Patricia Stoltey

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Do Writing Prompts Give You Brain Freeze?

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My guest tomorrow will be L. Diane Wolfe who blogs as Spunk on a Stick. I hope you’ll stop by and give her a warm welcome. ———— I attended the monthly coffee at the Northern Colorado Writers Studio yesterday morning. As our opening exercise, we took the tiny prompts on our table (about the size …Read More

My Office is A Disgusting Mess…Again

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Six months ago I had my office almost cleaned up. All I needed to do was dust, hang up my bulletin board (the one that’s been sitting here for over a year), and stay organized on a day-to-day basis. I set up file folders for every imaginable need. There are little boxes for recyclable paper …Read More

Bits and Pieces

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What I’m Reading I’m almost finished with the YA novel Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender. It’s a good one, a combination of teen angst, a paranormal mystery including a spirit possession, and an interesting study in family dynamics. I haven’t decided what book to read next, but I have two checked out of …Read More

A Few Blogging Friends from Northern Colorado Writers

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Today I’m going to feature links to a few of our Northern Colorado Writers who have blogs. I picked the three most recent posts from my blogroll plus the official NCW blog: Amy Kathleen Ryan writes YA (teen) novels and has been featured here before. Her blog is called Amy Kathleen Ryan — Amy’s Blog, …Read More

My Writing Life by Elizabeth Maxim, Guest Blogger

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I first had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth Maxim at an event sponsored by Northern Colorado Writers. Intrigued by her book on how we can overcome the effects of Electro-Magnetic Field (EMF) exposure, I was pleased when she accepted my invitation to submit a guest post.——————– My Writing Life by Elizabeth Maxim The path to …Read More

A Twitter Milestone

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As I typed this yesterday, I had 992 followers on Twitter. I don’t know why I’m a little excited at getting so close to 1,000. Does it really matter? Does anyone care? Why do I care? * Name Patricia Stoltey * Location Northern Colorado * Web http://patriciast… * Bio: Author, Blogger, Book Lover 1,229 Following …Read More

Bits and Pieces

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Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Writer of the Year I’m happy to announce our new WOY is Colorado author Pam Nowak, author of two western historical romances, Choices and Chances. Pam is also the head honcho for this year’s Colorado Gold Conference, so she’s one busy lady. What I’m Reading I just finished Lee Child’s Gone …Read More

Wishing Caswell Dead…Again

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I wrote a historical novel tentatively titled Wishing Caswell Dead. The last draft (which I once considered the final draft) has been sitting in my office for a long time. I’ve even pitched it a couple of times, but I’ve never submitted a synopsis or a partial. Sometimes it’s puzzling why we don’t submit our …Read More

CSU Annual Flower Trial Garden 2010 Part III

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This is a mishmash of photos, some for design and some for texture. For more information about the Annual Flower Trial Garden at Colorado State University, visit the official website. For now, I want to show you shapes: And intricate designs: Design with more color: A shape and color combination that draws the eye: Arranging …Read More