Today’s special guest is the hard-working and creative Kerrie Flanagan, who’s currently up to her ears and eyeballs with the final planning and tasks leading up to the Northern Colorado Writers Conference March 11-12 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Kerrie had a vision — bring the writers and writing-related entrepreneurs from Northern Colorado together in one …Read More
Archives for February 2011
A Little Weekend Scramble
Mysterious Reviews on A Gift for Murder Remember my guest from January 27th, Five Star author Karen McCullough? Her mystery featuring amateur sleuth Heather McNeil in a mall/trade show setting has received a really nice review at Mysterious Reviews. Congratulations to Karen! A book giveaway at Katherine Hall Page’s Website Harper Collins is celebrating the …Read More
Efficient and Organized? Not me!
I subscribe to a few blog posts I was convinced would help me get organized, manage my time effectively, and bring a peaceful efficiency to my life and my routine. These are my favorites: Goodlife Zen: practical inspiration for a happier lifezen habits: smile, breathe and go slowlymnmlstTime Management Ninja Over the last year, almost …Read More
Cutting My Teeth on Short Stories by Kenneth Harmon, Guest Blogger
I became acquainted with Ken Harmon through critique groups, and now I’m happy to say he’s part of Raintree Writers, the group I’ve been part of since it was founded at the end of 2003. Now that we have two members in our group who write stories about the dark side, I’m learning to appreciate …Read More
Wednesday Scramble
Thursday’s Guest Blogger I’m featuring Ken Harmon, soon to be published in novel-length fiction. His topic is writing and getting published with short stories, and how he’s managed to place more than a dozen of his own shorts in various publications. The 2011 A to Z April Challenge You still have time to sign up. …Read More
Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Opening Stories With the Weather
As usual on Tuesday, I’m over at Chiseled in Rock, once again talking about authors who open their stories with the weather. If it’s such a bad thing to do, why do some pretty famous authors do it so well? Come on over and check out these examples, then tell us what you think.
The Writers’ Open Mic Night
One of the regular events at the Northern Colorado Writers Studio is the monthly Open Mic Night where five or six writers get to read eight minutes worth of their work and get silent feedback from an audience. The silent critique process takes two minutes at the end of each reading, and comments are written …Read More
It’s Friday Again ….Yay!
Here’s some good stuff and a few links you might want to check out: The Video for the Northern Colorado Writers Conference This may be the only place you will see mountain climber and author Jim Davidson in a feather boa, not to mention writer Tim Northburg in a tiara: Speaking of Jim Davidson, you …Read More
I’m Out and About Again–This Time to Visit Kaye Barley
Today I’m over at Meanderings and Muses, talking about how I manage to get any work done in spite of my messy office and the nosy, demanding, and fun new addition to our home, Katrina Katie Kitten. The post is called “My Office, My Pet, and Me.” But I’ll be around here, too, because I …Read More
One Step at a Time by Debbie Hardy, Guest Blogger
Northern Colorado author Deborah Hardy enjoyed many happy years of marriage with her husband Bryan before he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. During Bryan’s illness, Debbie kept friends and family up-to-date by e-mail, ending each note with a word of hope or encouragement, even in the darkest hours. Many reported that those words caused them …Read More