Patricia Stoltey

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Ann Parker Historical Mysteries Set in Leadville, Colorado

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This is a departure from my usual Colorado Author Monday. This week I want to welcome California author Ann Parker to our neck of the woods. Ann writes the award-winning Silver Rush historical mystery series set in Leadville, Colorado. The Silver Rush series was inspired by Ann’s ancestors who played a part in Leadville history. …Read More

Lethargy Strikes Again

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Last evening I was trying to come up with a post topic for today, and all I really wanted to do was go take another nap. After two nights in a row of disturbed sleep (the first caused by restless brain syndrome and the second due to a fierce midnight thunderstorm that left my nerves …Read More

What If…?

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The power was off on Monday morning when I first hopped out of bed. I thought for a minute. No power means no coffee unless I fire up the grill and ruin my teakettle over an open flame. I went back to bed. Didn’t go back to sleep though. Kept thinking, what if . . …Read More

My Out of Control Book Habit

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I went book crazy this week, even while I was still reading a book I checked out of the library. I’m out of control. After too many months of working on other projects, withdrawal set in. I had to start reading for fun again. It’s not as if I didn’t have enough unread books in …Read More

Colorado Author — Barbara Fleming

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Northern Colorado historian and author, Barbara Fleming, will soon see her first historical novel in print. Journeying is the story of Hannah Morris and her soon-to-be husband, a bi-racial physician, who head for California with a wagon train but are forced to change their plans. They settle for homesteading on the Colorado prairie. Hannah is …Read More

When You Can’t Write, Maybe There’s a Good Reason

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On a personal note, thanks to everyone who dropped by my blog yesterday. It was great fun having so many visitors, the most visitors I’ve had in one day since I started this blog on April 17th. Procrastination, or the inability to sit down and write, speaks to a lot of writers. For those who …Read More

Things Writers Can Do Instead of Writing

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Using myself as an example, I thought I’d show you a few of the things writers might do to avoid writing. 1. Take your camera outside and photograph the weather. You saw my yellow flowers and my double rainbow pictures earlier this month, but here’s a shot from last winter. It was early in the …Read More

Three Wyoming Mystery Authors

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Since I just finished a good novel of suspense by C. J. Box (Three Weeks to Say Good-Bye), I thought I’d fill my readers in on the writings of C. J. and two more of my favorites who hide out north of the border (that’s the Colorado/Wyoming border, of course). Award winning author C. J. …Read More

More Story Ideas — Where to Find Them

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The last time I dropped by a library used book sale, I bought one book. That is an amazing fact in itself, but that’s not the point of today’s post. I want to tell you about the book I did find: A Dictionary of Omens and Superstitions by Philippa Waring (Souvenir Press, Canada, 1978 and …Read More

Colorado Author — Amy Kathleen Ryan

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From time to time I’ll branch out and include Colorado authors who write something other than mystery and suspense. Today I’ve chosen Amy Kathleen Ryan, author of Vibes, a Young Adult novel about a girl who can read minds. That’s how she knows everyone in her high school thinks she’s fat and disgusting, even Gusty, …Read More