Posts by Laurie King
God and the common cold
I have a cold. I have a snorting, hacking, eye-weeping, sore-throat, pounding-head, hard to sleep kind of a cold, despite all the herbal and chemical remedies in the world. I got it in Hawaii (which just seems wrong) and it’s now reached the pinnacle of disgusting awfulness. I’ve lost five days of writing time because…
Read MoreGuest Blog — Presenting Lenore
This week’s guest post is over at Presenting Lenore, where I talk about Mary Russell’s YA appeal and how my own teenage years informed The Beekeeper’s Apprentice.
Read MoreThe Sussex adventures of Russell & Holmes, part 8
Miss Russell has been doing her part to celebrate the Fifteen Weeks of Bees in the Laurie R. King e-universe, explaining through her MySpace blog how she came to give her memoirs to Ms King. This, week eight of the Fifteen Weeks, finds the intrepid duo this far in the story: In 1992 Mary Russell,…
Read MoreWeek eight kicks off
While I try to get all my week’s clothes back into the suitcase and head from Maui to rainy CA, I thought you might enjoy a few things to keep you busy. Week seven’s contest on the Fifteen Week’s of Bees was for a Russellism, some sharp and pithy saying that Miss Russell might have…
Read MoreWater-borne inspiration
As I may have said once or twice before, I don’t write to an outline. When I begin a book, I have some ideas, a few interesting scene possibilities, a social dynamic I want to explore—basically, all sorts of bits and pieces that in no way resemble a book. I set off into the stygian…
Read MoreRussellism and Russellscape Entries
All of the original Russellism entries have been posted here — read them over and leave a comment here with your favorite. The winner will be announced later today, Friday March 20! Check back to see if yours was the lucky quip. If so, it will appear in Russell X and you will be the…
Read MoreLRK on the road with The Language of Bees!
Okay, here you have it: the scheduled stops on my 2009 The Language of Bees tour extravaganza: April 28: Launch Party for The Language of Bees! Book Passage, Ferry Building, San Francisco (Twenties costumes optional…) April 29: A conversation with Les Klinger, Borders Books, Park Avenue, NY May 1: Chicago Sherlock Holmes society dinner May…
Read MoreNew friends
Today’s a guest blog day at the 15 Weeks of Bees (all buzz, all the time!) so Laurie’s having a visit with the nice folks over at Age 30+. Do join us, and while you’re there, have a look around and say hi to your new friends. Then back here tomorrow, with news about the…
Read MoreMary Russell’s Story: Week 7
The story thus far: Miss Russell, in acknowledgment of the Fifteen Weeks of Bees celebration under way in the Laurie R. King e-universe, chose to explain to the world through the device of her MySpace blog the manner in which she came to deliver the Russell Memoirs to Ms King. This, week seven of the…
Read MoreWeek Seven: Russellisms
And the event of week seven here at The Fifteen Weeks of Bees (where the buzz is “All bees, all the time”) concerns The Art of the Russellism. A Sherlockism is one of the pithy sayings Sherlock Holmes was wont to create: There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” “You see, but do…
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