tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.comments2011-12-08T02:07:54.355-08:00Mysteries and ReveriesMichael Nethercotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05969906707626674601noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-7070148368305791522011-12-08T02:07:54.355-08:002011-12-08T02:07:54.355-08:00Good Morning! Fantastic blog, enjoyed reading but...Good Morning! Fantastic blog, enjoyed reading but did I notice a typo? The detective wears glasses, I assume, although "bespeckled" makes me wonder if he is covered with spots?dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088639447229227543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-80957597125912161092011-12-07T04:33:57.137-08:002011-12-07T04:33:57.137-08:00love hearing about your mysteries....check out my ...love hearing about your mysteries....check out my blog, which has become a welcome outlet for my random and obsessive thoughts about food and life.<br />roberta-lusciousveganseasonal.blogspot.comRobertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281167831513905174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-7446592274066748162011-12-06T17:05:44.234-08:002011-12-06T17:05:44.234-08:00Was there a house in the 1970s that didn't hav...Was there a house in the 1970s that didn't have a copy of CURTAIN?Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-64843453415651626112011-11-23T10:41:23.048-08:002011-11-23T10:41:23.048-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Michael Nethercotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969906707626674601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-31606843481848899832011-11-23T02:23:38.087-08:002011-11-23T02:23:38.087-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839870925431989156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-88886411530408826662011-11-21T19:28:04.126-08:002011-11-21T19:28:04.126-08:00It looks like the first book will probably come ou...It looks like the first book will probably come out in spring/summer 2013 (publishing can be a VERY methodical process...)Michael Nethercotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969906707626674601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-28331878022631873522011-11-21T07:56:54.572-08:002011-11-21T07:56:54.572-08:00Congratulations! So happy for you. Now if I can ...Congratulations! So happy for you. Now if I can just reach the same goal... Maybe attending CrimeBake is the secret!?! Do you have a publication date yet?cttigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707845229199038938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-19103150218788551012011-11-17T04:34:30.340-08:002011-11-17T04:34:30.340-08:00Congratulations again! That's amazing.
And s...Congratulations again! That's amazing. <br /><br />And so cool how it's all tied to Crime Bake.LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839870925431989156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-49710911402820888582011-11-16T17:17:45.634-08:002011-11-16T17:17:45.634-08:00What great news -- congratulations!What great news -- congratulations!Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-3598132085665781492011-11-16T08:38:49.685-08:002011-11-16T08:38:49.685-08:00Miguel, I am so proud of you and happy for you. I ...Miguel, I am so proud of you and happy for you. I had a feeling your great talent and perseverance would prevail....hope to get a signed copy some day soon....Miss u. Luv, RRobertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281167831513905174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-34194637240365237232011-05-16T05:48:33.984-07:002011-05-16T05:48:33.984-07:00Hey, Michael! I love Dame Agatha, too. Right here ...Hey, Michael! I love Dame Agatha, too. Right here (I just reached for it but you didn't see me) is my copy of her collected short stories. Dying to know which one you picked! What makes me crazy with her books is when I discover a title I haven't read... read it to the end only to realize that I have, in fact, read it. They just changed the title. Sneaky way to keep readers reading.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-8294433157470951362011-04-26T18:09:39.357-07:002011-04-26T18:09:39.357-07:00Mr. Trenchard - allow me to say that you are the p...Mr. Trenchard - allow me to say that you are the perfect match for my dear Mr. Nethercott, and your posting can only serve to encourage him. Well done! And I think the key to having your words be posted is to sign in first.<br />(here's hoping it works for me)<br />Helenhelenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970694772266552744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-69469668078527238672011-04-23T19:09:06.013-07:002011-04-23T19:09:06.013-07:00My dear Mr. Nethercott,
Allow me to pull myself aw...My dear Mr. Nethercott,<br />Allow me to pull myself away from my ink-on-paper portable reading device we used to call “a book.” I fancy myself a man of the world, so I daresay I am up for adventure as much as the next chap. I must admit, my good man, that I was a bit apprehensive at first, what, with all this talk of “dank, spongy expanses.” I must suggest, with all due respect, that you are (or at least your "spell-check" is)in error, that “bog” has anything at all to do with this new genre that you identify as a “blog.” Allow me to offer an alternative theory with the help of our good friend, Mr. Webster. I would like to suggest that this word, blog, is actually not a meaningless term as it first appears. Rather, I believe that it is a hybrid; to be more precise, that it is a combination of the words “blotter” and “cog.” Mr. Webster reminds us that a blotter is “a book in which entries of occurrences are made as they take place.” And to cog (though it does have some rather unfortunate associations with the casting of dice) suggests as much as anything “to wheedle,” which in turn means “to entice by soft words or the like.” I believe that I am to understand, then, that to blog means to entice a reader with pleasant and clever words into the writer’s world of everyday occurrences. Could this not be said then, rather to resort to the sloppy short-cutting and slashing of perfectly good words? I fear the slippery slope. Where will it end? With mere letters standing in for full words? Ha! I agree, that would be too fabulous. After all, it has been five thousand years since we had to do with such bare markings. Well, my good friend, I fear I have outstayed my welcome, so I must bid you a good evening. Allow me to say in closing, that I did not find this space to be dank at all, but found it rather cheery and bright. It is more perhaps like a picture-with-words on a canvas that invites the viewer’s participation. I wonder if there are other such, what do they call it, “sites”? Perhaps that will be for another outing for another day.<br />I wish you all good health,<br />And I am very truly yours,<br />Mr. Trenchard<br /><br />Postscript: I wrote a version of the above into the little white box at the end of the “comments” section. I then had the most unpleasant experience of having to visit other sites to send my comment, but by then my comment disappeared and I could not retrieve it. I threatened to pull out my trusty typewriter, but I understand that these picture-words and the typewritten page do not intermarry. To make a long story short, I had to rewrite my piece, and now I will try again. But I must say that my mood is not as promising as when I began this venture.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708739068573921897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-54263499774107757092011-04-20T18:47:31.196-07:002011-04-20T18:47:31.196-07:00Hi Michael - Internet publishing looks good to me....Hi Michael - Internet publishing looks good to me. I have read several direct-to-Kindle books which were very popular, and they weren't very well written. Looks to me like there is lots of room for good writers like you. -Harry SaxmanTom o'Bedlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02914428690238805152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725594714031402597.post-89554906779305466352011-04-20T07:35:19.882-07:002011-04-20T07:35:19.882-07:00Hey Michael it' s Terry! Since I got my iPhone...Hey Michael it' s Terry! Since I got my iPhone I will be able to check in on your Blog anytime anywhere, so technology can be very useful. And you are helping me to join the 21st century as I have never visited a blog before ( although I have seen a bog a time or two). Anyway, your blog is absolutely stunning. I love the colors and graphics. Hats off to Helen! Guess my posted comment should not be like a letter but I am an old geezer just like you! I will catch on. I will look forward to yourfuture posts my friend and I love your writing. It expands my mind and never fails to give me a chuckle!terezhallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249653018342536673noreply@blogger.com