M. Does this mean we’re halfway home on this cursed Blogging from A to Z April Challenge? Why do I sign up for this thing every year? There are reasons. It gets me back in the habit of regular posting (although definitely not six times a week). I re-connect with old blogging friends and make …Read More
Archives for April 2014
A to Z Challenge: L is for List (and Sophie Littlefield and “Long Live the Suicide King” by Aaron Michael Ritchey)
I think that’s the longest title I’ve had yet. So it’s Day L on the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. If you’re visiting here for the first time and don’t know about the challenge, you can visit the official website and list of 2,127 participants at Blogging from A to Z Challenge (April …Read More
A to Z Challenge: K is for Killer (and Julie Kazimer and a whole list of “K” novels)
K threw me for a loop when I tried to pick a book written by a Coloradoan or with a Colorado setting or even a remote relationship to this part of the country. But the author was no trouble at all. Featured Author: Julie Kazimer (aka J. A. Kazimer) In spite of Julie’s busy schedule …Read More
A to Z Challenge: J is for Jam (and David Jessup and “John Dies in the End” by David Wong)
We’re speeding right along, aren’t we? Already at the letter J and jogging right along toward the halfway mark. Featured Author: David Jessup I had David in mind for this challenge from the beginning, but I wasn’t sure whether to make him the featured author or use his excellent historical novel set in Colorado, Mariano’s …Read More
My Critique Group and What It Does for Me … by Marilyn Meredith
The reason I chose this topic is I read through Patricia’s blog posts and learned that she belonged to a critique group and how it affects her writing. I joined the critique group that I belong to now way back in 1981. The critique and members have changed over the years, just as I have …Read More
A to Z Challenge: I is for Impossible (and Greg Iles and Iron Ties by Ann Parker)
My scheduled guest is Marilyn Meredith, author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series and the Rocky Bluff P.D. crime series. Her post will publish at 6:00 AM. On with the letter I: Featured author: Greg Iles I don’t know Greg and haven’t had any opportunities to meet or contact him, and he’s not from …Read More
A to Z Challenge: H is for Hayide (and Victoria Hanley and The Heart of Darkness Club by Gary Reilly)
The eighth letter of the alphabet, and therefore the 8th posting day for the A to Z Challenge. Here we go with the letter H. Featured Author: Victoria Hanley Victoria is one of our favorite writers from northern Colorado. She writes beautifully (fantasy for kids and young adults), and she shares her expertise in nonfiction …Read More
A to Z Challenge: G is for Gratitude (and Barbara Graham and Ghost Under Foot by Kenneth W. Harmon)
Just a reminder. The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is all about posting every day in April except Sunday, visiting as many of the participating bloggers as possible during the month and leaving comments. Bloggers make lots of new friends (and it helps to connect on Facebook and Twitter as well, so participants …Read More
A to Z Challenge: F is for Focus (and Kerrie Flanagan and Teresa Funke and Finding Rodolfo by K. Michelle Lindstrom)
Does it seem as if my titles are getting longer and longer? It won’t always be true, but today’s very long list is because I’m giving you two amazing authors for the price of one. These two Northern Colorado women are interesting, productive, energetic, and highly respected in our community of writers and readers and …Read More
A to Z Challenge: E is for Entertainment (and Elizabeth Spann Craig and Ex-Kop by Warren Hammond)
Okay, I did a little two-step for the letter E. The only author I know whose last name begins with E from my blogging files is one who isn’t writing so much anymore. I know I could have featured one of the well known writers such as Nicholas Evans or Janet Evanovich, but I’d really …Read More