I agree with most of Mark Twain‘s advice to writers, but not all of it. Please bear in mind that this advice was given specifically in the context of Twain’s pillorying of the writing of James Fenimore Cooper, whose writing Twain detested. Of course, Twain…

You know that cooking and cozy mysteries go together like … like kitchens and warmth. Or something. ANYWAY, I like cooking and eating and reading and writing, so it’s hardly surprising that I’ve dipped my ladle into the cozy mystery stew. Or, you know, something.…

Sweetie Pie Turner here. Every so often, MomGoth waylays me and gives me a caticure. I don’t like it, but I do like it that my claws don’t snag on the rug, so I don’t get mad at her. I just wiggle and wrestle and…