If you’re the sort of person who worries about that sort of thing, the timeline of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries is really tangled. For example, when was Watson married and how many times was he married? Internal evidence is not … Continue reading
“Do you like eggs?” She laughed. She looked at me, so I laughed too. Wolfe scowled. “Confound it, are eggs comical? Do you know how to scramble eggs, Mrs. Valdon?” “Yes, of course.” “To use Mr. Goodwin’s favorite locution, one … Continue reading
(I particularly like the end, where the mandolin guy goes over to hug her and she curves away from him and then pushes him away. “My pretty mouth will frame the phrases that will disprove your faith in man,” after … Continue reading
Editor (brandishes a few sheets of paper): This story is great, You should write like this all the time. Writer: Why, thank you. (looks at the sheets of paper more closely) But… I didn’t write that. Editor: I know you … Continue reading
I just saw Personal Shopper, and I liked it a lot. It’s kind of a horror movie, not my favorite genre, but I’d been very impressed by Clouds of Sils Maria (also written and directed by Olivier Assayas, and also … Continue reading
Today’s writing tip: Don’t sit around waiting for the world’s best and newest idea for a story — just write it well. Gwenpool was never supposed to be a real comic book. It was a joke cover, a mashup of … Continue reading