Patricia Stoltey

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C is for Climax

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If that title doesn’t get me a few more visitors from Twitter, nothing will. While writing this post I’m womaning the Northern Colorado Writers studio for the day. I usually have a dictionary and a Bartlett’s by my computer as I write, so I strolled into the NCW library to see what we had on …Read More

B is for Bravery

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If our main characters aren’t brave, if they don’t have the courage to confront evil, face their fears, and fight back to defend themselves or their loved ones, they’re not likely to be sympathetic characters. Most readers of mystery, suspense, and thrillers expect the main character to live up to the challenge, to be a …Read More

A is for Assassin

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I’m not sure it’s possible to come up with a mystery/suspense/thriller word for all twenty-six letters of the alphabet, but that’s what I’m aiming for. Today is the first day of Arlee Bird’s Blog Boggled: Blogging From A to Z April Challenge, and I’m determined to make it all the way to Z by sticking …Read More

Being Grandma

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I admit it, I’m too busy having fun and being grandma today to post anything that doesn’t sound like one-year-old babble speak. Oddly enough, I think I’m beginning to understand what Talia’s saying. This is the best fun I’ve had in ages, even more fun than a writers’ conference. Tomorrow I start Arlee’s A to …Read More

Two for Tuesday

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Just have two things to tell you today. I’m a Guest Blogger at Guide to Literary Agents Editor’s Blog Find me at Chuck Sambuchino’s blog, guest posting on the recurring column 7 Things I’ve Learned So Far. Please drop by and leave a comment if you have time. I’m Participating in a New Blog Challenge …Read More

Yesterday My Brain Went to France

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This happens every time I go to a conference. I come home so full of ideas and energy and focus and resolve that I want to run from task to task, make new To Do Lists, type up queries and submissions (if I was invited to do so), make more notes, clean up my work …Read More

Northern Colorado Writers Conference Day Two

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The coffee, fruit, and pastries breakfast buffet was scheduled for 7:30 to 8:30. I had planned to jump up early and head for the hotel before 8. That didn’t quite happen. I popped in about 8:30, then spent so much time visiting with other writers and guzzling coffee that I missed the first session completely …Read More

Northern Colorado Writers Conference Day One

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Day one of the Northern Colorado Writers Conference is now history, at least for me. There were still writers and agents schmoozing in the hotel atrium when I dragged my tired body home. Since I live less than ten minutes by car from the conference hotel, I commute. Immediately following the noon registration, a big …Read More

Full-length Mirrors, Morse Code, and Barking Dogs

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I’m off to the Northern Colorado Writers Conference tomorrow and Saturday, so you’ll be hearing about my adventures in late postings tomorrow night and Saturday night (provided I’m not too exhausted to think and type at the same time). Today I went to J.C. Penney to look for something new to wear at the conference. …Read More

Social Media for Writers and Readers: Where Do You Hang Out?

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I’m having serious doubts (again) about the amount of time I spend on social networking sites versus the time I could spend writing and promoting through personal appearances. Blogging is great fun, Twitter’s a blast, and Facebook is entertaining. I love the time I spend visiting other blogs and leaving comments. The writers and readers …Read More