Patricia Stoltey

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Colorado Author — Leslie Jimmerson

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I met Leslie Jimmerson at The Reader’s Cove in Fort Collins the day I was signing there. She had a copy of her book, The World’s Too Small for Walls: The Berlin Wall Book with her, and she was kind enough to stop by my signing table for a chat and to show me her …Read More

Blog Posts You’ll Want to Read

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During a writing break, I went blog-cruising to find good reads: Rookie Lessons for New Bloggers by Katie Kimball on Problogger. I saw this link on Twitter. Marketing Tips Around the Net: December 18 by Tony Eldredge on Marketing Tips for Authors. How I Got My Agent by Kody Keplinger at Chuck Sambuchino’s Guide to …Read More

Kerrie Flanagan’s newest project: The Complete Writer

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Kerrie Flanagan, the director of Northern Colorado Writers, seems to have more than twenty-four hours in each one of her days and more energy than a dozen three-year-old boys. So far, Kerrie has given us a great organization for writers that now includes members from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Minnesota, Arizona, and Illinois. She is responsible …Read More

More Bits and Pieces

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Lowery’s Candies In my humble opinion, the best chocolates and candies in the world are made at Lowery’s Candies in Muncie, Indiana. It’s probably too late to get most orders delivered in time for Christmas unless you live close to Muncie. However, if you have a sweetie who deserves a wonderful treat for Valentine’s Day, …Read More

Bits and Pieces on Today’s House Retreat

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I promised short introspective posts for the next four days. Today’s will be in bits and pieces. Story Breakthrough Last night I settled in to read a half hour or so of The Fire in Fiction by agent Donald Maass before going to sleep. It’s a wonderful book. I highly recommend it. I was engrossed …Read More

Prepping for a Four-Day Writing Retreat at Home

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I have cleared almost everything from my schedule for the next four days (Thursday through Sunday) so I can work on my novel. Since I hope to finish the first draft by December 31st, I need to focus. Setting up a couple of “home retreats” seems like a smart move, especially since we are not …Read More

My Blogging Writer Award from Elizabeth Spann Craig

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Isn’t this a great looking award? I received it on her Sunday post from blogger friend and mystery author Elizabeth Spann Craig, author of Pretty Is as Pretty Dies (which I read and loved, partly because of the spunky elder protagonist, Myrtle Clover). The fun thing about this award is that there are no rules. …Read More

Colorado Author — Laura Pritchett

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Today I’d like to introduce a Northern Colorado native, Laura Pritchett. Novelist, writing coach and workshop instructor, editor, and environmental writer — her list of accomplishments is long and her work highly respected in this neck of the woods. As Novelist and Short Story Author: Sky Bridge was a winner of the WILLA Literary Award …Read More

Experimenting with My Camera — Christmas Cactus

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I’ve been playing with the digital camera, trying to figure out how to use the flower close-up feature. No, don’t be silly. I haven’t read the instructions yet. I like to figure things out for myself. I practiced a little today by focusing on the blooms of my Christmas cactus plants. Since they consistently refuse …Read More

Solo Signing — The Rest of the Story

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I’m going to tell the truth about today’s solo book signing at Reader’s Cove. I sold two books. One was purchased by a friend who used to belong to my critique group. The other was purchased by my massage therapist. Although the shopper traffic wasn’t real heavy during the two hours I was there, some …Read More