Hello, my Freaky Darlings, This week's serial killer is probably South Africa's most famous female killer - Daisy de Melker. Daisy was born on the 1st of June 1886 and executed on the 30th of December 1932. She was a trained nurse who poisoned two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance and then poisoned … Continue reading Daisy de Melker
Author: Joan De La Haye
The Station Strangler
Hello, my Freaky Darlings! To celebrate the release of my rather dark serial killer thriller, Requiem in E Sharp, I'm going to blog about a different South African serial killer every week over the next couple months. I hope you find them as interesting as I do. This week I'll be telling you all about … Continue reading The Station Strangler
Don’t be boring, Dahling!
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Earlier today, while misbehaving on Twitter, the question of public persona's came up. Now, in a world where writers are perceived as being alcoholics and drug addicts, where the perception is that most writers behave like Hank Moody in Californication, do writers need to watch their p's and q's on public … Continue reading Don’t be boring, Dahling!
The Word Count
Hello my Freaky Darlings, I'm friends with quite a few other writers on Facebook and Twitter. My friendships range from wanna be writers, to more established writers, and best-sellers, but the majority of them are, like me, struggling to find a footing in the publishing industry. They also seem to be far more prolific. I … Continue reading The Word Count
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