tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post3416340605641924494..comments2024-03-28T13:37:53.397-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Who Are You?Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56006702882676084732020-09-29T21:47:43.974-04:002020-09-29T21:47:43.974-04:00Funny, Michael. I admit as a reader, I seldom paid...Funny, Michael. I admit as a reader, I seldom paid much attention to particular authors, but yours was one name I've known for a long time. You've been doing something right for decades.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68181252268274425102020-09-29T15:59:44.466-04:002020-09-29T15:59:44.466-04:00Paula, Broccoli & Cats received the prestigiou...Paula, Broccoli & Cats received the prestigious Purrfect Veggie Award from the Cooking Cats Association.<br /><br />Robert: Follow your dreams. You might be able to monetize that hobby!<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your comments. Bios are hard to write well, few of us are good at it, and no writing conferences seem to offer workshops in bio writing. But they should. Bios and cover letters.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91829540338874782912020-09-29T12:31:59.534-04:002020-09-29T12:31:59.534-04:00I have two questions:
What awards did Broccoli &...I have two questions: <br /><br />What awards did Broccoli & Cats receive?<br /><br />How often do you let your mother upstairs?<br /><br />Enjoyed your piece.<br /><br />PaulaPaula Messinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180912310754761690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77083472638685386832020-09-29T12:12:31.111-04:002020-09-29T12:12:31.111-04:00I'm bio level 2 edging towards 3. It would go...I'm bio level 2 edging towards 3. It would go up if I wrote novels, but I don't. Meanwhile, it does beat level 1!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-79515334718019630712020-09-29T12:03:00.770-04:002020-09-29T12:03:00.770-04:00Good advice. My bio went through stages. My curren...Good advice. My bio went through stages. My current one has number of books and awards but I don't list magazine publications anymore. Maybe I should.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76033742912618649972020-09-29T11:28:16.761-04:002020-09-29T11:28:16.761-04:00Michael, you get feminist brownie points for ackno...Michael, you get feminist brownie points for acknowledging the proprietor of the basement as the writer's mom rather than the writer's dad. We know who picks up the dirty socks, changes the sheets, and does the laundry when she can't stand it any more. As for the bios, I rewrite from scratch every time, even if it comes out pretty much the same except for length. It gives the result a certain freshness.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-79982914054446637482020-09-29T10:55:32.461-04:002020-09-29T10:55:32.461-04:00Hilarious, Michael. I was very proud of a bio I w...Hilarious, Michael. I was very proud of a bio I wrote last year, I can't remember for what. It ended: "His hobby is writing bio notes in the third person."Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-71989710441428766622020-09-29T10:47:27.343-04:002020-09-29T10:47:27.343-04:00Good one, Michael, and as Josh said, I haven't...Good one, Michael, and as Josh said, I haven't seen anyone cover this topic before. I now await your post on author photos and what they mean. My current conference photo is about 17 years old, whereas my SleuthSayers photo is one taken for a non-fiction book I wrote under an alias (for good reasons).R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26412241370092364312020-09-29T08:21:43.031-04:002020-09-29T08:21:43.031-04:00This is a subject I haven’t seen addressed before,...This is a subject I haven’t seen addressed before, and as usual Michael nails it. (Full disclosure: I’m the one who worked on a Texas cattle ranch. No offense, but: Worst. Job. Ever.)joshpachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123432071405643210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67155864231792966132020-09-29T03:40:18.889-04:002020-09-29T03:40:18.889-04:00Great! Michael, you just stole that example of the...Great! Michael, you just stole that example of the first bio level from my bio. I'm stuffed with broccoli at the moment, and the cat's meowing for my attention, otherwise I would call my lawyer for your blatant copyright infringement! My mother, however, begs me to be mercyful... saying you look so cute on that picture. I'll never understand her (nor she me. I will move on to level 2, mom!)Anne van Doornhttp://www.annevandoorn.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89579667709017093462020-09-29T03:09:36.580-04:002020-09-29T03:09:36.580-04:00Fun piece, Michael, but with a lot of good info. I...Fun piece, Michael, but with a lot of good info. I have a whole folder in Word called Bios 'cause they change for virtually everything I need to provide a bio for. I might build on previous bios, but I'm always tweaking per whatever requirements there are. And now back to the biohazard of my mother's basement...only we don't have many basements in CA. What's a writer to do?Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com