Author Archives: Sheryl Scarborough

About Sheryl Scarborough

For MONEY I have written: TV series, cartoons, comic books, graphic novels, magazine articles, Business Plans, Direct Music Marketing letters (as Mariah Carey, MC Hammer and others), Corporate Newsletters, Mens Style (online) Magazine (as managing editor),screenplays (well, okay so not so much about the money there) and Restaurant Reviews (for free food!) Now... I'm writing for love and what I LOVE are young adult mystery novels.

OMG… this guy’s blog (Detectives Beyond Borders) is great… and this particular post is great. But read down to the comment from Iain Rowan it’s HILARIOUS!! A MUST READ!

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Those words might work if you’re filing a complaint at your local Starbucks… (though I would recommend a bit more diplomacy)… but what if I told you Mocha Dick was thought to be the real name of a character from literary fiction? That’s right, according to an article in todays Los Angeles Times, a mischievous leviathan that patrolled the waters off Mocha Island (a small island off the coast of Chile) was called Mocha Dick and was likely Melville’s inspiration for one of the most famous literary characters to date. Mocha Dick… go figure!

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Okay, I’m waaaay behind on my blogging. So I’m just going to jump in with a few of the blogs that have been floating around in my head. The first one started out to be: I AM Jealous of Diablo Cody… but now, nearly two months later I’ve decided I’m NOT jealous of Diablo Cody. Really… I’m not. Seriously. I even saw the movie. And here’s the deal. I’m not jealous of Diablo (real name: Brooke) Cody because her first effort became such a huge deal (Best Original Screenplay, for crying out loud!!) How can she possibly follow that? I … Continue reading

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Okay, I’m all for good and thorough research but this dude takes it just a little bit too far!! WRITER SUSPECT IN DISMEMBERING GIRLFRIEND

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Okay… Mt. Everest… is one big-ass mountain. In fact, it’s the world’s tallest mountain. Climbers are driven dreamers who believe in their heart of hearts that they have what it takes to walk a path of the very few. Climbing Mt. Everest is HARD. Lots of people try and don’t make it. Some people have even died trying. When people make it to the top it’s a life-altering event! An Agent’s Slushpile… I hear tell is one big-ass mound of paper. This paper comes from driven dreamers (called writers) who believe in their heart of hearts they have what it … Continue reading

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