Saturday, February 12, 2005

Cumpleaños of an Idiosyncratic Kind

I couldn't call myself a crime fiction blogger were it not for the idiosyncratic mind of Sarah Weinman, who turns 26 today. Late last year on John Rickards's blog, Sarah commented, "I'd love to make a living writing, but even if I couldn't, I'd still do it because at least when it comes to fiction, my brain would probably explode if I didn't find a way to write about it."

Coincidentally celebrating today is young adult author Judy Blume (67) who said, "The best books come from someplace inside. You don't write because you want to, but because you have to."

Also born today, Green Lantern writer Judd Winick (35), and athletes Dominic DiMaggio (88), Bill Russell (71), and Owen Nolan (33).

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