Yesterday was one of those days. The laundry did not get done. I knocked nothing off the To-Do list. I bought a supermarket salad for my husband’s dinner, and I ate yogurt with blueberries and granola. Here’s why: Yesterday morning, I spent too much time on e-mail. I read several chapters of a good mystery …Read More
Archives for August 2009
Colorado Author — Teresa Funke
Today it is my great pleasure to feature Northern Colorado author and publisher, Teresa Funke. After reading two of Teresa’s novels set during World War II, I wanted to ask her so many questions, probably enough to write a dozen interviews. I’ve narrowed it down, however, to Teresa’s publishing experience. As I thought about the …Read More
The Desert Hedge Murders — Excerpt and Synopsis
Once again it’s time to inflict a little blatant self-promotion on my friends. Originally, I had planned to post just the back-of-the-book excerpt of my new mystery, The Desert Hedge Murders, but then I decided to show off that rattlesnake skin background as well. So I scanned the book cover, then cropped off the bottom …Read More
Skunk, Peanut Butter Cookie, or Books on Writing?
You never know what you’re going to get when you drop in here, do you? Well, except for Mondays. That’s almost always a Colorado author feature. There are so many authors in Colorado that I expect I’ll keep on doing that for a long time. The other days, though, anything can happen. I might tell …Read More
The Twitter Connection
There are still folks among my friends and acquaintances who think Twitter is a fad. They think it’s a passing fancy, destined for the vast web landfill within two years. I don’t know. Maybe they’re right. But does it matter? Can’t we enjoy the opportunities and the fun while they last?Heck, yes. And just to …Read More
One Interruption Leads to Another, But It’s All Good
Yesterday afternoon I saved my WIP to a flash drive and shut down my desktop computer at the first sign of thunder. My fully-charged laptop waited for me downstairs. I figured I could squeeze in more writing time on the battery while the storm passed overhead.The thunder stopped and the clouds wandered aimlessly out to …Read More
Ann Parker Historical Mysteries Set in Leadville, Colorado
This is a departure from my usual Colorado Author Monday. This week I want to welcome California author Ann Parker to our neck of the woods. Ann writes the award-winning Silver Rush historical mystery series set in Leadville, Colorado. The Silver Rush series was inspired by Ann’s ancestors who played a part in Leadville history. …Read More