Author Bonnie Hearn Hill was exchanging ideas via e-mail this summer with a friend writing a psychological thriller. The story involved a character\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you need to kill him sooner, right off the bat,\u201d Hill, of Fresno, Calif., wrote. The friend didn\u2019t reply.<\/p>\n
She wrote again, supplying details about where and when the murder might take place. No response.<\/p>\n
She tried again: \u201cLet\u2019s discuss this murder of yours over coffee.\u201d Still nothing.<\/p>\n
Finally, Hill called her friend, who said he hadn\u2019t received any of her e-mails\u2014and by the way, uses his middle initial in his e-mail address. She\u2019d been sending her homicidal messages to a stranger with a similar name.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One of those little occupational hazards that writers need to be careful about.<\/p>\n
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