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Just Bits, No Pieces

August 4, 2010 By: Patricia

First of all, let me remind everyone that tomorrow is guest blogger day, and guess who’s stopping by…

Let me give you a hint–the schedule is over there in my sidebar.

Yep, Terry Odell is going to tell you how she happened to become a writer. As you’d expect, Terry took one of those less-traveled paths, so you don’t want to miss her story.

Blog Book Tours

In addition to the Thursday guest blogger series, I’ll be opening more guest slots to authors on blog book tours. These tours are great promotional options for writers with new releases, and they’re also a powerful tool for attracting new traffic to our blogs.

Just Bits

I’m working on my manuscript today. At least four hours. Today. No matter what. And at least four hours each on Friday and Saturday, too. Yep. No matter what.

And as we all know, those are the words that tempt fate…

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Comments

  1. welcome to my world of poetry says

    August 4, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    Will look forward to tomorrow’s interview.

    Yvonne.

  2. Lisa_Gibson says

    August 4, 2010 at 10:14 am

    Okay, you’ve inspired me to put in some hours on my ms. I’ve been needing to for some time. I’m determined to now. I hope your writing time goes well.
    Lisa ~ YA Literature Lover

  3. Jemi Fraser says

    August 4, 2010 at 10:11 am

    You are definitely tempting fate!! Careful & good luck πŸ™‚

    PS – I’ve got an award for you over at my blog

  4. The Old Silly says

    August 4, 2010 at 9:49 am

    I’ll have to stop back – I like Terry’s writing, bet she’ll have something good to share. Best wishes for a good 4 hr ms session, too. πŸ™‚

    Hey Pat – I’m taking my new novel, Beware the Devil’s Hug on virtual blog book tour in October. Could I interest you in hosting a stop? If so, contact me off-blog at marvwilson2020atgmaildotcom, ok?

  5. Patricia Stoltey says

    August 4, 2010 at 9:44 am

    Jan, I love the reverse hex — I’m going to copy and paste it onto a page (2 actually), make the letters real big, and post one copy on my door for dearest husband and one copy above my computer monitor to remind me to stay off the Internet. And I think I have some birdseed in the garage…

    Thanks to everyone else for supportive thoughts and good wishes. And if anyone notices me sneaking around on Twitter or Facebook today, feel free to slap my hands.

  6. Terry Odell says

    August 4, 2010 at 8:04 am

    If I set a 4 hour block of time to write, I wonder how much writing I’d actually get done? All those distractions. I’m still one of those ‘word count’ people, so if I add 1000 words to the WIP, I’m happy, no matter how long it takes.

  7. Karen Walker says

    August 4, 2010 at 8:01 am

    4 hour stints. Yikes. I’m lucky if I do 20 minutes. Good luck, Patricia.
    Karen

  8. Margot Kinberg says

    August 4, 2010 at 7:55 am

    Patricia – Good for you to focus on your manuscript. I’m impressed. And I look forward to reading Terry’s story tomorrow.

  9. Carol Kilgore says

    August 4, 2010 at 7:42 am

    Loads of good luck on those four hours a day. I’m revising. Still.

  10. Cat Woods says

    August 4, 2010 at 7:20 am

    Good luck on the four hour blocks of writing time.

    Also, looking forward to the Guest Blogger. You do a wonderful job!

  11. Clarissa Draper says

    August 4, 2010 at 7:00 am

    Well, I will check by tomorrow. Now, get to work! I hope you get lots accomplished.

    CD

  12. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley Adams says

    August 4, 2010 at 6:29 am

    Good luck with your manuscript, Patricia! Hope fate wasn’t tempted. πŸ™‚

  13. Jan Morrison says

    August 4, 2010 at 6:28 am

    ooh had to do this twice due to post pixie.
    Patricia – good luck with your marathon writing bursts. I think, if possible, I would like to do that this weekend as the next three days are full. I also want to shift my writing space downstairs as we get ready for our international student so time might be precious. I offer you a reverse hex for the one that may be upon you for declaring your intention today – repeat these words
    ‘As a writer, my intentions I will tell.
    Be gone you wicked time-wasting spell.’
    And then put some seed out for the birds. That’s it. You’ll work now. Jan Morrison

  14. Jan Morrison says

    August 4, 2010 at 6:26 am

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Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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