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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- Author of the Bridget O'Hern, amateur detective series, and of the upcoming Aunt Amelia (Winthrope) Golden Age mystery series. Also am a Derringer recipient from the Short Mystery Fiction Society. And I have a middle grade mystery series (short stories, so far) featuring a trio of fifth grade, multicultural sleuths known as the Stanley St. Irregulars. And then there's the e-book beginning readers series featuring Fat Cat and Gray Mouse in the Mystery Next Door. The lat dynamic duo are looking for a nice agent to to look out for their best interests!
- Do You Have A Website?
- Yup, go to www.patriciaharrington.com
- About Me:
- Well, I said quite a bit already up above. I write mysteries, flash fiction and am a grant writer, too. I teach a workshop that I call Parallel Universes: Writing the Mystery and Crafting the Grant. They do have a similar bone structure:-). Live in the Pacific Northwest where rain is no stranger. And I think I have X's on Fences around me. In Depression times, I understand that hobos and drifters would mark an X on the fence of a place where the lady of the house would give them a free meal. Well, that's a long time ago, but hobo and homeless kitties have the same system, and some of them don't meander on after they're fed. They settle in for the long run. Yup, I'm a sucker for the four-legged creatures with a sad story.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://mysterywritingmusings.blogspot.com
- Favorite Books:
- Have lots.
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Have to mention Seattle Mystery Bookstore and Whodunit Bookstore in Olympia.
Patricia Harrington's Blog
Research Help on Aussie/New Zealand and "Digby Hats"
I thought I'd throw this out to the literate and well read group out there in Book Place. I'm working on a mystery novel set in the 1930s. Had a British friend who told a wonderful story about his "digby hat," and the man was raised in New Zealand and served in the British Armey in World War II. He was a doctor. Short story is that I did look online for information about "digby" and saw that there was a place in Australia by that name. Found out some bits and pieces of info, but can anyone po
… ContinuePosted on May 14, 2007 at 11:25pm —
Books Garlore and Book Crossing
It's fun to be in a spot where people love books and share that interest. Thought I'd mention one small brag and also tell about a fun site called Bookcrossing. One of my flash fiction mysteries, "A Chilling Clue," is just out in a new collection titled Crime and Suspense Anthology, No. 1 from Wolfmont Publishing. http://wolfmont.com/
Had fun with that story, I must say.
Re: Bookcrossing, for those not familiar with the site, you register a boo
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A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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kyle
I am on Bainbridge, where are you? I have seen your books at Eagle Harbor Books and I feel as if I should know you!
If you ever need a professional review for marketing or an editor I hope you will keep me in mind.
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Mel
Thanks for reading my blog... yep, that's humor for you. Get you thinking one way and then go...
Anyway, the deer pics are up if you want to take a peek.
See ya,
Norm
Off to a presentation on my books Death Stalks the Khmer and Death Comes Too Soon.
Always fun to do!
Pat
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