Writers Tricks of the Trade Issue 2 Volume 9 | Página 7

see a flying pig. (‘Hey look! A flying
pig!’) Other variations on the phrase in-
clude "And pigs will fly," this one in retort
to an outlandish statement.”
The “When Pigs Fly” series of short sto-
ries recount just a few of the stories that
have circulated around LAPD’s Air Support
Division for over a half-century. Through
first-hand knowledge, Corbin says that
some are partially true, some are fiction,
most are hard to believe, but all are good
for a laugh. These “pig tales” [sic] have be-
come folklore taken from the actions or im-
aginations of those who carry a gun on
their hip, and wear a badge and silver
wings on their chest.
Welcome to the WTT family, Ron.
M OTHER N ATURE I S N OT H APPY
What’s going on with Mother Nature?
She is releasing what has become a rash of
natural disasters—floods, hurricanes, tor-
nados and the huge earthquake in the
Ridgecrest, California area that apparently
left a crack that is visible from space. Our
hearts go out to everyone affected by these
events and our condolences to those who
have lost loved ones as a result. Please do
all you can to stay safe.
W HAT ’ S B EEN H APPENING I N M Y W RITING L IFE ?
As usual there are never enough hours
in a day.
My new Revenge is Fun book, Scammed,
will be released in August in time for me to
offer it my special Happy Birthday promo-
tion. Those years just keep clicking away,
and with every year are new experiences.
You probably know my mantra: Never Stop
Learning, so I rack up another one on Au-
gust 26.
W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE
Anyway, that will
make 5 books in the
series and this is the
caper that brings the
three Ripoff sleuths
Cameron, Kate and
Kim together with
Danny Garrett and
Magaret Stanton from
Bumping Off Fat
Vinny.
Cameron Harsen and Danny Garrett
both happen to live along the canals in Ven-
ice, California. When they meet at a HOA
meeting, neither of them have any idea that
a murder will propel them and their co-
horts together as they try to solve the
crime.
Not only that, but there will also be a
new Silver Sisters Mystery released in the
next few months. In Murder On The Menu
Chili moves to Portland, Oregon to be exec-
utive chef at a new restaurant. But there’s
more on the menu than delicious vegetari-
an creations. There will also be a promo-
tional release on that book.
As always, we love reviews, so if you are
interested in being an early reviewer for
either of the books, please contact me.
O N T HE R ADIO
Here’s a nice blurb that was in the Free-
lance Writers Report: (July 9, 2019) Veter-
an journalist Hal Morris, who writes
GrumpyEditor.com, along with Morgan St.
James, author of 17 books, appeared on As-
pects of Writing, discussing "From News-
papers to Radio." View the one-hour pro-
gram, hosted by James Kelly, on YouTube
at http://bit.ly/2NKVSpJ
P AGE 2
S UMMER 2019