Category Archives: Halloween Murderer

Knavesborough revisited

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Finally, back in Knavesborough. I have a few days´ rest in between exams, and I am determined to make the most of them. So I have picked up “The Halloween Murderer” where I got stuck more than a year ago. … Continue reading →

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>D is for Detectives

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> [For Kerrie´s alphabet meme and for Two-Sentence Tuesday, hosted by Women of Mystery] Many of my readers probably like series just as much as I do; the feeling that opening the next book, you will meet friends who are … Continue reading →

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>C should be for Crime, not Cleaning or Cooking

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> I am still circling around in Yorkshire, trying to add a bit of suspense to my Halloween mystery. I quite like my set of quirky villagers, but if they have secrets, they guard them far too well. The funny … Continue reading →

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>About Cross-Eyed Screwdrivers or …

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>I still have some structural problems with the plot of “The Halloween Murderer”, but I think I can come up with a couple of sentences: @font-face { font-family: “Calibri”;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; … Continue reading →

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>Tools and Tricks

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> After a wonderful writing summer, my imagination and creativity seem to have been hibernating since November. Before Christmas I got stuck – in two works-in-progress. But this week I have made a few tiny steps forward with my second … Continue reading →

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>Two-Sentence Tuesday # 5

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> First a real teaser. I have begun writing a Danish novel recently, and here you have the very first sentences of that one:Tora baksede lidt med den rustne nøgle, før det lykkedes hende at få den blå dør til … Continue reading →

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>Two Sentence Tuesday # 4 & Trouble-Shooting

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> Two sentences for you (The Halloween Murderer, chapter three): “Hello, Miss Gershwin.” Squinting out of the corner of her eye she thought she had been ambushed by a grizzly and her tiny cub, but when she turned around, Rhapsody … Continue reading →

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>Two Sentence Tuesday # 3

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>As the whole family has been afflicted by sore throats, I haven´t been as productive over the weekend as I hoped. I did write more than two sentences, however, so here is a titbit for you: She found three old … Continue reading →

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>Two Sentence Tuesday # 2

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> Tomorrow I promise to quote someone else, but here are two sentences from the first chapter of The Halloween Murderer: “She [Rhapsody] turned down the High Street, staring into the ground to keep the rain off her face so … Continue reading →

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>Two Sentence Tuesday

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Sometimes (as often as I have some fresh sentences to share) I participate in Laura Curtis´ Two Sentence Tuesday (Women of Mystery). And why not put them up here on my own blog for once? Laura calls her contribution ´sexy … Continue reading →

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