Writing

Labor Day is the Last Day of Summer- Deal With It

By ooohsomethingshiny September 4, 2011 Leave a comment

You know it is. On the calendar, it’s not until like the 20th of September, but c’mon. If you haven’t done whatever you planned to do over the summer, it’s too late. But not to worry, it’s clean slate time. None of us have really ever moved from the academic calendar we have been following […]

Oooh Something Shiny on Facebook!

By ooohsomethingshiny August 24, 2011 1 Comment

The long wait is over: http://www.facebook.com/OoohSomethingShiny Like me. No, really. Like me

Twitter Feuds

By ooohsomethingshiny July 27, 2011 Leave a comment

Up until a couple of days ago I had no idea Twitter Feuds even existed and now two  (!)  have  come to light. The first is a feud between The Bloggess (Mother of Beyonce, the Giant Metal  Chicken) and William Shatner (Father of Space Travel and Discount Hotels). Apparently William Shatner refused her gracious dinner […]

Lawrence Block is Following me on Twitter

By ooohsomethingshiny July 15, 2011 3 Comments

This is a huge deal. You have no idea. I have been reading his work for decades. He has been my favorite mystery writer for as long as I remember. Before Dick Francis, before Elizabeth Peters, before Robert B Parker, Sue Grafton and Diane Mott Davison. And now, he has jumped feet first into social […]