Southernism of the Week: “The most action since Grandpa peed on the electric fence.” – from You All Spoken Here by Roy WilderHere’s Doug at the Burbank Film Festival awards ceremony, where he presented awards for original and adapted feature screenpl...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: "I'm bifurcated as Chris Eboch." What I actually said was "I write for kids as Chris Eboch." Hm, since bifurcated means "divided into two branches," I guess that's technically correct. September in New Mexic...

Southernism of the Week: Like a child that’s lost his chewing gum on a henhouse floor – it makes you want to tune up and cry. - from You All Spoken Here by Roy WilderIt's launch day! Felony Melanie and the Prank War is out: This week, everyone in tow...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “A few had obvious Ms. spellings.”  We’re still in monsoon season in New Mexico, which makes for some wonderful skies!In cat news, Charlotte, NC’s first cat café celebrates 1,000 adoptions! Read more here. &...

Southernism of the Week: Like a frog on a busy road with a busted jumper: apprehensive – From You All Spoken Here by Roy Wilder:Does anyone else get a little PTSD seeing the back-to-school pictures? Keep summer going by saving plenty of time for read...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: "Kraken arm across her shoulders...." That would be a very different book from the one I was writing, which merely has a man who "draped his arm across her shoulders.I hope you’re having a good summer and stayed...

Southernism of the Week: “It’s like licking honey off a blackberry vine: it ain’t easy.” – from You All Spoken Here by Roy WilderDoug is doing talks on “Story Development” and “Mastering the Hollywood Pitch” at StoryExpo in LA on September 17.Kris go...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “I looked down at my parents' black and white cat harlot when dozing beside me.”Those of you who've read my Accidental Detective mysteries might know that the cat’s name was supposed to be Harlequin. Somethi...

Southernism of the Week: “I’m cooler than the other side of the pillow.” This refers to attitude, but these days we’d all like to cool down. Flipping the pillow over might not be enough though. Here’s how Bear Bear the ferret stays cool. Kris ma...

Autofill weirdness of the day: I typed in "How about 7:30 for a visit in the s" and autofill suggested "shower." Um, I was going for "shade." The shower could also be cooling, but it makes social distancing harder. 😂I've been having some trouble wit...