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- Hometown:
- Northern Michigan
- About Me:
- Author and retired teacher, speaker on communication.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
- http://www.pegherring.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Dickens, Hardy, Shakespeare for oldies
Jan Burke, Lee Child, Anne Perry, Craig Johnson just to name a few...
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- TV: NFL football, just about anybody playing
Old British sitcoms
Movies: Kind of eclectic, but I like everything Brad Pitt's done and almost everything with Meryl Streep.
Peg Herring's Blog
Writing Funny
I will admit that as a playwright, I wrote some things that were funny. But in my novels, nobody's going to laugh out loud.
I note this because I started reading a friend's MS last night and I did...laugh out loud. She has the knack of being funny without being silly, and entertaining without stooping to farce, which irritates me. I was never a fan of the Lucille Ball-type heroine, so overdrawn and asinine that I wanted to slap her. My friend's small-town h… Continue
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 10:44pm — 4 Comments
Writing Funny
I will admit that as a playwright, I wrote some things that were funny. But in my novels, nobody's going to laugh out loud.
I note this because I started reading a friend's MS last night and I did...laugh out loud. She has the knack of being funny without being silly, and entertaining without stooping to farce, which irritates me. I was never a fan of the Lucille Ball-type heroine, so overdrawn and asinine that I wanted to slap her. My friend's small-town h… Continue
Posted on November 13, 2009 at 10:44pm —
Tis the Season...to Not (R)
I hate decorating. In late fall my friends and acquaintances start talking about "doing" the house, some with anticipation, some with resignation. I refuse. I don't like the clutter, I don't enjoy the disruption, and I see no reason to turn my house into a wannabe Wal-Mart.
I realize this might put me in the grinch category, but otherwise I do okay. I arrange and conduct a huge Christmas concert for my tow… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 9:56pm — 2 Comments
Tis the Season...to Not (R)
I hate decorating. In late fall my friends and acquaintances start talking about "doing" the house, some with anticipation, some with resignation. I refuse. I don't like the clutter, I don't enjoy the disruption, and I see no reason to turn my house into a wannabe Wal-Mart.
I realize this might put me in the grinch category, but otherwise I do okay. I arrange and conduct a huge Christmas concert for my tow… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 9:56pm —
Writer's Glut, The Opposite of Writer's Block
Gee, that was a good idea. Why didn't I finish it? Oh, right. I was stuck on motive. Oh, and that one's nice, too. I was going to work on the characters, get them some depth. Oh, that clever idea for a plot still seems cl… Continue
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 9:27pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (44 comments)
- At 5:18am on September 3, 2009,
Monique said… - Please add me to the list for the book drawing. Sounds like a great series!
- At 6:52pm on August 30, 2009,
Lisa Richardson said…
- I'd love to read the first of hopefully many in a new series! Please throw my name in the hat!
- At 12:50pm on August 30, 2009,
Helen Kiker said…
- Please add me to the list for the book drawing.
- At 11:44am on August 30, 2009,
Penny Tuttle said…
- I'm a huge historical mystery fan and would love to win an ARC of HER HIGHNESS' FIRST MURDER - please add my name to the hat!! Thank you.
- At 10:51am on August 30, 2009,
HappyRuby said…
- Your book sounds exciting. Put my name in the hat.
- At 3:30pm on August 29, 2009,
janimar said… - I love the Tudors and would love to read your new book.
- At 8:37am on August 29, 2009,
Larry W. Chavis said…
- Hi Peg, I'd like the book.
- At 10:26am on January 11, 2009,
Margaret Palmer said… - Hey Peg, I have started working on my book. I have 13 chapters written and working on my 14th. It's really going well. I saw the Malice contest, but I don't think I'll finish in time. If you want to take a peek, the link is http://www.goodreads.com/profile/lovemyfrogs . Thanks for the friendship.
- At 5:00am on December 22, 2008,
Sheri Fresonke Harper said…
- I hope you have a merry Christmas and happy holiday season :) Sheri
- At 2:55am on October 29, 2008,
Beth Groundwater said… - Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author, Peg, and I'll see you in Indianapolis for Bouchercon/mini-Magna next fall, if not sooner!
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