Tuesday, Tuesday, what a wonderful day. The past couple of weeks have been most amusing. Last week, my patio has served as a skating rink for my dogs, who looked like cartoons as their legs move and they go nowhere. This week, they're belly-deep in snow. Winter is finally here!
The holidays slow down my writing, but I'm still trying. Here are a few of sentences I wrote this week:
“You heard them. They were hunting Mexicans in our woods. If this turns into an international incident, do you really want it on your plate? Hell, no. We dump the evidence of our serial killer on the FBI and let them cope with the fallout.”
The reading has slowed considerably, too, but here are a couple sentences from Lee Lofland's Police Procedure and Investigation. I wanted to check the whole process of arrest warrants, and Lofland's book is good for quick checks of things you're not sure you understand.
Most states prefer that officers obtain arrest warrants whenever possible. [...] However, if an officer believes the situation requires a warrantless arrest, she must be able to effectively articulate, in a court of law, the conditions and facts that led to that arrest. If her explanation for the arrest doesn't provide ample probable cause, a judge may deem the arrest illegal.
What about you? Get anything done this week between the holiday parties? Anything read, anything written? Let us know and we'll update this post throughout the day.
- Mason Canyon has a couple sentences she's read in the comments, and she's writing on her blog.
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I like Tuesdays Myself.
Did I actually write "she bust?" :)
...believes the situation requires a warrantless arrest, she bust be able to effectively articulate...
Thanks so much for quoting my book. I'm pleased that you're finding it useful.
With the holidays it's hard to find enough time for anything and everything. I'm almost finished with "To Tempt The Wolf" by Terry Spear. Great book. Here's two lines from it:
"Hunter knew the red was interested in Tessa, and he couldn't help but be irked by it. Hell, he had enough problems already."
For the two sentences I've written, check out today's post on my blog
http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com
Happy Holidays everyone.
LOL, Lee! I corrected it. My excuse is that I have a cold, and I was writing the way I speak with a cold!
I thought it was cute because it was in a sentence about "effectively articulating."
Lee - as a woman with an effectively articulated bust, I can say such things!
Now I'm laughing out loud!
I am trying to stay motivated, but I find it s tough this time of year with all the Christmas-y things to do. I'm determined to get some edits in, but I wanted to drop in and say THANK YOU for "The Gift Of Murder" which arrived in my mailbox today! Perfect timing for some holiday reading, and it was my birthday yesterday, so this was like a bonus gift!
I'm looking forward to the stories of murder and mayhem. My son loves the cover (he's into knife collecting!).
You are all made of awesome! Merry christmas!
Great, Angela! I am so glad it arrived as an extra prezzie for you!
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