I've been reading about probate court and trying to find videos to watch so I have some idea what goes on. My new novel has a lot of will problems and it feels very retro. Dorothy Sayers discussed inheritance problems in Unnatural Death. Agatha Christie discussed them in Sad Cypress. Both authors wrote short stories [...]
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Snow, snow, beautiful snow, you slip on a lump…
I find this picture fascinating. Actually I find the original on my back porch fascinating. The heap of snow on the table shows something odd about how much frozen water fell from the sky. The table has a pyramid of snow that is around eight or nine inches deep some inches in from the edge. [...]
how to write a book…
I read an article about someone else's process for writing a book. That person has written twenty or thirty books minimum so it was kind of interesting. Unfortunately what it really showed was that writing is very individual. The way that author brought a book into being has nothing in common with how I write. [...]
Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord
Okay, we celebrated this feast on Sunday, January 11. It is more or less assigned to January 13, but celebrated on the Sunday following the feast of the Epiphany, which is January 6 but moved to the first Sunday in January. Also oddly, the Feast of the Epiphany is considered to be a celebration of [...]
I think my next book should be called The Wedding Savers!
Anyway, I went to a wedding and spent five days going, partying, and coming home. I have lots of happy memories that are too personal to share but I will say that there were twelve little flower girls and that is something I never expect to see again. It was lovely! You can buy my [...]
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