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December 8, 2010 By: Patricia

Tomorrow’s Guest

I’m pleased to host Carolyn P. Schriber, author of historical novels, as my guest blogger tomorrow. Carolyn will be talking about the importance of research, and the difference between what a historical figure says in speeches and letters and what he actually does. It’s an eye-opening piece contrasting research for academic writing and research for compelling fiction.

What I’m Reading

I don’t know. I’m having trouble getting into the fantasy and science fiction books I’d put at the top of my reading list. Maybe I’ll try Elizabeth George. I have A Suitable Vengeance handy. Elizabeth never disappoints.

The First December Movie

I picked Morning Glory, a fun and sweet and charming movie that left me feeling good. It even had a few laugh-out-loud moments. Harrison Ford makes a great curmudgeon.

The Big Announcement…at Least Part of It

The Prairie Grass Murders is now available from the Kindle Store at amazon.com. As soon as I get the book uploaded for Nook, I’ll celebrate a little louder. For now, if you want another peek at the new cover art, click on the book’s title and off you go.

This book was published in 2007 in hardcover by Five Star/Gage, then as an audiobook by Books in Motion in 2008, then in mass market paperback by Harlequin Worldwide in 2010. Now I’m moving into e-books, which were not even considered in our 2007 book contracts. Things sure can change in a hurry.

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Comments

  1. welcome to my world of poetry says

    December 8, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    Loved your bits and pieces Patricia.

    Yvonne,

  2. Patricia Stoltey says

    December 8, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Mary, it is hard to keep up. With so much on my plate, I hired someone to do the formatting for me to save time and aggravation.

    Thanks Karen. Carolyn’s post is very interesting. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

    Hi Clarissa. I put a price of $3.99 on the book, because I’m more interested in reaching new readers than anything else. The Prairie Grass Murders is my first Sylvia and Willie mystery, and was published in hardcover in 2007. It has also been available as an audiobook and a mass market paperback. It’s out of print now, so the ebook is like bringing my favorite novel back from the dead. eBooks are a great opportunity for authors with a backlist.

  3. Clarissa Draper says

    December 8, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    Ah, never mind. It was cheap enough, I just bought it.
    CD

  4. Clarissa Draper says

    December 8, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    I’m going to check out your Kindle book. If I can’t afford it now, I’ll put it on my wish list. Is it your first novel?
    CD

  5. Karen Lange says

    December 8, 2010 at 10:55 am

    Congrats on your announcement! 🙂 That’s exciting. I’ll need stop by tomorrow for the guest post. Sounds interesting.

  6. Mary Vaughn says

    December 8, 2010 at 9:22 am

    Everything in writing/publishing is changing so swiftly. Makes your spin just trying to keep up.

  7. Patricia Stoltey says

    December 8, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Thanks, Laura. I think that makes you my first official ebook customer. I hope you enjoy the read.

  8. Laura Eno says

    December 8, 2010 at 7:30 am

    Yay! I just downloaded The Prairie Grass Murders!

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. My most recent release, In Defense of Delia (Five Star/Cengage, November 2022), is available in hardcover and will soon be available in ebook and trade paperback. Read More…

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