Let’s Talk Process: Dialect
Dialect. Dialect is a tricky thing. On one hand, it’s a great way to differentiate character voices and allows for a lot less “he said,...
Author: Shiri Sondheimer
Monday Review: Lovers as the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
The Short Version: a culturally, sexually, professionally displaced young Frenchwoman looking for her place in the world and finding it with the Gestapo. Everyday...
Sentenced: Shiri’s 5-25-14 Edition
This book is so well-written, I keep Googling the main characters even though I know they aren’t real (some of the secondaries: Picasso, Hitler, etc...
That Which Shiri is Reading
There’s someone worse than Jack the Ripper. Yep, you read that right. Worse. Than Jack. The Ripper. So, so much worse. Digging the story and the...
Doctor Who Season 8 Teaser
The important takeaway here is “we only have to wait until August.” I had been under the (apparently) false impression Capaldi was going to make...
I AM Writing What I Know
I am writing what I know. We all are. But, Shiri, you say: you write urban fantasy and there’s magic and monsters and futuristic King Arthur’s...
Dawn of Justice, Sunset of My Last Vestige of Interest
Seriously? Dawn of Justice? Even if B vs S is a Justice League origin story, or even a Justice League segue, the marketing geniuses at...
Your Wednesday Earworm: Balle Balle
Also known as “The Punjabi Wedding Song” Performed by Red Baraat on their album “Chaal Baby” Another version, possibly better known to some of you:...
That to Which Shiri is Listening
The Avett Brothers The Carpenter (2012): And… drumroll….. The Avett Brothers The Magpie and the Dandelion (2013) Bluegrass side of folk with the tiniest...
Let’s Talk Process: The Title
I have declined to purchase books with titles I didn’t find compelling. Bad cover art I can overlook. Sometimes. Maybe. But a bad title?...
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