Patricia Stoltey

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Is It Possible to Read Two Books at Once?

April 30, 2015 By: Patricia

Not for me, unless one is fiction and one is nonfiction. I finally started reading a book I was really looking forward to — The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Then I received a notice from the library that The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah was ready for me to read on my tablet …Read More

Tag: reading, The Girl on the Train, The Nightingale

You Can Win a Copy of Teresa Funke’s “Wave Me Good-Bye”

April 29, 2015 By: Patricia

Here’s something new and very interesting. Authors can do book giveaways now on Amazon.com Author, presenter, and coach Teresa Funke, who specializes in stories from World War II, has tied her giveaway to Twitter in an effort to grow her following as well as increase awareness of her stories. Click right here to get to …Read More

Tag: Amazon, book giveaways, Teresa Funke, Twitter, Wave Me Good-Bye

I’m Already Looking Forward to Friday

April 28, 2015 By: Patricia

Friday is going to be a very big day! I get the pretty pink cast removed! Yippee! But then I have to spend more weeks with crutches and a walking boot. The boot weighs about two pounds and is more awkward to deal with than the cast. But….I’ll start putting weight on the repaired foot. …Read More

Tag: Craig Johnson, Longmire

Bobbing for Watermelons by April J. Moore — The Story Behind the Story

April 27, 2015 By: Patricia

On March 19th, April J. Moore was my guest blogger with “The Power of Persistence.” In that post, she talks about the journey of writing Bobbing for Watermelons, a novel of women’s fiction, and how long it took before she knew she had it right. Here’s a little more from my own point of view. …Read More

Tag: April J. Moore, Bobbing for Watermelons, Folsom's 93, Hot Chocolate Press, Kerrie Flanagan, Northern Colorado Writers

I’m Using My Time Well…Sort Of

April 19, 2015 By: Patricia

Thought I’d poke my head out for a minute to see how things are going. Looks like the A to Z April Challenge is going well. I try to keep tabs on a a couple of regulars like Alex J. Cavanaugh and April J. Moore and then wander through the rest of the list, picking …Read More

Tag: A to Z April Challenge, Alex J. Cavanaugh, April J. Moore, Bobbing for Watermelons, Camp NaNoWriMo, giles hash

Making it Real … by Sara Sue Hoklotubbe

April 2, 2015 By: Patricia

I didn’t grow up wanting to be a writer. Instead, I had lofty goals of being a lawyer or a politician, or someone who could change the world. It wasn’t until I got married in midlife, moved to Maui and couldn’t get a job, that the idea of writing came out of nowhere. My husband …Read More

Tag: Sara Sue Hoklotubbe, writing reseach, writing setting

Jake’s Gift: The Story of a Cat Who Wouldn’t Quit by Pam Wolf

March 31, 2015 By: Patricia

Who doesn’t love a cat story? Here’s a new one that will charm your socks off. I first wrote about Jake the Cat back on August 10, 2010, in “Local Blog Catapults Jake to Stardom.” Local Cat Rescue volunteer  and my friend Pam Wolf had met a cat, Jake, that prompted her to write a …Read More

Tag: Jake's Gift, Pam Wolf

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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. 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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