Uh oh. Brain freeze. Okay. Here we go. Three Reasons Why I Shouldn’t Write a Serious Writerly Post Today: 1. The sun is shining. 2. I’m attending a zombie walk tonight. 3. I skipped lunch. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.
Archives for February 2010
Revising That Ugly First Draft
I’m a little crazy, I guess, because I enjoy the revision phase of novel writing even more than I like the creative phase. Here’s how I go about it. Step One: Sort all the critique pages from my critique group. I have feedback for the first thirteen chapters so far. I put them in page …Read More
Winner of the Second Box of Books
The winner of the second mystery/thriller book giveaway is: Marvin D. Wilson Marvin lives in Michigan (lots of snow there, I bet). He blogs at The Old Silly’s Free Spirit Blog and is on Twitter as @Paize_Fiddler. My scientific method of selection: I number the entries as they come in, make up little entry papers …Read More
First Sentences from the Giveaway Books
Tomorrow’s the big day. I’ll conduct my scientific selection of the winner of the box of mysteries and thrillers and then will post an announcement here. U.S. residents may enter up to midnight tonight (Mountain Time). The list of books I’m giving away and the giveaway rules are in my February 7th post. Let’s look …Read More
Bits and Pieces on Another Gray Day
Snow on the Tulips Yep, it snowed again. The forecast says we’ll get more this weekend. It’s not a lot, not a blizzard or anything like that, but the skies are constantly overcast. I’m spoiled, I guess. Since moving to Northern Colorado in 1998, I’ve grown accustomed to lots of sunshine. This dreariness is affecting …Read More
Two Colorado Girls Make It to American Idol’s Top 24
Colorado has two girls in the top 24 of American Idol this season. I’ll be cheering for Lillian Scott from downtown Denver and Haeley Vaughn from Fort Collins (and others as I start seeing real performances). Haeley just turned 16 in 2009 and might be the youngest of this year’s contestants. She was a cheerleader …Read More
A Couple of Bookish Thoughts
“The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.“—————Abraham Lincoln My copy of Kelli Stanley’s new release, City of Dragons, the one I won at reviewingtheevidence.com, arrived today. And I received an e-mail that Stephen King’s Under the Dome had shipped …Read More
Reminder About My Book Giveaway
“I cannot live without books.”———-Thomas Jefferson And that’s why I’m giving some of mine away. I’ve ordered a couple more, and I’m feeling the urge to hit the bookstore. You know how it is. You still have through Saturday, February 20th, to enter if you live in the U.S. The list of books and the …Read More
Interview with Author Paula Reed
Colorado author Paula Reed will launch her historical novel, Hester: The Missing Years of the Scarlet Letter, at the Highlands Ranch (Colorado) Tattered Cover on Friday, February 19th, at 7:30 PM. This tale, the continuation of The Scarlet Letter, follows Hester Prynne and her daughter, Pearl, to England where Hester’s perceptive talents are used by …Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day!
*****I wish you roses and chocolates and (most of all) sunshine. *****Don’t forget you can still enter the Second Mystery/Thriller Book Giveaway through Saturday, February 20th. The list of books and the entry rules are in the February 7th post. *****And please drop in tomorrow to read my interview with Paula Reed, author of the …Read More