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If you are a dedicated Sherlock Holmes fan, you will love this book. Sherlock Holmes: Far & Wide storybook. NEW REVIEW by Margaret Walsh a fellow writer of Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Or as Holmes would say, "my friend and colleague." REVIEW: "I received a copy of the book Sherlock Holmes: Far & Wide by Gretchen Altabef… Continue reading Highly Recommended!
Who is he? Notes on characterization. One third of the way through writing my next novel, Mycroft Holmes popped into the scene. Although Doctor Watson greatly enjoys describing the scene and especially London, he also knows that characters drive a story. I have published one short story with the Holmes brothers and set it at… Continue reading Mycroft Holmes
The Woman who outsmarted Sherlock Holmes. The Woman Herself - Irene Adler: The famous quote from "A Scandal in Bohemia," - "I have seldom heard him mention her by any other name," elevates Irene from a mere adversary to an enduring force in his life. She outwits him not through force or deception, but through her… Continue reading Irene Adler
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed". Hemingway. A bit harsh, but there are days in a writer’s life when this is absolutely how it feels. Hemingway knew. “Writers are forged in injustice as a sword is forged.” This also rings true for the Sherlock Holmes… Continue reading Don’t Stop Because It’s Hard
“I just finished [reading] the book....it was fantastic! What a great grouping of stories representing almost the whole spectrum of Sherlock Holmes fiction. The time travel story alone was well worth the wait! Thanks for the book; it will be an honored addition to my Sherlock Holmes library.” T.M. It is so lovely to hear… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes FAR AND WIDE Storybook
“Logic will take you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Albert Einstein Recently, a friend who I hadn’t seen in a long while asked how I became an author and how I learned to read my writing dramatically. By trusting my Muse. I learned that imagination expands exponentially when used daily. Championed… Continue reading Trust The Muse
“…don’t get annoyed when your characters misbehave. Pat yourself on the back for creating such thoroughly believable fictional beings. Let them take the lead and see where they take you.” From Geri Shear's blogpost: "When Your Fictional Characters Ignore You." Geri Shear has a lovely author blog, filled with writers wisdom. Her posts always inspire… Continue reading Hooray For Our Wonderfully Mischievous Characters!
. . .details which I have to kind of make up to fill this kind of well, that Doyle so brilliantly left out." Jeremy Brett Thank you all. REMARKABLE POWER OF STIMULUS made the cut!!! Enjoy the ride, it is truly remarkable! From Holmes's reconciliation with Watson in "The Empty House" to the truth about… Continue reading Top 20 MX Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in June
You look at THESE SCATTERED HOUSES, and you are impressed by their beauty. I look at them, and the only thought which comes to me is a feeling of their isolation, and of the impunity with which crime may be committed there . . . Had this lady who appeals to us for help gone… Continue reading “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” & My Sherlock Novels
Orlando Pearson is the author of The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Series. Great sense of period in London and on an ocean liner from Liverpool to New York . . . an intriguing murder plot located on the world’s first film set and its twists has the reader eager to turn the page and find out… Continue reading Orlando Pearson’s Review of FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY
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