Today I have my sad story about my computer crash posted at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog. Hopefully you’ll find “What Will You Lose if Your Computer Crashes Five Minutes from Now?” an incentive to immediately go run a backup of your important files and photos. At Anne R. Allen’s Blog, a place I …Read More
Now That I’m Getting Back in the Groove…
I have a couple of appearances to tell you about. Blog Interview First of all, Emily Wenzl interviewed me for her Literary Fort Collins blog. That post published yesterday and you can find it here: “Patricia Stoltey, local Fort Collins author, is a rock star at online author promotion.” Promoting other authors is a lot …Read More
It’s the Weekend Again Already
This week was slightly more eventful than last, which is both good and bad. The Good My physical therapy is going well — aches and pains are diminishing (especially now that I’m rid of the dreaded walking boot) and I’m walking much better. The sun has come out and seems to want to stay for …Read More
Snowed (Figuratively Speaking)
There was no Saturday Report this week because I had nothing new to talk about. It’s just the same-old walking/standing practice with some physical therapy thrown in to speed things along. Working on the same old novel in progress. Yada yada… There is no book review today because I’m still reading Make It Stick: The …Read More
Sometimes Even the Vampires Get it Right: a quote to make you smile
On Laughter: “It is a strange world, a sad world, a world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles. And yet when King Laugh come, he make them all dance to the tune he play. Bleeding hearts, and dry bones of the churchyard, and tears that burn as they fall, all dance together to the …Read More
Getting Back in the Writing Groove with My Critique Group
I haven’t attended a critique group meeting for over three months. Tomorrow This evening I return for the first time since breaking that stupid little bone in my foot. Although I’ve critiqued the other members’ submissions via email, I haven’t submitted anything of my own. I’m off the hook for tomorrow’s meeting, but in two …Read More
The Saturday Report: When Things Change a Wee Bit Too Much
I’ve never minded change. Change brings new experiences, new challenges. Change is good. Until it’s not. I grew up on a farm in east central Illinois where my father tenant-farmed for a large landowner. My mother was a registered nurse and worked part of the year in a hospital in town. The farmhouse was a …Read More
Katie Cat in a Box
Like all cats, Katie cannot let an open box just sit there unexplored. Be sure and stop by tomorrow because I have the famous and wildly popular sci fi author and ninja blogger Alex J. Cavanaugh as my guest. His post is about marketing and his advice is the best ever! Don’t miss it.
Must a Writer Suffer?
Most definitely! If you want to count the ways, boogie on over to Anne R. Allen’s Blog and read “REALITY CHECK: Mixed Martial Arts for Writers” by Ruth Harris. I suffered this week….for at least five minutes. The rest of the week I simply pretended I’m not a writer and did other stuff. I practiced …Read More
The Saturday Report
First of all, don’t forget to leave a comment at Allan J. Emerson’s Thursday guest post if you are a U.S. or Canada resident and want a chance to win a copy of his debut mystery, Death of a Bride and Groom. Meeting Jake I’m off to The Eclectic Reader this morning to attend Pam …Read More