Devon Delaney is a former computer educator, grandma and longtime cooking competitor with many wins under her apron. Learn more about her and her books at her website. The Recipe Behind Murder Mysteries Recently I was invited to speak to seventh and eighth graders at the school I attended from kindergarten through ninth grade. Their book fair week hosted authors as well as parents, who spoke about their interesting career choices. The school librarian who arranged the talk was very interested to have me share the role recipe contests played in inspiring my plots. I eagerly accepted the invitation. As I delivered my talk, I feared losing the interest of the young minds as soon as I launched into how writing a winning...
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPY.com may receive an affiliate commission. Not too long ago, folks who traveled the country living out of a camper van or SUV would have been seen as harmless eccentrics at best and transient vagrants at worst. However, thanks to the magic of social media apps like TikTok and Instagram, many people now see van camping as something to aspire to. This lifestyle is even seen as somewhat glamorous, at least when filtered through the lens of #vanlife influencers. The reality of living life on the road, either full-time or sporadically, is somehow both more and less glamorous. On the one hand, the reality of...
Sean Dillon: The first thing that jumps out at you when reading The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos is the title. The art of title making, especially within comics, is an often overlooked practice. Typically, a work will call itself after a central character (Asadora!), location (Redfork), or thematic element (Revenge). However The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos opts to go for a longer title. This isn’t necessarily a unique trait within the sphere of fiction, but it remains a tricky process to fully pull off. The trick is to be just long enough to be evocative without going too long into farce. Compare and contrast Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia to The Incredibly Strange Creatures...
It's hard to believe that Gemini season is almost over, but the Sun officially moves into the sign of Cancer on the 21st this month. In addition to being the official start of summer, Cancer season calls us all to reflect on the things in our lives we want to nurture and protect. The heat of the summer is a super fertile and highly energetic time of year, so it's time to follow through on all the seeds and intentions we planted in the springtime, and to gather with those we love to celebrate. Looking for more specific advice? Take a look at what to expect this Cancer season, and don't forget: We always recommend reading your rising sign horoscope,...
