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EXCERPT from the introduction by SUSAN K. BEERY to the crime anthology, LANDMARKED FOR MURDER.

Why a mystery anthology set around L.A. landmarks? Landmarks define a city. They are more than fixed objects that mark a location. They are mirrors that reflect our history, monuments to human triumph and tragedy. A single landmark can transcend its origial purpose, and slip into our collective consciousness as a political symbol, a pop icon, or a memorial to unspeakable horror and death. Importantly, landmarks cut across cultural barriers to draw people from all strata, and for the mystery writer, that opens up a world of deadly possibilities..."Paperback available NOW at http://www.sistersincrimela.com

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Stealing Electronic/Digital Books

Every time you download an electronic/digital book free without the written consent of the publisher or the copyright owner, you are stealing a book. Even if you paid a membership fee to the site offe...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:13:00 GMT

KOONTZ DIDN’T NEED MY MONEY EITHER

I told this story last year just before Koontz spoke at the Orange County California chapter of Romance Writers of America. Twenty-one years ago, when I was recovering from cancer surge...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:16:00 GMT

Top Ten Best Paid Authors According to Forbes

I just looked up the top ten best paid authors on Forbes Magazine's list. Sigh. They're all authors I read or have read, and they obviously don't need my money.  1. J. K. Rowling - $300 mil...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:17:00 GMT

WHERES MY TRIP TO SAN QUENTIN PRISON?

It's on my Deadly Liaisons blog at http://www.dee-ann-palmer.blogspot.com Dee Ann  
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:13:00 GMT

MOONING AMTRAK

It filled radio's morning news. A bar somewhere in crazy, greater Los Angeles was holding their annual day when customers moon the Amtrak trains as they go by. In case you aren't f...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:37:00 GMT

HOROSCOPES

I'm not sure I believe in the non-science of horoscopes, but in checking out the new navigation bar for MySpace I find that this one for Librans fits today: "Intense demands are being made on your ti...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:14:00 GMT

A "THRILLER" TAG MAY SELL YOUR BOOK

Highlights of the PUBLISHER'S SUMMIT, attended by members of the Sisters in Crime national board, appear on their most recent blogs. I haven't read them all, but from skimming the first one, it a...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 16:43:00 GMT

READ OPENING TO "MARATHON MADNESS"

See my profile to read it. Dee Ann Palmer
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:59:00 GMT

PLOTTING MADE EASY

Plotting is simple, but I've heard lectures making it so convoluted it's a wonder any new writer ever conquers it. It doesn't matter what genre you write in. You begin with two people (or one person...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 09:17:00 GMT

FABULOUS LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

I'd never been on the beautiful UCLA campus until I spent time at the colorful festival in the Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles booth one year. The festival itself is huge and sprawling. I hate to tell yo...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:04:00 GMT