Category: TV & Entertainment

Online Sleuths Strike Again in Riveting True Crime Drama

 

Is this a fitting blog post to mark the end of 2019? The true crime drama in this blog title is the Netflix TV series Don’t F**k With Cats. It’s a three-parter which I had to — just had to — binge-watch.

Initially, I thought I should write something weightier for the last blog of the year; something summarizing my journey along the road to being a published author again. But no, 2019 was pretty much of a waiting game for me. Continue reading “Online Sleuths Strike Again in Riveting True Crime Drama”

Unbelievable: A Harrowing Tale Of A Serial Rapist’s Victim

Photo Credit: Netflix

I just binge-watched the best drama Netflix has brought to viewers this year. Maybe ever. It’s a harrowing eight-parter called Unbelievable. Continue reading “Unbelievable: A Harrowing Tale Of A Serial Rapist’s Victim”

Bad Stories, Bad Blood: It’s Been A “Bad” Week

Yes, that was my week, last week. Bad stories, Bad blood. Bad, bad, bad.  In fact, it was so bad, it was great!!!!  Bear with me.

First, I got an email invitation from the Cream Literary Alliance, a writers’ group in Palm Beach. It was for a three-hour workshop. It contained that magic word, “obsession.” I love that word. I especially love it when it’s the driving force in a novel. (Obsessive love –is there any other kind?– was the antagonist’s motive in my first novel, Scandal.) Last week’s invitation promised that Steve Almond would teach a craft class on How To Turn Your Obsessions into Irresistible Prose. Continue reading “Bad Stories, Bad Blood: It’s Been A “Bad” Week”

How Not To Get Murdered: Good Advice From #1 True-Crime Podcasting Duo

If I had a daughter, I’d make her read the first chapter of Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered over and over again till she had it memorized. For the rest of us (women), it’s worth reading to remind ourselves not to shy away from telling a guy (whether he’s a stranger, or someone you already know) to “back the fuck off” when your gut is telling you something isn’t right. Continue reading “How Not To Get Murdered: Good Advice From #1 True-Crime Podcasting Duo”

What I’m Learning (NOT As A Writer) From Grey’s Anatomy

I’ve been binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy for the last couple of weeks. Apparently, I’m one of 2.4 million new viewers a year who are tuning into re-runs of this show now streaming on Netflix. Continue reading “What I’m Learning (NOT As A Writer) From Grey’s Anatomy”