Patricia Stoltey

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K is for Kaput

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Once again consulting the Merriam-Webster online dictionary: Kaput “Main Entry: ka·putVariant(s): also ka·putt kə-ˈpu̇t, kä-, -ˈpütFunction: adjectiveEtymology: German kaputt, from French capot not having made a trick at piquetDate: 1895 1 : utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed2 : unable to function3 : hopelessly outmoded” ————————– How That Applies to Me Today my get-up-and-go has gone …Read More

J is for Journaling

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This is another entry in the A to Z Blog Challenge for the month of April. I know a lot of writers who use journaling as a tool to jump start their new projects, work through feelings or crises, and set goals. A writer friend from Colorado, Mike Befeler, used a form of journaling to …Read More

Taking the Day Off

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Tomorrow I need a “J” word for the A to Z Blog Challenge. I’m working on that. And I’m enjoying a family day. We need to visit the bookstore for birthday books, and there’s a cool playroom/coffee shop combination to check out. Plus I bought a few pansies to plant. It’s been a long time …Read More

I is for Ignominy

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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition) definition of the noun ignominy: 1. Deep personal humiliation and disgrace.2. Disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality, or action And then there’s the adjective: ignominious 1. Marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame — dishonorable2. Deserving of shame or infamy — despicable3. Humiliating, degrading (suffering an ignominious defeat) ************************************************ Here’s …Read More

H is for Historical Fiction

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This is a convenient letter for today’s post in the A to Z Blog Challenge, because I’m rereading The Scarlet Letter these days. I bet you’re wondering why, since I recently told you I was on a thriller reading binge. I’m working my way through The Scarlet Letter because I want to focus on Paula …Read More

G is for Gibberish

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This is another post in the Arlee Bird A to Z Blog Challenge for April, a challenge I accepted of my own free will in a moment of craziness during which I thought I had unlimited ideas and plenty of time to mold those ideas into wonderful humorous posts. Today’s post is an example of …Read More

F is for Federal Bureau of Investigation

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If you write mysteries, suspense, or thrillers, the first thing I’d like you to do is mark Wednesday, April 14th, on your calendar to check the post I’m contributing on Internet resources for crime writers to The Blood-Red Pencil blog. One of the sources I include (and have used quite often since I like to …Read More

E is for Epistolary Novel

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Starting with Laurie Henry’s The Fiction Dictionary, the definition of an epistolary novel is “A novel written in the form of letters–either all by one character or among characters.” The expanded definition includes everything from letters to journal entries. The most recent one I’ve read is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by …Read More

D is for “Don’t Murder Your Mystery”

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Special Note: If you’re interested in putting your name in the April book giveaway from Mystery Writers of America, check my post from yesterday (Sunday, April 4th). The list of books and the link to the entry page is there, just for you. D is for “Don’t Murder Your Mystery“ Today’s post is the fourth …Read More

April’s Book Giveaway at Mystery Writers of America

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Sunday is the day we take a break from Arlee Bird’s A to Z Blog Challenge, so I thought I’d slip in the monthly reminder to sign up for the box of books given away at the Mystery Writers of America website. This month they have nineteen books on the list. Nineteen! Here are the …Read More