You writers won’t want to miss today’s post at Chiseled in Rock. I’ve interviewed literary agent Nicole Resciniti from The Seymour Agency. Don’t miss it!
Archives for May 2012
Monday Montage
Thoughts on Tourism by Patricia Stoltey Over there was a mountain and down there a valley. They cut off the top of the mountain and shoved it into the valley to make a wide flat runway to land the planes bringing tourists to see the mountains and the valleys. Four reasons for me to have …Read More
The Winner Is…
The winner of a copy of No Substitute for Murder by Carolyn J. Rose is: ALEX J. CAVANAUGH Congratulations, Alex
Unlikable Characters by Carolyn J. Rose
Carolyn J. Rose is the author of several novels, including Hemlock Lake, An Uncertain Refuge, A Place of Forgetting, and No Substitute for Murder. She penned two humorous cozy mysteries, The Big Grabowski and Sometimes a Great Commotion, with her husband, Mike Nettleton. Through a Yellow Wood, the sequel to Hemlock Lake, will be published …Read More
The Writing Life: An Invitation to Authors and Other Stuff
Scheduling guest bloggers If you look in my right sidebar, you’ll see a list of guest bloggers for 2012. You’ll also see I have a lot of openings for guests from July until the end of the year. Since I love to use these guest spots to promote an author’s recent or upcoming book release, …Read More
Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Three Authors, Three Questions
I have three fine authors answering the questions of the month over at Chiseled in Rock blog: Mystery author Bailey Cates (who also writes as Cricket McRae), horror and dark mystery author Tom Piccirilli, and YA/MG fantasy author Victoria Hanley. I hope you’ll drop by and soak up their words of wisdom about the writing …Read More
Selling vs Sharing – The Truth About Being a Published Author by Aaron Michael Ritchey
I’m pleased to welcome Aaron Michael Ritchey to my blog today. Aaron was born with Colorado thunderstorms in his soul. He’s sought shelter as a world traveler, an endurance athlete, a story addict, and even gave serious thought to becoming a Roman Catholic priest. After too brief a time in Paris, he moved back to …Read More
Saturday Soliloquy
Talking to myself (but never aloud, of course) is a very satisfying way to deal with the annoying things in life. Things like people on Facebook who endlessly harp on political or social issues by parroting news headlines or the latest propaganda without actually reading and understanding the issues. Like people on Twitter who throw …Read More
Parental Inspiration by Natasha Wing
I am pleased to welcome back children’s author Natasha Wing, creator of the “Night Before” series, to talk about ways authors can use their family members, especially their parents, to inspire story and character ideas. Natasha’s newest book, released today, is The Night Before Father’s Day. And since Sunday is Mother’s Day, I added the …Read More
The Writing Life: Raising the Bar
My critique group is experimenting with a new schedule. We previously had six members and met every two weeks. With three members submitting per meeting, each member waited four weeks before his next chance at feedback. Now we’re down to five members, and the majority voted to try submitting work for every meeting. Submissions can …Read More