Most of today I’ll be harvesting our Concord grapes and getting them ready to make something good. I cut down the bunches and dump them in a bucket. When I have a full bucket, I bring them inside and rinse them well under running water. I pull them off the stems, pop them into a …Read More
Hairdos and Chickens? What’s That All About?
Join me over at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Blog where we editors, Julie Luek and myself, chat about such things as high school hairdos and gathering eggs on the farm (or not). Our joint post is called “Introducing the Only-Slightly-Frazzled Blog Editors, Julie and Pat.”
The Real Jersey Shore by Rosie Genova
If your only knowledge of the Jersey Shore comes via a certain MTV reality show—which partially inspired my mystery plot, by the way—I hope you’ll indulge me for bit. I’d like to talk about the real Jersey shore, the one that I grew up with and one for which I have great affection. It also …Read More
That Goodreads Thing That’s Going On
As you know, I don’t discuss controversial issues such as politics and religion on this site. I’m a lot more interested in books and authors. So when controversy and books/authors come together with a big bang, I’m conflicted. It’s the Goodreads thing. I’m sure you know all about it. If not, check out these posts: …Read More
Still Recovering from the Colorado Gold Conference
I’m not sure how it got to be Tuesday already. I’m still scrambling to get caught up on tasks, but I can at least report my five best experiences at this year’s Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Writers’ Conference in Denver. 1. I received a Gold Nugget Award for my volunteer efforts to get …Read More
We have a winner…
Jacqueline Seewald is the winner of a copy of The Study of Murder by Susan McDuffie Congratulations to Jacqueline an many thanks to Susan for the giveaway
Unplugged Until Sunday Evening
Hi everyone, I’m attending the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference in Denver this weekend. I’ll be back Sunday evening to announce the winner of a copy of Susan McDuffie’s The Study of Murder. Residents of U.S. and Canada still have time to leave a comment and enter the giveaway. Just scroll down to …Read More
Muirteach MacPhee’s “Research Rapture”
By Susan McDuffie I adore research, and that love has taken me down some twisted roads in my writing career. The obscure fact, the enticing story, the little bits of what I fondly call “faux history” all provide grist for my creative mill. In an article published in the New York Times January 5, 2013, …Read More
Why Do We Write with Writer’s Coach Teresa Funke
Teresa Funke is the owner of Teresa Funke and Company and Victory House Press and the award-winning author of six novels for adults and children based on true stories from WWII. I love the book series for kids, but my favorite book by Teresa is Dancing in Combat Boots, stories of women and their lives …Read More
God Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise…
By the time you see this post, I’m hoping the rains have stopped in Colorado, the search and rescue helicopters are back in the air, and the count of missing folks has come way down because of successful rescues. Yesterday when I was writing this post, it was pouring down along the Front Range and …Read More
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