For those of you who don’t–or didn’t–get the newsletter earlier this month, I’ll let you know some of what the comments posts were talking about, in this excerpt: And now, your attention, please, as I introduce the death-defying trick we call Writer’e2’80’99s Improv, in which Laurie R. King will walk the literary high-wire. I have…

Sarah Weinman’s blog has a sobering reminder that being a writer can be putting your neck right out there. Even in what is supposed to be a member country of the EU.

And the first ARC giveaway of THE ART OF DETECTION goes to:Greg, of Runnemede, NJ. Greg, if you didn’t get an email from me, get in touch somehow and let me know you’re there, okay? Congratulations, and good luck to you all for the next seven weeks of giveaways.

Q: I’ve been thinking, (shocking, isn’t it?) will we ever know what the wedding of Russell and Holmes was like? There seem to me a lot of interesting theories floating about. And a related question: This may be a subject you choose not to comment on, but have you read any of the Mary Russell…

Q: Jennifer from Minneapolis says, I love being able to hand your books off to my younger sister, knowing she can have a female hero to relate to. As a biblical archaeology student, I’ve loved the theological tidbits in your stories. I was wondering how you originally became interested in writing about Sherlock Holmes. Were…

Q: ‘e2’80’9cCousin Robin’e2’80’9d writes–Seeing that photo of you and your husband with the Dalai Lama has me wondering whether you have been influenced by the intrepid explorer, pioneer feminist and theologian – Alexandra David-Neel (1868-1969). This extraordinary woman might have been a role model for Mary Russell. Disguised as a beggar, with a revolver concealed…

Okay, friends, I’e2’80’99ve got enough questions here to keep me busy for the next month or two, let’e2’80’99s save any others for April, okay? Thanks. Q: Karen asks: Now for a nit-picky question from a former academic: In MRW, Mary is abducted on her way to Oxford to present a paper with Duncan. Does she…

It’s the first of March, so let’s open the floor to questions.

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The March edition of the LRK quarterly newsletter will go out next week, and in case you’e2’80’99re not a subscriber, I should mention that one of the things it talks about is, we’e2’80’99re giving away ARCs. That’e2’80’99s right, throughout March and April, I’e2’80’99ll be giving away one copy of the bound galleys of THE ART…