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Croak & Dagger: Author Interview: Joseph Badal
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. Author Interview: Joseph Badal. Joseph Badal's 38 years in the banking and financial services industries provide a solid foundation for the storyline in. Prior to his finance career, Joe served as an officer in the U.S. Army in critical, highly classified positions in the U.S. and overseas, including tours of duty in Greece and Vietnam. He earned numerous military decorations. Will be included in the anthology. Why do you write? I write...
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Croak & Dagger: The Writers Block: Figures of Speech
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. The Writers Block: Figures of Speech. A column on craft by Linda Triegel. Figures of speech, or figurative language, are the sound effects added to writing to make it richer and more colorful. The most common figures of speech are:. Related to metaphor, personification gives human form, powers, or feelings to non-human beings or things. (Keats calls his Grecian urn “a sylvan historian.”). Write to prosepolisher@earthlink.net. To view ou...
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Croak & Dagger: Angel Street
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. Albuquerque’s little theaters frequently perform mystery plays, which is a boon to us fans. Croak and Dagger chapter members have had the opportunity to see several in recent years—at a reduced ticket price for members—including Agatha Christie’s. Witness for the Prosecution. Earlier this year at ALT, and just this July a production of. Directed by Paula Stein. At the Adobe Theater. Two servants round out the principal cast. Madelon...
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Croak & Dagger: Author Interview: Elizabeth Galligan
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. Author Interview: Elizabeth Galligan. Author, poet and educator, Albuquerque resident Elizabeth Ann Galligan, Ph.D., holds degrees in anthropology, Latin American Studies, and Curriculum and Instruction in Multicultural Teacher Education. As illustrated in her debut novel,. Secrets of the Plumed Saint. A Tale of Intrigue from Northern New Mexico. When did you begin the process of writing your first book? How did one begin? The use of hu...
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Croak & Dagger: Author Interview: Patricia Smith Wood
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. Author Interview: Patricia Smith Wood. As a child Pat entertained herself and others making up stories and putting on plays. Law enforcement is in her DNA: her father served as a police officer and completed a distinguished career with the FBI. She became an FBI employee herself for a brief period. She graduated from the FBI Citizens’ Academy in 2009. Her first mystery,. The Easter Egg Murder. Came out in February 2013. My most recent b...
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Croak & Dagger: Dr. Richard Peck
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. On May 22, 2012 Croak and Dagger welcomed Dr. Richard Peck. As our guest speaker. The focus of his talk was dialogue in novels and plays. Dr Peck received his PhD at University of Wisconsin, taught English at University of Virginia and Temple University, held administrative positions at University of Alabama and Arizona State, and served as president of ASU, University of New Mexico, and University of South Florida. Never us an adverb t...
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Croak & Dagger: What Are Women in Science Like?
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. What Are Women in Science Like? Scientists are required to submit a full disclosure of their biases when they submit a manuscript for review. Their disclosures are brief because editors charge researchers (or at least the agencies supporting the research) page charges. Here’s mine: My novel. Sara Almquist is a woman scientist like me. See my website http:/ www.jlgreger.com. Maybe some ideas for great characters in their books. In 1958 a...
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Croak & Dagger: Mothers of Sisters: Josephine Tey
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. Mothers of Sisters: Josephine Tey. Elizabeth MacKintosh, who wrote mystery novels under the name Josephine Tey, was an intensely private person. Little is known of her life, but her fans are more than satisfied with reading her eight classic short mysteries over and over. The Daughter of Time. Slight of build" and "chic" of dress ( The Man in the Queue. He is well off financially, having inherited money from an aunt in Australia to supp...
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Croak & Dagger: Welcome to Croak & Dagger blog
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. Welcome to Croak and Dagger blog. Croak and Dagger is the Albuquerque chapter of Sisters in Crime. We are published authors, aspiring writers, and readers - bound by our affection for the mystery genre and our support of women who write mysteries. Membership is open to everyone interested in mysteries! To view our upcoming speakers and events, visit our website: croak-and-dagger.com. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Guest Blogger: Br...
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Croak & Dagger: The Writer's Block
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Albuquerque NM chapter of Sisters in Crime. Sandia Mountain 10,678'. A column on craft by Linda Triegel. Here are some common words that confuse everyone, not just those of us who want to write professionally (and we should know better):. Means to influence or have an effect on. Effect. As a verb means to bring about or cause; as a noun, it means result. (His opposition. The outcome of the vote. The vote. A change in policy. The. Of the change was staggering.). Fattening than ice cream because it contains.
