Patricia Stoltey

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Stoltey Family Critter Updates

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Looks like all the Painted Lady butterflies have moved on. We’re still getting visits from those cute pygmy nuthatches though. Boxelder bugs and lady bugs. Lots of lady bugs. And the squirrels. Oh, my, they’re so busy. I bought another squirrel-proof bird feeder for regular seed but would have to have a squirrel-proof finch feeder …Read More

What I’ve Been Reading and Other Random Stuff

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There Be Demons by M.K. Theodoratus I received an advance copy for review of There Be Demons by M.K. Theodoratus from Net Galley via Wooden Pants Publishing. I’ve often stated in the past that my favorite fantasy characters are dragons. I might have to revise that statement to include Gargoyles. Gillen and the Gargoyle Guardians …Read More

Why Writers Procrastinate and 5 Ways to Avoid It … by Colleen M. Story

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When Pat told me she struggles with procrastination, my first thought was, “you’re not alone.” Studies over the last few decades suggest that procrastination is on the rise. In the late 1970s, about 5 percent of the population admitted to being chronic procrastinators, whereas today, about 26 percent do. We don’t know why this might …Read More

Random Stuff: Hey, There’s a Dead Guy, Colorado Gold, and Big Brother

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I’ve been such a dud at blogging this summer as I try to pull my To Dos into a manageable list, determine my daily and weekly priorities as Colleen M. Story suggests in her new release, Overwhelmed Writer Rescue, and set some long-term goals. After all, I’m getting older and we only have so much …Read More

For All You Overwhelmed Writers — Rescue is On the Way!

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Many thanks to Colleen M. Story and Midchannel Press for providing  an advance copy of Overwhelmed Writer Rescue: Boost Productivity, Improve Time Management, and Replenish the Creator Within. If I can be saved, there’s hope for all writers drowning in task overload and no writing time to be found. Overwhelmed Writer Rescue is for  those …Read More

A Little Photo Break: Hens and Chicks Gone Rogue

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I have a clump of hens and chicks growing in my garden that I’ve watered but otherwise left unattended, even though I know I need to take some of the chicks and move them to new spots. Apparently, the cluster decided it had been ignored long enough, so it grew a spike of alien chicks …Read More

The Advance Review Copies of Wishing Caswell Dead…a Goodreads Giveaway

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Now is when the whole new book thing gets real.   I’ll be giving away five advance review copies on Goodreads August 1-15, 2017. This one is for U.S. residents to enter. If you go to the Wishing Caswell Dead page on Goodreads and click on “Want to Read,” you’ll get automatic email notices when …Read More

Margaret Mizushima and Her Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series

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I just read the second book in Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series, Stalking Ground, and wanted to pass on the good news. Book 2 is even better than Book 1, Killing Trail. In Killing Trail, we met Officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo as well as veterinarian Cole Walker and his …Read More