http://evil-e.org Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:45:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Val McDermid is a force of nature.She's a working class girl from Kirkcaldy who got into Oxford at the age of sixteen and was the first student to be accepted from a Scottish state school. Then she goes and writes nineteen books in three separate series plus another seven non-series books. We ... http://evil-e.org/2008/10/and-final-jeopardy-goes-to-val-mcdermid-what-is-it-about-scotland-that-produces-such-brilliant-artists/ Evil E Jr., here, again...Evil E is still on the mend and sends her very best to everyone, and her thanks, especially, to The Interrogators, who have done the most phenominal job of keeping the columns going in her absence, and to Laura Lippman for giving such great interview!  Thanks a ... http://evil-e.org/2008/09/a-funny-thing-happened-in-the-middle-of-laura-lippmans-career/ Evil E, Jr., here...Gracie - also known as "Mom" &/or "Evil E" is taking a little break (no pun intended...really, lol) and she's also hopped up on morphine just now.  See - she was coming downstairs from her office, into the kitchen, slipped, and broke her back.  Yes.  You read that correctly.  ... http://evil-e.org/2008/08/the-marvelous-michael-connelly-the-perils-of-polished-stairs/ Seemed to me 'Sutton's Law' works well for our Person of Interest this month - KEITH KAHLA.  Everyone wants to know what's REALLY cooking in an editor's head - especially when one is an Executive Editor.  I mean, really, darlings - that's pretty damn high up the ladder.   I know you're just itching ... http://evil-e.org/2008/07/suttons-law/ BEFORE I GET TO MY RANT - (" I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT...") ...A COUPLE OF THINGS... To leave a comment, now, the link is up at the top - just below the title of the column.  Click the link, then scroll to the bottom to leave your comment.  Hope you ... http://evil-e.org/2008/06/i-dont-know-about-you-but/ Yes...we've got a new look and we'd like your input.   So, mosey over to the left side, scroll down to "Polls", and check a box or two, or three, or whatever your heart desires.  Then hit 'vote'.  I will either take your comments to heart, or just throw them away ... http://evil-e.org/2008/06/welcome-to-the-new-evil-e/ By now all of you know who won those cute little busts of Poe, and while one might say it's all over but the shouting - I hope you won't mind a few echo's from me.  I could go on and on about what a great time was had, and you'll probably think ... http://evil-e.org/2008/05/and-what-a-night-it-was/ Is April gonna be an exciting month, or what?   Well, it will be for some - and for others not quite the same.  Yes, yes...I know the Edgar winners won't be announced until May 1st - but we've got the Gumshoe Award winners due on April 21st - and the nominees ... http://evil-e.org/2008/04/may-i-have-the-envelope-please/ ONCE UPON A TIME...A WRITER WROTE. But that was long ago and far away.   Michael Palmer and I were chatting about this, and he pondered - "In this day and age, what is harder...writing novels, or getting people to read them??"  As if this terrific guy and superb writer had this problem - but it's ... http://evil-e.org/2008/03/the-good-old-days/ Yep, you guessed it - Edgar nomination time...and the fur is already flying.  But then, you're not surprised, are you?  I'm sure as hell not.     And - as usual - some of the whiners haven't a brain between them, and trying to detect some logic in their complaints is like fighting with a one-armed man.  Naturally, it's ... http://evil-e.org/2008/02/its-that-time-of-the-year-again/