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Maldonado: We met at a writers’ conference a few years ago and immediately connected. Since we both write fast-paced thrillers with complex characters and layered, twisty plots, we thought ...
Blend word. In linguistics, a blend —also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau[a] —is a word formed, usually intentionally, by combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words. [2][3][4] English examples include smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, [3][5] as well as motel, from motor (motorist) and hotel. [6]
Alex Delaware. Alex Delaware is a literary character created by American writer Jonathan Kellerman. [1] The Alex Delaware detective series begins with When the Bough Breaks, published in 1985. Delaware appears in 39 of Kellerman's popular murder mysteries. Kellerman set the series in Los Angeles. Delaware is a forensic psychologist, although ...
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
To do so, they should read as much as they can. King takes a book with him everywhere he goes, and even reads during meals. "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others ...
Patty Lin describes her difficult experience in the Breaking Bad writers room in her new memoir, End Credits. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Everett Collection, Zibby Media)
The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper's website and mobile apps as part of The New York Times Games. [1][2][3][4][5] The puzzle is created by various freelance constructors and has ...
An American-style crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter ...