I am pleased to announce that Allan J. Emerson is the winner of two national park mysteries by Scott Graham Canyon Sacrifice and Mountain Rampage Allan is a mystery author who blogs at his author website.
My Cameos in the NCW Conference video
If you’re willing to give up 7.5 minutes of your valuable time, here’s the whole video created for the 2015 Northern Colorado Writers Conference by the conference creative team. I have two cameo appearances in this film that might give you chuckle. Or not…
A Little of This and a Little of That
#1 One of the best blog posts for writers I read this week was on Anne R. Allen’s Blog. The post is called The 10 Commandments of Highly Productive Professional Writers. In addition to the “you must write and you must write a lot” lessons, there are so many links to follow that one could …Read More
Honestly, a person can only sit so long…..
And alternating between sitting with this foot elevated and lying on the couch with my foot elevated is not much better. Only about four weeks to go before I graduate from cast to crutches and walking boot. Only four weeks! However, I’m using my sitting/reclining time wisely–reading a lot, working on blog posts, preparing for …Read More
Oiling the Hinges of History … by Robert Kresge
The fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s award-winning memoir of World War II concerns the D-Day landings and is entitled The Hinge of Fate. Historical events can lend themselves to great storytelling for novelists. We need not use events as momentous as famous battles. Even little recognized events can provide opportunity for writers to apply the …Read More
Colorado Gold Contest Opens April 1st
All you unpublished novelists…Get Ready, Set, Submit! The Colorado Gold Contest is about to open, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to get your work in front of impartial judges who will give you a lot of good feedback. And who knows, you might just make the finals. All of the information about the contest and …Read More
The winners of ARCs for “The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco”
Our first winner, who correctly guessed the answer to Laura DiSilverio’s question is Marilyn Beebe Laura generously donated two more ARCs to give away, so thanks to random.org Terry and Patricia Smith Wood also will receive an advance read of the first book in Laura DiSilverio’s new Readaholics mystery series. Terry, would you please contact …Read More
The Readaholics … by Laura DiSilverio
Normally, my books grow out of a plot point, inciting incident, or protagonist. With the Readaholics, the series idea grew out of relationships. I wanted to write about the growth and interaction of five quite different women who all come together for a monthly book discussion (usually of a classic mystery). The “I” voice in …Read More
The winner of a copy of “Bobbing for Watermelons”
Congratulations to Sheala Henke who won a copy of Bobbing for Watermelons by April J. Moore Sheala is a member of Northern Colorado Writers and the author of IDEA33 – A Regeneration and IDEA33 – A Revolution
The Power of Persistence … by April J. Moore
Thank you for having me, Pat. It’s always an honor to be a guest on your wonderful blog! Chances are, as a writer, you have an old manuscript tucked away in a desk drawer, or among the deeply embedded folders in the hard drive of your computer, that every once in while calls out to …Read More
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