475 years ago today, Catherine Howard was beheaded, after being found guilty of adultery while married to Henry VIII. Historians argue over whether the queen was really guilty, or a merely bubble-headed object manipulated for political gain. The verdict on that question is still out. I have a tenuous connection with Catherine Howard, as I […]
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I wouldn’t normally cram two Pulse Pause Moments together as closely as I have these two, but I was just so blown away by Altered Carbon, that I had to write about it now. (BTW, further to my post last week about Riverdale, I have added a postscript to that one – t.) If you are old
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Romantic Suspense is such a great genre — the high stakes fuels high emotions and everything sizzles, including the hero and heroine, because truth is stripped bare by the desparate circumstances. I love writing the stuff. The Romantic Thriller Collection, which I published a few years ago now, has had a mini-update. I’ve changed the
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Pulse Pause Moments – Jugghead?? Jugghead?? I mean…really? Not only was I inveigled into watching Riverdale, but I wasn’t at all familiar with the Archie comic books (although I’ve done a bit of–mostly horrified–reading since then). I can’t believe they made a TV series out of Archie comics. Not only that, but the series manages
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For various reasons, I had to replace the covers for Dead Again and Thrilling Affair this week. I was kinda grumpy about that, because I just had new covers made not so long ago. I went back to check on that date. It was three years ago!! That’s the problem with all sorts of inanimate objects. If
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This post was published five years ago today. Five years!! I’ve been keeping a blog for a long time. There are posts going back even further than this one, but I thought this one would bear repeating, for newer readers to discover. –t. I think the reason why I write fiction is pretty much out there
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I think everyone considers, at least once in their life, and usually when they’re young, the idea of pursuing fame and fortune as a movie star. I know I did. Lately, though, I have begun to think screen actors have the worst job in the world. Just to begin, most of them have to shuck
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May your 2018 be brilliant and most of all, happy. Unlike previous years, this year I sat back at my work desk on December 28th and haven’t stopped. Today being the first of the month and the first day of the year, I have been entrenched in my office all day and have only now
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As Christmas Day falls on a Monday, this year I get to say Merry Christmas on the actual day. May you and yours have a wonderful day, eat far too much, regret it as usual, and relax with your loved ones and wonder where the year went. And because my blog wouldn’t be
A young Queen Elizabeth on a one pound note, circa 1976The second season episodes of the most expensive TV series ever produced, The Crown, which cost a mere $130M, just dropped on Netflix a few days ago. It’s interesting timing, because today is the 81st anniversary of the day that Britain’s King Edward VIII renounced
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