Patricia Stoltey

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Looking At Ordinary Things In A Different Way

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I had the best afternoon imaginable yesterday. I did nothing except play with my six-month-old granddaughter and tag along on a long stroll around a small lake called Jamaica Pond with my hubby and our daughter and baby Talia. Hubby (now known as Grandpa) was all strapped up with the baby carrier. He held up …Read More

The Old “I Was Traveling” Excuse

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Hubby and I traveled Monday. Even though I travel fairly often, I still find it tedious and draining. Could be my age, I guess. As I get older, I find I’m more and more attached to my own bed, my own cozy reading chair, my own writing space. When we planned this trip, I had …Read More

Colorado Author — Megan DiMaria

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I met Megan DiMaria at Barnes & Noble Centerra in Loveland, Colorado. It was October 24th, the same day I signed with a group of mystery writers. Megan had been scheduled for the hours just prior to our appearance. When we heard the announcements, and realized there was another author in the store, we hurried …Read More

Book Signing at Old Firehouse Books

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Don’t Cricket McRae and I look as though we’re having fun? Thanks to the great staff at Old Firehouse Books in Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado, that’s exactly what we did yesterday from noon to three. We talked to dozens of readers, passed out bookmarks and shared our tray of sweet treats from Fiona’s Deli …Read More

Book Signing at Old Firehouse Books

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I’m signing books at noon today with mystery author Cricket McRae at Old Firehouse Books in Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado. If you’re in the neighborhood, please drop by. We’ll have a big tray of those delicious mini-treats from Fiona’s Deli (lemon bars, brownies, etc.). And, of course, my usual bowl of chocolate treats, including …Read More

How I’m Now Keeping Twitter Time Under Control

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I have author friends who still won’t explore Twitter world because they’re convinced the social site will be a time suck and will not provide a direct benefit such as drastically increased blog traffic or book sales. I don’t blame them a bit. Twitter can be addictive. It takes a long time to build the …Read More

Mix and Match

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I haven’t done the Mix and Match for a while, so here goes: What I’m Reading: In fiction, I just finished Free Agent by Jeremy Duns, a classic spy story by a debut novelist. I liked it a lot and am looking forward to the next book in the series which is scheduled for 2010. …Read More

An Unexpected Surprise from Colorado Country Life Magazine

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First I received an e-mail from a friend, telling me my first Sylvia and Willie mystery, The Prairie Grass Murders, was one of the mysteries featured in an article in the newest Colorado Country Life magazine, a publication of the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association. That evening, a member of my critique group handed me …Read More

Colorado Author New Releases

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I have three new releases to report from Colorado authors: TERESA FUNKE Teresa Funke‘s 3rd book in the Home-Front Hero Series, V for Victory, was released in October. Product Description from amazon.com: “Based on a true story in the summer of 1943… Twelve-year-old Miguel Montoya feels left behind. Everyone else in his large family is …Read More

Whatever Happened to Lars (Ringstveit) Twedt?

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Lars Ringstveit was a Norwegian who came to the United States with two of his brothers when he was in his teens, sometime in the early 1900s. An older brother, Peter Ringstveit, had immigrated earlier and was already acquiring land and herding sheep in Montana. Peter helped his brothers by sending them money for travel, …Read More