Sometimes you need to take a break. I’m doing that this week so I can visit with family in Illinois and get a little shopping done for my mom (she has requested a large supply of cinnamon rolls and frozen blueberries for her freezer in addition to whatever else she’s putting on her list). I’m …Read More
Woodswoman is Walking el Camino de Santiago
Oh, how envious I am. I’ve had my own adventures, but my dreams of a great hiking trip were discarded long ago. Once I thought the Appalachian Trail my goal. But I worked full time and the Trail takes months to complete. Later, when I learned about the walks across Andorra, I wanted to do …Read More
Back Then, Who Knew? by K.C. McRae
Thanks for inviting me back under my new name, Pat! During one of my earlier visits to this blog, I mentioned my first, rather awful attempt at writing a mystery. It was a book with a slight — very slight — resemblance to Shotgun Moon. I called it A Minor Obsession. I called it Dead …Read More
The Winner of Jan’s Book Giveaway
Congratulations to Carol Kilgore Winner of a copy of Organized to Death a lighter side mystery by Jan Christensen Carol blogs at Under the Tiki Hut
Write, Blog, Write, Blog, and Then Take a Day Off
Tomorrow’s Guest Blogger Mystery writer Jan Christensen asks “Are You Making Time to Write?” And she’s also giving away a copy of her Tina Shaw light mystery, Organized to Death. I felt inspired after reading Jan’s post, so I hope it helps you too. Over at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Blog On Monday, Mike …Read More
When I Take a Break from Revisions or Any Other Task, I Read…
No matter how hard I’m working on blogs or manuscript revisions or gardening or laundry or whatever else needs to be done, I always make time to read. Here’s what I’m working on this week: The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine N. Aron, PhD. This book was recommended to me by a friend, and after …Read More
Manuscript Cut and Paste: The Last and Final Version Forever and Ever
I’m at it again. My favorite unpublished manuscript is getting another makeover. My Labor Day weekend involves laboring over the novel of my heart that has caused me more heartache than anything I’ve ever written. It’s like falling in love and having the love of your life tell you it’s time to break up. You …Read More
Our Winner
The winner of a copy of the anthology Open Doors: Fractured Fairy Tales which includes the short story by Katherine Valdez, “Little Red Riding Hood Seeks Vengeance” is writer Dean K. Miller Congratulations, Dean!
Blogging and Getting Educated in Colorado
There’s a lot of blogging going around my part of the country. My Next Guest My guest blogger for tomorrow is Northern Colorado Writers member, essayist, and short story author Katherine Valdez who compares writing to getting out there on the floor at Rollerland (especially if you haven’t been on skates for a long time). …Read More
Who’s attention is peeked by this blog title?
I see these little goofs most often in the newspaper, so I’m not sure if it’s the reporter or the editor who needs a crash course in: …the difference between peek, peak, and pique …the difference between who’s and whose Am I nit-picking? Yes, I am. It’s that kind of day.
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