Yeah, I suppose I am a deep thinker . . .

Takes one to know one.

RE: my name
"Pari" is Farsi. You were right about Noskin; it is Russian. And "Taichert" is German. I'm one confused broad.

I put your name in the search at Amazon and there is Vehicle Maintenance For Women written by Charlotte Williamson. Is that you, too? I found the others. They're in my cart waiting for the next time I order something.

Thanks for adding me! I'm going to look for your books eight now.

Kathryn,
Can't wait to read one of your books. Where can I pick one up?

Hi Charlotte! Thanks for stopping by! And you're right--I should stop obsessing about weight, but it's wonderful fodder for my mystery series character, lol!

Have you tried www.agentquery.com? It's free. keep trying and then either do it yourself or create your own press at LuLu.

L.A.'s not a scary place, but you do need a healthy dose of street smarts to get around. The cities here have been changing. These urban pedestrian communities are all the rage and I live in one of them. I walk to the bank, grocery store, department store, coffee houses, and bookstores. The light-rail train station is not too far away but inconvenient enough that I still drive long distances. But if the traffic keeps get worse, I'll probably be found more on the train.

What's wonderful here is the food. Just this past weekend I had fresh, fresh fish tacos, authentic Kansas City barbecue, and Japanese-Peruvian food. You can find everything here.

*WOW* Charlotte,
Sounds like you had a really intesting homecoming with witnessing that storm so close. I used to hate the ones we saw in Texas when growing up on visits there. Tornados can be so unpredictable, and don't always offer any warning. Living here with the hurricane threats, isn't always exciting, but at least we usually have some kind of warning, and can get get out of harms way.

It's surprising to me, to find as many people that fear the cost of getting a site designed, compared to the quick-fix tools on the web. Kind of like opting for me to repair my car b y buying the manual and trying to understand the lingo used in there. I know where the gas goes, and can usually find the dip stick and oil tank (if it's marked with the word on top), but the rest is pretty much greek to me. *HA*

The point being, that some people can take the manual and do the work fine, and others (myelf included), would get totally lost and frustrated. You've done really good with putting together plenty of content, that's easy to navigate and find the various pages.

I'd been online for several years using the computer to communicate with people online, and it was a blessing during the time I was going through my separation and divorce. I'd been married for 23 1/2 years by the time it was over, and still had 3 teens between Va and NC at the time.

I took a trip up to Ohio with my daughters for a couple of weeks, and returned to find my newly enhanced-rebuilt computer, printer, tv, vcr, and everything else of material value had been stolen the day before. No insurance to fall back on, so everything was completely lost.

The thieves were caught, but not before they'd pawned or sold everything. They opted for jail time to avoid repaying what they took, so I had to start over. For three months, I went over to my parents and used their Mac, then took out a loan for another PC. But during those months, I used the time to learn how to create sites, so I wouldn't be dependant on any one computer ever again. Mom's Mac didn't have much space, and she only had 1 phone line for the dial up connection.

I started out wih a free account, then did tech support for other companies for several years before becoming a Sole Proprietorship and opening my own designing business. I had so much problems with hosting the site at various companies on the web, so a close friend suggesting I open my own web hosting, so I'd have a place I could trust and know how my designed sites, as well as my clients sites were handled.

Now I handle the design, hosting, and domains through different parts of my business and each has their own domains. Those are the 3 parts of any site, and the cost depends on the many choices people have on the web.

Phew! Coming back from the airport on Sunday, the 16th, we drove right into the middle of a tornado. My husband and I saw it form in the sky and come to earth. (In southwest Florida, the land is so flat, you can see forever) Tired to miss it by going around it, but still managed to catch the edge. I'm still trying to get over Hurricane Charlie. Would someone please tell me why I continue to live here?

Hi Charlotte,
Yes, it's beginning to show signs of fall here already, and I'm really enjoying the lack of noise from the AC being OFF finally. The bill was getting unreal, and I am so READY to stop being a feeding treat for these monster mosquito's around here. *OUCH* We live right between the Perquimans River and the Albemarle Sound (less than a mile in 3 directions from my front door), so they can really be right violent at times. Just trying to get the mail from my box can be a chore, if I don't add some blocking agents.

I haven't gotten up to the Q on Sue Grafton's latest book yet. Sad to say, but I lagged for so long on J, that I haven't begun "K is for Killer" yet. I've bought it, with the N and O, Might be missing the M, and not sure on P either, but I'll get there.

I went to your site again tonight, to see if I'd been there before or not. I did remember checking it out earlier. I have clients that do their sites with the Front Page Extensions, but it's not a tool I'd ever want to mess with myself. You did really well with getting quite a bit done with it though.

How was your flight back? Hopefully you didn't have any problems with the storms that passed recently. We had a lot of wind today, but it wasn't near as bad as the rains and winds we were having for a few days before today.

I see thanks! If I knew what you did, though I'd have my hero a heroine! actually, I'm biased because the novel i'm working on my private eye, circa 1940's is a lady. no southern Belle she, however, this is a tough (if cultured) New York City babe!

How could I have over looked you were a sheriff? Holy moly! Have you made yourself your own heroine? A southern belle who solves mysteries? that sounds so cool.

Hell, Charlotte, we've just about reached the end of the lonnnnnnngest winter I can recall. I mean, it's not winter in the sense of snowdrifts up to the eaves and such, and the temp doesn't get much below 8 centigrade. But the rain...holy potted plants, batman, has it but rained. Still it seems we're over the worst, the sun's shining and the mood's lifting. Light out of the grey at last.

As regards the scriptwriting - I've worked on everything from sitcom to sci-fi, from straight drama to police procedurals. Nothing you'd've seen in the States (a sci-fi show I wrote on – Charlie Jade – aired in Canada (as well as various European and Asian countries) but was apparently considered to avant-garde for the American market). The South African shows are far more amateurish than most international fare and given our limited budgets and such, that’s not surprising. But several shows I’ve worked on have won/been finalists in the International Emmies, at BANFF and the Rose D’Or in Switzerland, so we’re getting there. I still dream of making it internationally, of course. But for most, success is not an overnight thing. So there’s still time…tick-tock, tick-tock…

I will out of town 13th - 16th doing what writers do. (promotion) Be back in service on the 17th.

Thanks for that. with success I guess comes that sort of stuff(you never thought of before)! i understand what you mean. it's a very complicated thing this publishing business--even after you make it--there's bills and expenses. wow. but book signings! you go girl!

We normally have both agents and acquisition editors (and current and former cops as well) attend LIMCON. C'mon up for the conference-- Chicago in February will make you appreciate why you live in Florida, hurricanes or no hurricanes!

You're not alone in feeling all alone in promoting your work. For many authors, their publishers are distributors and little more. I think I'm going to have to write a Novelist's Boot Camp - type article on Mission Essential Promotion.

Not New England, New York! nice hometowns, I love the South. almost settled there, but marriage brought me here. good for you on your book successes! HOpewell? was the guy an aviator? or can't you fess up?! you gave me hope. I'm working on a novel--1/3 finished. I am basically positive, but then I can get shot down and feel i'll never get it published. what's the coping advice Charlotte? can you give me some? thanks!