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Brad_Parks

  1. @BrendanPrunty There's also what Mary Higgins Clark once told me about the secret to avoiding writers' block: "Think of the royalty check."
  2. @dabujaber You ought to go up to Raven and say, "Hey, can I quoth you?" and see if anyone gets the reference...
  3. @JustBethanne You should see @MillerMadeline in front of a crowd. She's a captivating and eloquent speaker. It's a rare gift.
  4. Try not to believe in writer's block. If you work hard enough, it won't believe in you. RT @BrendanPrunty: #writersblock #theWORST
  5. @JustBethanne Oh, oh! Do you have a crush on @MillerMadeline too? Let's embarrass her by talking about how great she is, shall we?
  6. All I ask for is a spectacular and valiant death. RT @tommysalami: I just named a news van driver after you. Let's see if he survives edits.
  7. My #FridayReads is an oldie but a goodie: PRESUMED INNOCENT by Scott Turow.
  8. @JustBethanne Now you're just trying to make me blush.
  9. @JustBethanne Now, now, Ms. Patrick. You need not shudder. The evolution of language is part of what makes it great. @RonCharles
  10. Megan Abbott, you rock! RT @popculturenerd: Congrats to @meganeabbott for making @EW's list of best new summer reads with DARE ME!
  11. @MillerMadeline You have to start writing crime fiction so you can hang out with me and all my disreputable friends at mystery conferences.
  12. Agreed. RT @AllisonLeotta: DEFENDING JACOB by @Bill_Landay is the best book I've read this year. Beautiful, wise, haunting, unputdownable.
  13. @AllisonLeotta Ah, the great meltdown. Know it well... Uh, I mean, I'm a perfect parent, so my kids never do that. But I've heard of it.
  14. Nice to meet @propjen at @GburgBookFest. Not sure if we inspired the high schoolers about writing or scared them. Both = appropriate.
  15. Hey, @GburgBookFest, @SteveUlfelder says you should use this picture in your publicity materials for next year. bit.ly/KDfunL
  16. Wuzzup @AllisonLeotta? You come to @GburgBookFest but don't say hi? I think this means you owe me a beer at Thrillerfest.
  17. Can't wait to check out @SarahMMcCoy's book after hanging with her at @GburgBookFest. I can tell she writes with her heart.
  18. I have to admit I have a bit of an intellectual crush on @MillerMadeline after hearing her at @Gburgbookfest. Great writer and speaker.
  19. @GburgBookFest The good thing is, I go directly before @SteveUlfelder in the mystery tent. So I can tell them to go see Sarah McCoy instead.