Shivering with horror watching the AI subtitles of my latest lecture. "Cute meat." Really? #teaching #WritingCommunity
Wendall Thomas
@wendallthomas.bsky.social
Lefty winner and Anthony and Macavity nominated author of the Cyd Redondo mysteries and short crime fiction. I teach in the UCLA Graduate Film School and lecture internationally on screenwriting. www.wendallthomas.com
Honored to be mentioned in @terryshames.bsky.social's blog today.
Gabriel Valjan@gvaljan.bsky.social · 2y ago#Tuesday with @terryshames.bsky.social >> 7criminalminds.blogspot.com/2025/04/not-... | #shoutout @ericbeetner.bsky.social @catrionamcp.bsky.social @wendallthomas.bsky.social @davidcorbett.bsky.social | @sincnational.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social
Happy Birthday, Romancing the Stone! There'd be no Cyd Redondo without Joan Wilder. #screwballadventure #travelfictionseries #KathleenTurner #MichaelDouglas
Today would have been my father's 91st birthday. Here he is monitoring me in his audiology clinic, a thing he never did in life. Miss him immeasurably.
If you're at #LeftCoastCrime, come listen to these extremely interesting and accomplished authors talk about their work. @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social #ClaireBooth #MargotDouaihy #JamesL'Etoile
All four Cyd Redondo mysteries will be available at the Author, Author! stall at Left Coast Crime. #travelfictionseries #screwball #crimefiction #leftcoastcrime
So thrilled to announce that I'll be the heading up this new feature film initiative for VicScreen, starting at the end of the month. Here's a link for more info: vicscreen.vic.gov.au/funding/deve...
Thrilled to be moderating the Best Novel panel at Left Coast Crime 2025. Please join us and follow these authors on BlueSky to learn more about them @robwhart.bsky.social @lesliekarst.bsky.social @swierczy.bsky.social and find @claire.booth10 @authorjamesletoile and @neonmargot on Instagram.
Check out my husband's article on the beloved (and still useful) Thomas Guides. www.sfgate.com/la/article/t...
California first responders keep this old-school problem solver by their side
California first responders and others rely on Thomas Guides, historic low-tech mapping solutions that have mostly disappeared.
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On Murder is Everywhere today, I talk about my long term relationship with Las Vegas. You can find it here: murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com/2025/01/vega...
Vegas, Baby
Wendall -- every other Thursday I got married in Vegas. Goofing around on my wedding day. It’s one of the few decisions I’ve made in m...
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2 weeks from today! For anyone in the LA area, I'll be sharing and discussing a series of classic rom/com "cute meets" at the Amelia Earhart Branch of the Noho Library. All the info is here: www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #romanticcomedy #screwball #lectureslosangeles #lapl #uclaprofessor #valentine
Best Christmas gift so far. Someone has put all the Jeff Goldblum Christmas ads in one video. Ho ho ho. #xmasads #JeffGoldblum www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4kt...
CURRY'S PC WORLD: Acting (Entire Campaign) (Jeff Goldblum) (Best Christmas Ads of All Time)
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I love this series, currently reading number three, Fogged Off. Do yourself a favor and dive in. As a crime novelist, it is a joy to read something so different from what I do.
Back from travels. Album cut of the day. The divine #WarrenZevon #1980 www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4wk...
A Certain Girl
YouTube video by Warren Zevon - Topic
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As counterintuitive as it might be, Cyd Redondo's 2nd adventure, the Anthony nominated DROWNED UNDER, is a Christmas book. If you'd like to head on a cruise to #Tasmania for the holidays, the e-book is on sale for $1.99 here: bit.ly/4cJqheJ
Unbelievably honored to be included on this list from one of my favorite authors, @jameswziskin.bsky.social Thank you, Jim! #xmasgiftlists #screwballcomedy #travelfiction bit.ly/4gaibxX
Surprising Reads from James W. Ziskin
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