Archive for March, 2008

Drinking a virtual cup of hot chocolate with us today is M. E. KEMP, author of DEATH OF A BAWDY BELLE.

Q. Marilyn, tell us why you used the famous Salem Witch Hunt time and place as the setting for your novel.

A. Actually, I didn’t choose Salem 1692 as my time; it came chronologically in my historical mystery series featuring two nosy Puritans. How could I not work Salem in there, though?

Wed
19
Mar

Judge the book by its cover!

3:33 pm

http://judgebookbycover.blogspot.com/2008/03/murder-at-work-by-yvonne-eve-walus.html

Thu
13
Mar

Grey’s Anatomy

8:11 am

OK, so would anybody please tell me why we all watch Grey’s Anatomy? Don’t we have books to write, jobs to do, relationship to nurture?

As a writer, I appreciate that the characters are immediately likeable. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be friends with George?

The plot, however, is far from the nail-biting Prison Break or the mysterious LOST. And the subject matter is, let’s face it, grim.

Wed
5
Mar

In the Arms of the Enemy

1:53 pm

Today, we’re hosting Patricia A. Guthrie on her around-the-world virtual book tour. Patricia, welcome to New Zealand. Your book, “In the Arms of the Enemy” is a murder mystery. What sub-genre would you classify it under: cozy, thriller, romantic suspense? Tell us why you chose this particular sub-genre.

This is a romantic suspense novel. I grew up on my mother’s Agatha Christie series, and

With Issue 2 of Escape Velocity on the stands, it’s time to talk to one of its contributors. Today, drinking a virtual glass of champagne with me, is Carmelo Rafala.

1. Your story, “Mother Tongue” was published in Escape Velocity. Quick, make us want to read it!
On a mission to tame a new world, man will turn against man, and even mother nature herself will have her say.

2. Who is your