Greetings from the High Overlord of Planet Peschel! This is being written on July 1, so I am counting it as meeting my deadline for the newsletter. Two for two, which is good progress. I have a hard time sticking to projects, which is one reason why writing “Writers Gone Wild” took about 15 years. […]
The question is not why should authors blog. As I’ve said before, there are very few things you must do. You must write books, produce them, and make them available for sale. You must have a website with information about your books and links to where visitors can buy them. After that, everything is optional, […]
When it comes to winning and losing in business, money is the way to keep score. If you have a lot, you’re winning; if not, you’re losing. Now, there is a legitimate moral debate about the role money should play in our lives. Recently, Marcus Persson, the Swedish programmer who invented Minecraft and sold it […]
When it was introduced in 2007, the Amazon Kindle didn’t look like a revolutionary device. It was a white rectangle with a blank cover, and when you turned it on, it didn’t chime or show you a pretty picture. It was as utilitarian as Soviet housing but without the charm. It’s said that Steve Jobs […]
(Newsletters are posted 30 days after they are sent to subscribers. If you want to take advantage of any special offers be sure to sign up.) Greetings Planet Peschelteers! Hello from Bill Peschel! It took 30 months after losing my newspaper job and commence writing full-time, but I finally got around to launching the newsletter. […]
Mr Holmes – video review – The Guardian Ageing Holmes saga is sadly clueless – Express Film: The many faces of Sherlock Holmes – The Independent Agatha Christie Auction Record – Fine Books Magazine Stephen Mangan cast as Sherlock Holmes author in ITV drama Houdini & Doyle – Express Lionel Wigram teases’ new Sherlock Holmes […]
The International Agatha Christie Festival is in various venues in and around Torquay, Sept. 11-20. The latest Agatha Christie news will appear here with the most recent item at the top. News and reviews about Dorothy L. Sayers and other women mystery novelists will appear as well. Kenneth Branagh boards Murder on the Orient Express […]
SHERLOCK HOLMES SEASON 4 RETURNS TO THE BBC IN 2017 WITH THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL IN DECEMBER. The latest Sherlock Holmes news will appear here with the most recent item at the top. News and reviews about 19th century detective fiction will appear as well. Video Introduces Meiji-Era Ace Attorney’s Sherlock Holmes — Anime News Network […]
The Peschel Press of Hershey, Pa., announced the publication of the second book in the series of books collecting Sherlock Holmes Victorian Era parodies and pastiches. “Sherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1899” collects more than 60 examples of stories, songs, poems, and jokes that appeared during the opening chapters of Arthur Conan Doyle’s literary […]
The Dead Man found himself a friend in Bill Peschel. The novella “Hell’s Casino” was recently added to Amazon’s Kindle Worlds section of the website. [UPDATE 180722: Kindle Words has closed, but the book can still be bought at Amazon!] Created by TV producer Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin, the Dead Man series features Matt […]