http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com Considering All Things Mysterious Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:27:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am at the place in my book where I must flesh out my dastardly villains so I can continue the story. So far I know I have multiple villains They are Chinese They deal in human smuggling They are using the previously empty beach house as a drop off point because of ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/08/23/a-little-about-the-dastardly-villains/ It's a wonderful thing being one of the world's creative people. It's fun tapping your creative side and seeing what you can do with it. When the creative process is complete, you polish and edit until your work is a thing of wonder - to you. Then, you send ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/08/19/facing-rejection/ I'm writing a book. There I am typing furiously, I look down, and say "What the . . . " Frankly, I wonder who's been writing while I was in La La land. The story has taken an unexpected, unplanned twist. Something has happened on the page ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/08/09/mysterious-words/ It's always been a mystery to me how one could diet and actually lose weight. You may agree with me or not, but I have tried dieting so often. Sometimes I feel like I have lived my life on a diet - one that doesn't work. I am ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/08/02/jakes-diet-is-working/ Do you understand what an RSS feed is? I certainly didn't until today. It's a way to know when there's a new posting on your favorite blogs. There's a cool video on how to do RSS at http://www.commoncraft.com/video-rss-plain-english Marilynne http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/07/29/rss-feeds/ I was reminded by a friend today that in order to write successfully you need to be persistent. Since I've been in the middle of a dead spot, I needed that reminder.Persistence has nothing to do with dead spots. It has everything to do with plugging away, even ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/07/24/persistence/ Most mystery authors travel from book store to book store to meet their readers at book signings. If you've never heard the term, then I encourage you to go to a book signing and find out what it's all about. Book signings are where the author and reader ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/07/14/book-signings/ Like many readers, I have a bookcase full of books, read and unread. The bookcase is floor to ceiling. My paperbacks are two deep on the shelf. That's nice. However I also have other bookcases, shelves, books tucked away all over the house. For me, that's good ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/07/11/my-bookshelf/ I've always liked independent bookstores because they have character. The owners put their own tastes and their own love of books into their store. It must work, because I can't think of an independent bookstore I didn't like. There is an independent bookstore in San Diego's touristy Seaport Village ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/07/02/whats-in-an-independent-bookstore/ How many people do you know who say they are writing a book or have a book in their head that they will write someday? You may know several. I'm one of them. I'm in the process of writing a book. I have high hopes for ... http://www.marilynne.blogging4life.com/2008/06/25/writing-a-book-2/