
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Writer Wednesday
I was chatting about Cory Doctorow’s “Clockwork Fagin” on Monday so I thought it made sense to use today’s Writer Wednesday to link to his site and to the amazing Boing Boing. On his site he discusses, among other things, the business of writing. On Boing Boing, well, you know Boing Boing, almost anything might…
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Writer Wednesday
I am addicted to category romances. I love their emotional punchiness and the fact they can be read in an hour or two–the perfect indulgence! Kelly Hunter writes brilliant categories. “With this Fling” has to be one of my favourite titles — isn’t it clever? Fun, flirty and dramatic emotions.
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Writer Wednesday
I’m a tad obsessed with steampunk at the moment — yes, and all around me, warning lights are flashing and sirens sounding to signal a major understatement — but what’s the good of an obsession if you don’t share it with friends? Annie Seaton is an Aussie author and fellow member of the Romance Writers…
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Writer Wednesday
Cathryn Hein has a gorgeous website that is the essence of the oft-repeated lesson that a website ought to visually showcase the genre the author writes in. Take a look and guess the genre. … … … Australian romance!