If you’ve been working too hard this summer, you need to take a break and go rent Casino Royale, the latest James Bond movie. Have you seen it? I resisted for a long time because I wasn't sure about the new guy. I wanted to see Clive Owen in the role and my second choice would have been Hugh Jackman. And, too, the last few Bond movies have been so bad that I completely lost interest in the franchise.…

Today Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com, is once again excited to have as our guest Canadian author Cheryl Kaye Tardif.

Cheryl has made quite a name for herself in the world of literature in Canada and elsewhere. In 2004, Tardif was nominated for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award. In addition, Cheryl has been extensively interviewed by the media and she has been featured in The…

At this writing, I have twelve books to my credit. Nine have been published and three are under contract. Number thirteen is early awaited by my darling agent, Liz, who would be saying right now, "Joanna, finish that BEFORE you blog."

But I will temporarily ignore Liz because one of my fellow Crimespace pals asked a great question: How do you get published?

What I intend to do in this blog is share the various ways I've achieved publication, and perhaps if I'm ambitious enough,…

Have to confess I was curious and checked out this hour long reality show. http://www.spiketv.com/index.html#home/bll/t=bll/cnt=2/st=1 The tagline is "Can you solve it before they do?" Two teams of law students, law professors, and assorted others. A real crime is recreated. A veteran police detective serves as mentor and guide.

I was horrified and fascinated. Couldn't turn it off. Extremely gory and pretty…

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You'll find the next article of my virtual book tour here: http://writingspace.blogspot.com/. Please feel free to post a comment on that blog. I look forward to it. :)…

Posted by Leann Sweeney

I have always had a need to keep my hands and my brain busy at the same time. If you write for pleasure, for money, for whatever, you have this trait. You've probably had it for as long as you can remember. No coincidence I painted (while listening to music) and cross-stitched (while watching television) before I began writing (while listening to music) and quilting (while watching television or DVDs). And of course it's no coincidence. Mystery writers…

I'm headed to an author-talk luncheon today, an intriguing chance to hear what another writer has to say about writing. While good writers don't necessarily translate to good speakers, most know how to express themselves well when speaking about their craft. The last speaker I heard, Laura Lippman, was masterful, her subjects flowing smoothly from point to point so that the time flew by and I felt that I got a sense of her as a professional and as a person.

Liking an author doesn't…

The virtual book tour continues...

Today guest blogger, Marta Stephens talks about the writing journey on my blog ...

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R D Wingfield, author of the popular series of novels featuring the shambolic Inspector Frost has died aged seventy nine following a long battle with cancer.…