Thursday, June 9, 2011

Old Glory

June 14 is Flag Day, first proclaimed such by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and by an act of Congress in 1949.

Our flag is sometimes called the ‘Stars and Stripes’, sometimes ‘The Star Spangled Banner’, or sometimes ‘Old Glory.’

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Interview with Judi Culbertson

Today, we're welcoming Judi Culbertson to the Avalon Authors Blog.  Her latest book is called A Novel Death. 

What do you listen to while you are writing?

     I'm very partial to ambient noise.  I like writing in Starbucks where there are snatches of music and conversation, as well as the Port Jefferson ferry and the train to New York City for the same reasons.  I don't pick out music to write to exactly. but I thrive on the sense of life around me.  A Novel Death is my 11th published book though only my second mystery and I spent years, when I was a social worker, writing in my car at lunchtime.

How do your other interests influence your stories?