(I wasn’t intending to write another farewell post, but I couldn’t resist this one.) Dorothy Malone had a long and distinguished career as an actress, but I’ve seen obituaries which devoted several paragraphs to this one scene, her only scene … Continue reading
Today’s writing tip: Draw a floor plan, and don’t wait until the last minute to do it. I’ve had a note on my To Do list for a long time, to draw a floor plan for “The Bus Station Mystery.” … Continue reading
Ernest Hemingway knew Lady Duff Twysden when he was young. He used her as the model for Lady Brett Ashley in his first novel, The Sun Also Rises. I read an interview with him once, from later on in his … Continue reading
So, it’s about time for a blog post (it must be, right?). I don’t have any grand unified field theory of writing to report or anything like that. But I guess I have some things. 1) I’m still working on … Continue reading
I think about Logan, Wonder Woman, the new Spider-Man movie, and the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie. What do they have in common? They’re the last four big superhero movies, and in each case I thought, “Hey, that sounds … Continue reading
I have not seen The Fate of the Furious (which is kind of a stupid name) — though I do want to — but I have caught a couple of spoilers online, and it pleases me immensely that the events … Continue reading