tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.comments2024-03-14T08:44:26.579-04:00Type M for MurderBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4973125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-16051309923370037132024-03-13T21:19:33.573-04:002024-03-13T21:19:33.573-04:00Congratulations!!! What a great title!!!Congratulations!!! What a great title!!!Thomas Kieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958985290683779166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-48346173567945105172024-03-08T16:06:02.958-05:002024-03-08T16:06:02.958-05:00I had exactly the same idea - and the same reserva...I had exactly the same idea - and the same reservations!<br />Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-63871213961931449622024-02-28T12:34:52.969-05:002024-02-28T12:34:52.969-05:00Titles are hard. Sometimes I come up with great on...Titles are hard. Sometimes I come up with great ones. Sometimes I just settle.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-7247595643918134082024-02-22T09:25:10.188-05:002024-02-22T09:25:10.188-05:00If it's intended to be a series, you could use...If it's intended to be a series, you could use titles that play on the word "Dutch", like Dutch Courage, Going Dutch, Double Dutch and so on. The drawback might be that these titles suggest a cozy, which may not be the right tone for the stories you want to tell. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-15771475985724726202024-02-13T12:21:31.239-05:002024-02-13T12:21:31.239-05:00Wow. A pox on them all.Wow. A pox on them all.Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-36738755795045553922024-02-07T12:39:38.750-05:002024-02-07T12:39:38.750-05:00Thanks.Thanks.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-63006858032309207522024-02-07T12:02:31.345-05:002024-02-07T12:02:31.345-05:00I"m looking forward to hearing more about thi...I"m looking forward to hearing more about this!!!Thomas Kieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958985290683779166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-54930954862724617622024-02-05T18:42:51.720-05:002024-02-05T18:42:51.720-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-68033163998770450322024-02-05T18:42:37.743-05:002024-02-05T18:42:37.743-05:00I adored Centennial and saw Jaws. I could read or ...I adored Centennial and saw Jaws. I could read or watch movies all day long. Well, I guess the movies require my knitting needles.Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-80766295327342274142024-02-05T12:40:25.733-05:002024-02-05T12:40:25.733-05:00I remember Patty Hearst. I read all those books wh...I remember Patty Hearst. I read all those books when they came out except Centennial. I've never seen the Jaws movie though.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-81372137908738697012024-02-01T12:40:53.266-05:002024-02-01T12:40:53.266-05:00I like American and British TV equally. They are d...I like American and British TV equally. They are different, though.<br /><br />American actors all seem to need to be thin and good-looking and... If they're not, they get relegated to supporting roles. The leads in British shows often look like, well, normal people.<br /><br />American soaps all seem to be about upper class people while Australian and British soaps feature middle and workingSybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-6921904645636741072024-01-31T11:39:00.186-05:002024-01-31T11:39:00.186-05:00Agree. I've lately become interested in Austra...Agree. I've lately become interested in Australian productions after seeing the film June Again and the entire Doctor Blake series. The acting is excellent (surely because of the grounded training Douglas mentions), youth and beauty are present but not foregrounded, and the cinematography and writing depart from American expectations in a refreshing manner. Anna Chapmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-55462997970485322622024-01-24T22:24:24.040-05:002024-01-24T22:24:24.040-05:00Thanks Sybil. I was in such a hurry to get it wrap...Thanks Sybil. I was in such a hurry to get it wrapped. Now I wish I had photographed it on a decent background.Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-63213478474812327372024-01-24T02:49:38.761-05:002024-01-24T02:49:38.761-05:00That is very cool.That is very cool.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-52887633806100219682024-01-18T17:49:35.629-05:002024-01-18T17:49:35.629-05:00The link is up to my 3 favorite reads on Shepherd....The link is up to my 3 favorite reads on Shepherd.com https://shepherd.com/bboy/2023/f/sybil-johnsonSybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-15993554860736750532024-01-17T10:11:40.547-05:002024-01-17T10:11:40.547-05:00Barbara, thanks for this illuminating look into yo...Barbara, thanks for this illuminating look into your writing process along with the recognition that we each find our own. I'm especially struck by your practice of typing up your ms at intervals to avoid dealing with the whole load at the end -- also by the running file of bits and pieces that will have to be changed. So very practical!Anna Chapmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-18623892109522616722024-01-11T20:50:44.250-05:002024-01-11T20:50:44.250-05:00Lost my message. I just said "Brave woman.&qu...Lost my message. I just said "Brave woman."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-45769422730139463522024-01-11T20:49:07.185-05:002024-01-11T20:49:07.185-05:00Brave woman!Brave woman!Hershel Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919613095448470289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-5572497221926532982024-01-09T11:44:35.719-05:002024-01-09T11:44:35.719-05:00Interesting. Thanks.Interesting. Thanks.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-65848178645989892024-01-08T22:07:59.319-05:002024-01-08T22:07:59.319-05:00Tom and Sybil-which makes us outsiders, but I'...Tom and Sybil-which makes us outsiders, but I'm happy with that decision. <br />CharlotteCharlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-23128845610748230792023-12-20T12:12:02.080-05:002023-12-20T12:12:02.080-05:00Always fun to see other people's traditions.Always fun to see other people's traditions.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-2614716210753959002023-12-14T19:31:23.580-05:002023-12-14T19:31:23.580-05:00I must try this! My previous attempts to make a pi...I must try this! My previous attempts to make a pie crust have always failed. This sounds like the perfect, although highly caloric, solution. Happy Holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-36188368481497358362023-12-14T17:14:42.784-05:002023-12-14T17:14:42.784-05:00We do indeed.We do indeed.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-67550405345172978682023-12-14T14:21:44.545-05:002023-12-14T14:21:44.545-05:00Great post. All us writers love words.Great post. All us writers love words.Mario Acevedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269656174447760157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-57808782853877234982023-12-13T00:08:24.933-05:002023-12-13T00:08:24.933-05:00No TikTok for me either. All of the different soci...No TikTok for me either. All of the different social media platforms...sigh.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.com