Patricia Stoltey

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Books to Inspire and Motivate Writers

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In 2009 I did a one-hour workshop called Let’s Write a Mystery at the Northern Colorado Writers Conference in Fort Collins, Colorado. As part of that workshop, I prepared a handout which included a list of written and web resources. Today, I’m giving you my list of books to inspire and motivate. Tomorrow’s list will …Read More

Why Am I Doing This?

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MONDAY NOTE: I’m discontinuing my Monday Colorado Author Feature in 2010. Any discussion of authors or their books will be as intermittent and random as the other topics I choose on the fly. ON WRITING: Why am I doing this? Why do I stop reading great novels, trudge off to my computer, and try to …Read More

Why I’m Telling You Ten “Interesting” Things About Myself

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One of my newest blogger friends, Mason Canyon of Thoughts in Progress, was kind enough to award me my second Honest Scrap Award “for bloggers who put their hearts on display as they write from the depths of their souls.” Mason passes on the the words of the person who bestowed the honor on her: …Read More

Bits and Pieces

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Resolutions I like this post from zenhabits.net — The Definitive Guide to Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions. If you’re still struggling with writing your own New Year’s Resolutions, I recommend Donna Volkennant’s Jan. 1st post at Donna’s Book Pub — Happy New Year – My Motto for 2010. I plan to post Donna’s motto …Read More

Out With the Old and On With the New

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I’ll be taking Thursday and Friday off from the blog, so I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope your 2010 is full of joy, that you succeed in keep your resolutions (if you make any), and that all your dreams come true. The high point of 2009 for my husband and …Read More

Should Fiction Writers Stick to What They Know?

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A friend of mine from Northern Colorado Writers, Peter D. Springberg, MD, FACP, has started a new website and blog (“Eat like the Doc does”) on healthy living with a focus on healthy eating. Peter’s medical and career credentials are very impressive. Even more important to his healthy lifestyle project and the weight loss manual …Read More

Colorado Author — Carol Berg

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“For Portier de Savin-Duplais, failed student of magic, sorcery’s decline into ambiguity and cheap illusion is but a culmination of life’s bitter disappointments. Reduced to tending the library at Sabria’s last collegia magica, he fights off despair with scholarship. But when the King of Sabria charges him to investigate an attempted murder that has disturbing …Read More

Bits and Pieces

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Last Words on the Roku Digital Video Player I watched 88 Minutes on my television screen last night via the Netflix Instant Play Queue and our new Roku Player. I give the process and convenience a thumbs up. The only thing that might be a problem for some viewers is that most of the new …Read More

Totally Cool Contraption Saves the Day

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I love to read, but reading is not a mindless activity. When I read, I think. I keep my brain fully engaged. Television, on the other hand, is what I like to do in the evening. It’s a different kind of fantasy world. As a result, when the television season screeches to an abrupt halt …Read More

My Christmas Wish for Kids Around the World

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I grew up on a farm in east central Illinois. My dad was a tenant farmer in those days, so we didn’t have a lot of money. It didn’t bother my brother and me very much. We didn’t know we were poor. Poverty doesn’t have a lot of meaning for a kid if he has …Read More