The case of the closed case

Fans of the great detective will be pleased to learn the U.S. Supreme Court, by declining to hear a case, has made Sherlock Holmes fair game for new interpretation. I love the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, but I also love some of the newer tales. Laurie King’s stories of Mary Russell are among my favorite.

Sherlock Holmes To Remain in Public Domain After Supremes Decline Case | Variety

http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/sherlock-holmes-case-decision-public-domain-1201346225/

Day 2

First, let me say my plan for November is not to write a NaNo-related post every day. They do that sort of thing on the NaNo site.

Second, I decided to give NaNo a try this year. If you’ve joined to, too, I’d welcome a few “buddies.”

That said, if you started strong yesterday, but ran out of steam already, maybe you need to be a plotter, not a seat-of-the-pantser. Try these free plotting guides from Writer’s Digest.

Novel in 30 Days Worksheet Index

http://www.writersdigest.com/writing-articles/by-writing-goal/write-first-chapter-get-started/novel-in-30-days-2011