(An ongoing series of blog posts from member Lexa Mack, to spark your writing imagination. And she keeps a blog of her own, here.) Part One – JAPANESE BORO “Derived from the Japanese boroboro, meaning something tattered or repaired, boro refers to the practice of reworking and repairing textiles (often clothes or bedding) through piecing, patching … Read more
MWA NorCal’s members-only page (here) has loads of things for NorCal members. Such as a pdf of “Accurate Sources of CSI and Forensic Information” from June’s Finding Evidence workshop. It was compiled by Julie Jaecksch, long-time CSI with the Oakland Police Department, and makes for a valuable resource when you want to GET IT RIGHT! (Forgotten … Read more
(An ongoing series of blog posts from member Lexa Mack, to spark your writing imagination. What do you think?) Tell – Noun – (especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception. Red Herring – Noun – Something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or … Read more
(Member Lexa Mack muses about murder…) I am guessing that the average (as in normal) person doesn’t sit in bed with their spouse and discuss creative (and undetectable) ways of killing other people. Nor do they daydream of ways one might be suspected, or convicted, of a crime based on erroneous evidence. Of course, I … Read more