All you unpublished novelists…Get Ready, Set, Submit! The Colorado Gold Contest is about to open, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to get your work in front of impartial judges who will give you a lot of good feedback. And who knows, you might just make the finals. All of the information about the contest and …Read More
Archives for March 2015
The winners of ARCs for “The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco”
Our first winner, who correctly guessed the answer to Laura DiSilverio’s question is Marilyn Beebe Laura generously donated two more ARCs to give away, so thanks to random.org Terry and Patricia Smith Wood also will receive an advance read of the first book in Laura DiSilverio’s new Readaholics mystery series. Terry, would you please contact …Read More
The Readaholics … by Laura DiSilverio
Normally, my books grow out of a plot point, inciting incident, or protagonist. With the Readaholics, the series idea grew out of relationships. I wanted to write about the growth and interaction of five quite different women who all come together for a monthly book discussion (usually of a classic mystery). The “I” voice in …Read More
The winner of a copy of “Bobbing for Watermelons”
Congratulations to Sheala Henke who won a copy of Bobbing for Watermelons by April J. Moore Sheala is a member of Northern Colorado Writers and the author of IDEA33 – A Regeneration and IDEA33 – A Revolution
The Power of Persistence … by April J. Moore
Thank you for having me, Pat. It’s always an honor to be a guest on your wonderful blog! Chances are, as a writer, you have an old manuscript tucked away in a desk drawer, or among the deeply embedded folders in the hard drive of your computer, that every once in while calls out to …Read More
Housebound and Trying to Make Lemonade….
Okay, here I sit (briefly) with my wrapped and splinted foot elevated and an ice pack on my ankle, on day one two of my recovery from foot surgery. Yesterday Monday afternoon I had a screw put in a break in the fifth metatarsal of my right foot. First thing I will assure you I …Read More
Provence Chose Me … by Phyllis Gobbell
Patricia, who was kind enough to invite me as a guest blogger, suggested that readers might like to know how I chose Provence as the setting for my first book in the Jordan Mayfair Mystery Series. Whenever I tell people that my mystery is set in Provence, often their eyes widen and they say, “Oh, …Read More
The winner of Molly MacRae’s book giveaway is……
Congratulations to John Paul McKinney who won a Haunted Yarn Shop mystery from Molly MacRae John Paul is the author of Charlie’s Angle, winner of the 2014 “EVVY” Award for Literary Fiction
A Copy of Tattered Legacy by Shannon Baker was won by……
Congratulations to Eileen Goudge who won a copy of Tattered Legacy by Shannon Baker Eileen is also a writer with a long list of best selling novels. You can learn more about her and her books at her website. She can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Manuscript – Could Anything be Sweeter? … by Molly MacRae
“How do you write a book?” Robert, a third grader, sent me that question for a video chat I did with his special ed class. Robert’s class is finishing up the opinion pieces they’ve been writing, and are moving next to a unit on literary analysis. They were very excited about “meeting” a real author. …Read More