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SO LONG, FAREWELL . . . . I was a founding Femme,...

SO LONG, FAREWELL . . . . I was a founding Femme, too many years ago to remember. I have seen members of our blogging group come and go, and I’ve loved all of them. Some of them quit writing,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2017 at My Weblog

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STARTING OVER Very soon, you’ll see an...

STARTING OVER Very soon, you’ll see an announcement that has been months and months in the making. I’m starting a new series with a new publisher and a new editor. This is like taking a different job . . .... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2017 at My Weblog

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As many of you may already know (since I’ve been...

As many of you may already know (since I’ve been complaining about it forever), we’ve had to be out of our house for a month while water damage to our floors was repaired. Now we’re back in our lair, and... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2017 at My Weblog

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THE PRESS I fly to Albuquerque today to “do...

THE PRESS I fly to Albuquerque today to “do press.” Tonight I will have dinner with a lot of entertainment journalists – of course the cast will be there also, and by far the greater attraction -- because, well, they’re... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2017 at My Weblog

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LOOK BACK IN ANGER! I try not to force modern...

LOOK BACK IN ANGER! I try not to force modern opinions on older books. It’s just not fair. No matter how often I may wince, I can’t rewrite the history of social development. That’s my first disclaimer. My second is... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2017 at My Weblog

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MINDFULNESS Unfortunately, sometimes I repel new...

MINDFULNESS Unfortunately, sometimes I repel new ideas with a “Bah, humbug” reflex. I did that with ‘mindfulness’ until I really thought about the concept. I reasoned that of course, I knew what I was doing. What did mindfulness have to... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2017 at My Weblog

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End of the Year Blues

by Charlaine Harris at the Femmes Fatales This year I’ve been feeling increasingly autumnal . . . maybe bordering on wintery. It’s been a year of loss, of friends vanishing forever. After remembering these friends and their influence on my... Continue reading

Posted Dec 12, 2016 at My Weblog

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From One Media to Another I’ve been fortunate to...

From One Media to Another I’ve been fortunate to have several television deals, and I can tell you from experience, the two forms of entertainment are utterly dissimilar. If you suppose I mean seeing the action of a plot rather... Continue reading

Posted Nov 28, 2016 at My Weblog

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LIFE AS WE KNOW IT Whether you’re happy about...

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT Whether you’re happy about the outcome of the presidential election or not, here’s the great thing: it’s over. No more ranting and rebuttal, no more hashing over the same arguments (ad nauseum). No more preaching... Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2016 at My Weblog

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I MADE A MISTAKE . . . When a new book comes out,...

I MADE A MISTAKE . . . When a new book comes out, as my ALL THE LITTLE LIARS just did, I wait for reader reaction. I don’t read Amazon reviews, since they are not signed, but I do get... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2016 at My Weblog

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A WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH For a homeowner,...

A WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH For a homeowner, “you have to find a contractor” are words of doom. You may live in a small town, in which case all contractors worth a hoot are all booked up, or you... Continue reading

Posted Sep 12, 2016 at My Weblog

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Here’s a great idea. Let’s just vote tomorrow....

Here’s a great idea. Let’s just vote tomorrow. Really, has there ever been a more sharply divided presidential race in history? Is there anyone in the United States who does not know by now who is running for the office,... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2016 at My Weblog

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Here’s a great idea. Let’s just vote tomorrow....

Here’s a great idea. Let’s just vote tomorrow. Really, has there ever been a more sharply divided presidential race in history? Is there anyone in the United States who does not know by now who is running for the office,... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2016 at My Weblog

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RELEVANCE Since I’m back in the traditional...

RELEVANCE Since I’m back in the traditional mystery business – my first Aurora Teagarden novel in years, ALL THE LITTLE LIARS, will be out Oct. 4 – I’ve been reading more in the subgenre. A lot of non-cozy readers tend... Continue reading

Posted Aug 8, 2016 at My Weblog

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POSITIVE!! By Charlaine Harris Let’s talk about...

POSITIVE!! By Charlaine Harris Let’s talk about something wonderful. It’s about time, huh? This past weekend was Clear the Shelters weekend. NBC Universal sponsored it, in coordination with more than 680 animal shelters. Applicants could adopt a pet (dog, cat,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 25, 2016 at My Weblog

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THOUGHTFUL DAY I doubt if anyone is glued to her...

THOUGHTFUL DAY I doubt if anyone is glued to her computer this morning to read blogs, least of all mine. But I want to share my thoughts with you about the Fourth of July. There’s a famous speech from “Newsroom,”... Continue reading

Posted Jul 4, 2016 at My Weblog

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READING SEASONS I think of winter as a great...

READING SEASONS I think of winter as a great reading time, and so do the publishers. I envision being trapped inside by the Arctic weather (which doesn’t happen often in Texas), or being iced in (which happens often enough). Then... Continue reading

Posted Jun 27, 2016 at My Weblog

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NO LIGHT HEART I virtuously wrote my blog...

NO LIGHT HEART I virtuously wrote my blog yesterday, and it was lighthearted. I may publish it some day, but today is not the day. My heart is too heavy with the massacre in Orlando. I am not going to... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2016 at My Weblog

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MALICIOUS PLEASURE Along with Femmes Donna...

MALICIOUS PLEASURE Along with Femmes Donna Andrews, Toni Kelner, Hank Phillipi Ryan, Elaine Viets, Marcia Talley, and Catriona McPherson, I was in Bethesda this past weekend for Malice Domestic. I think it’s the original and only conference designed to spotlight... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2016 at My Weblog

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THE BUSINESS I’ve had the pleasant adventure of...

THE BUSINESS I’ve had the pleasant adventure of being on several television sets, and it’s always fascinating to see how it all works. For every actor, there are maybe ten (or more) people off-screen doing a myriad of jobs to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2016 at My Weblog

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JUST ONE BOOK! I was asked on Facebook, “If you...

JUST ONE BOOK! I was asked on Facebook, “If you had to pick one favorite book and one favorite author, who would it be?” This question is almost unanswerable. There are two many fields to cover. My favorite mystery? My... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2016 at My Weblog

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HOW OTHERS SEE US My husband, our middle son, and...

HOW OTHERS SEE US My husband, our middle son, and I went to see “Deadpool” recently. For those of you who haven’t seen the Ryan Reynolds movie, it’s about a superhero who is gross in the extreme. All the other... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2016 at My Weblog

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DISTRESSING VIEWING My distressing viewing this...

DISTRESSING VIEWING My distressing viewing this morning was the news. Any year we are having a presidential election, the news revs up a notch, but this year is particularly divisive and dramatic. This morning I saw large crowds of Trump... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2016 at My Weblog

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A GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL Last week, I was happy to...

A GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL Last week, I was happy to be part of a group signing in the Dallas area. My friends (and talented writers all) Jaye Wells, Delilah Dawson, Rachel Caine, and Kevin Hearne, had a great... Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2016 at My Weblog

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February is leaping out of the gate. I have three...

February is leaping out of the gate. I have three events on three weekends this month. The weekend of Valentine’s Day, I am going to Rocksprings, Texas, to revisit the hotel my grandparents owned. It’s the hundredth anniversary of the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2016 at My Weblog

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