Hey, Bob, where's "Police Procedures?"
JIM DOHERTY
One teensy weensy question -- is there a setting somewhere so I can increase the font size? My eyes aren't what they used to be....Not for the default theme, which is what everyone is set to use. But you can, by clicking the "Profile" button, go into your profile and change that theme. Click on Look and Layout Preferences, then look for
Janet
Donna Parker, born a Missouri hillbilly, now living in Alabama. Not related to Ingrid, which is too bad--from my point of view, anyway. I've been married for going on 36 years and we have two adult sons. I've been with MWF a long time, although I can't pinpoint the exact year. I have three books published now--with very small presses, but published. The last one was just released Sunday (Woohoo! ;D). The first two are mysteries and the folks here deserve a good bit of the credit because they answered countless questions and let me look in on their publishing lives to gain inspiration. Thanks, everybody! I'm so happy and grateful to Bob that we have this nice new home.Hey, Donna! Congrats on the books and much good luck!
I like Ingrid's idea of having a separate thread for books we are reading and want to discuss. Maybe we can call it 'bookmarks' or something like that. It would be a good resource to 'check out' when we are wondering what to read next.
I'm Jane B. (not to be confused with Jane Berman). I can't remember the other Jane with a different last initial who caused me to begin signing with the "B." back in 1998 when I first joined MWF, but I've always used that moniker here, so I guess I'm stuck with it.
Jane B.
So thanks for having me back! I will try to be good - and feel free to send your psychiatry and criminally insane questions my way.
Love,
Vivian
::)
I haven't given up writing, and although it may be awhile before I post much or even feel like writing, this new incarnation of the forum has given me encouragement and the hope I'll be writing again soon. I'm glad to see a lot of the old crew still at it and having success, and wish the newer members the best.
Anthony H. Stewart
I've figured out how to mark "all read", but when I come back I still have a hard time figuring out what I have and haven't read. I did read the post about clicking at the top to show unread posts since last visit. That's helpful. Does it only show the unread posts in the thread or just threads I haven't read?
Hi all! My name is Justin Smith and I've just joined this forum.We're not entirely without mathematicians (for example I'm one--or I was, perhaps) but we can always do with more. I note that your initial interest in joining is to promote your novel. I trust we'll see more of you than that.
I'm a mathematics professor ...
Alice, are you talking asbout Story by Robert McKee?
Caro
Okay, that could be Sol Stein or Syd Field. Both write on screen writing in ways that can adapted to novels.
Caro
dhparker! Is that you? Cozies right? That's when we used to share our stories. Trying to remember the story you were working on back then.
Don't know Rucka's Kodiak series protagonist; I need to check him out. My WIP is actually based in my town here in Mississippi, instead of the New Orlean's base of Al Forte. And I do need to join PWA; it would be helpful.
Louisa Dixon have mutual acquaintances but have never actually met her; I'll have to deliberately cross paths with her.
I'm actually in north Mississippi, an area relatively unaffected by Katrina. Our coastline communities, however, are still recovering (and receiving much less publicity than others).
No more snowballs Laura J.
Hi,Arline was having trouble getting her websites updated and repaired, and in desperation changed sites and hosts and everything else. So now the website is
I'm Arline Chase. Have been around the forum since 1998 or thereabouts. I have been a writer, writing teacher, and journalist for more than 25 years. When my publisher became ill, I became a publisher, too. Quite a challenge. ;D Folks who want to know more about my writing can visit my website at http://www.arlinechase.com . Folks interested in the publishing part can check out my ebooks site, http://www.ebooksonthe.net or my paper books siite http://www.cambridgebooks.us.
Everyone (new and not-so-new) pop in here and say hello, and tell us something about yourself: who you are, where you are, what you've written, and what you're reading.
Also, if you're coming over from the Zott site, please send me a PM with your name there (if you're not using the same name). I'll copy your post count over from there. It's not really important in overall scheme of life, but those of you who have contributed there should have your stature commended in some way here.
PS: No avatars? ::)Yeah, I'm trying to save bandwidth and storage. Plus, the old site we came from didn't use them, so most of the folks who started up here had never used them.
PS: No avatars? ::)Yeah, I'm trying to save bandwidth and storage. Plus, the old site we came from didn't use them, so most of the folks who started up here had never used them.
welcome!
And, I'll ask the obvious question. What's the story behind your nick?
PS: No avatars? ::)
Somehow I suspect that looking in the dictionary wouldn't tell me what "avatars" means nowadays. Maybe some kind soul would explain? Byron
Greetings - I just joined the forum. I am an avid reader of mysteries and have thought about writing for a long time. I do write as part of my job (lawyer) but that style of writing tends to wither creativity. I hope that by joining forum I will become inspired to do more than just think about possible story lines! :)Ah - a lawyer. You'll come in handy for folks, I'm sure. Welcome! What's your specialty?
I work for the Department of Homeland Security.
Welcome, Dee! I don't think we've had a... well, I started to say a comic mystery writer, but maybe we have had a few of those. Let me say a writer of mystery comics. ;D Good to meet you, too. Hope you will enjoy the site. Lots of good mystery writing info in the various threads.
Donna
If anyone is interested in my one existing novel it's called HOMICIDAL INTENT and it was published as a paperback original by Dell in 2001. By Vivian Chern (Didn't use the Shnaidman for that - long story - but I may use it now - what do you guys think?)