My goodness, it looks as if Miss Russell has come to life and is saying rude things about me. http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=149069146 And after all I’ve done for her.

Two things to put on your calendar (after April 1st, that is): Edgars week in NY, at which yrs truly will be part of a panel—take a look at the brand spanking new MWA page about Edgars week, and think about joining us. And, you’ve got nothing planned in September, have you? Here’s Dana Stabenow,…

Sorry I don’t have chocolates for all of my Valentines out there, and I haven’t figured a way to pour either champagne or cocoa into the machine without spectacular fizzes and fireworks, but happy V-day and happy blogiversary to us all. We’re still hammering out the details here, but in celebration of two years of…

Friends—for the purposes of Big Announcements and Hazoos we shall consider that the blogaversary (thanks, Corgimom) of this site will be next week. That gives you all weekend to shop for champagne or cocoa, depending on your taste, and will permit us to finish the month’s Q&As first. Q: Kathleen asks, This question is actually…

Enough questions for February, save your others for next time. Q: WDI says, I’m curious about what draws you to the 1920’s/WWI era. You’ve explored it, one way or another, in both the Russell books and in Folly, and of course it’s the setting for Touchstone. On a related note, either I’ve become more sensitive…

Enough questions for February, save your others for next time. Q: WDI says, I’m curious about what draws you to the 1920’s/WWI era. You’ve explored it, one way or another, in both the Russell books and in Folly, and of course it’s the setting for Touchstone. On a related note, either I’ve become more sensitive…

Q: Elisa asks, Since you won’t be burning the candle at both ends getting a book out this year, what else will you be working on? Besides keeping life, family, home, and health together. A: You’re joking, right? About not burning the candle? I’m six months behind on the current book, which needs a whole…

Since we missed the Q&A for January (come on, you were all too hung over anyway, admit it) let’s go with one for Feb. And our two year anniversary here is coming up next week, shall we have a party? In the meantime, for those of you who have no questions and are just itching…

Do you have that little pink dot on your driver’s license? Or maybe in Utah and New York they’re blue, but I mean the thing that alerts hospitals that you are willing to donate your organs, should you be in a condition that they’re not a whole lot of use to you any more. Barbara…

I promised to say something about Laurie Meets the Sherlockians, my trip to New York earlier this month. I will have a photo or two on the March newsletter (for which you can sign up at my web site, or for those of you whose computers don’t like my links–and honestly, I do give them…