While others girls dreamed of dating Brad Pitt, Author Duffy Brown longed to take Sherlock Holmes to the prom. She now has two cats, Spooky and Dr. Watson, and conjures up who-done-it stories of her very own for Berkley Prime Crime Duffy was an Agatha nominee this year for best first book (Iced Chiffon). She’s …Read More
I Spent Some Time Unplugged…and I Like It!
Yes, I’m finally back. I arrived home late Monday evening but I’ve been in some kind of “post-frantic activity” twilight zone ever since. With any luck, I’ll get back to my normal blogging and writing schedule very soon. My apologies to Duffy Brown and my followers for not having Duffy’s guest post available today. I …Read More
Oopsie! No Computer Again
Knowing I was about to get unplugged again on Tuesday, I hustled to the computer to pre-schedule this notice of my uncomfortable state of disconnectedness. I had already pre-scheduled the announcement of Mike’s book and David’s guest post, so that was good. However, I had nothing ready for today or all of next week. I might …Read More
On Puffery and Bloviating by David Freed
David Freed, who grew up in Denver, is an instrument-rated pilot, screenwriter and former Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times. His work appears regularly in Smithsonian’s Air & Space and The Atlantic, where was honored in 2011 as finalist in Feature Writing by the American Society of Magazine Editors. David has also worked …Read More
Announcing Mike Befeler’s Latest Novel
Mike Befeler’s latest humorous mystery novel, The V V Agency, was released by Oak Tree Press in April, 2013. This paranormal urban fantasy follows Befeler’s other mysteries including Retirement Homes Are Murder, Living With Your Kids Is Murder, a finalist for the 2009 Lefty Award for best humorous mystery, Senior Moments Are Murder and Cruising …Read More
Reflections on the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2013
This year I had more fun with the A to Z Challenge than I’ve ever had before. And in spite of the fact I had to do a lot of unexpected traveling due to illnesses in the family, which means I was not a good blog hopper at least two full weeks out of the …Read More
Writing Books in a Series by Amanda Cabot
From the time that she was seven, Amanda Cabot dreamed of becoming a published author, but it was only when she set herself the goal of selling a book by her thirtieth birthday that the dream came true. A former director of Information Technology, Amanda has written everything from technical books and articles for IT …Read More
Get a Grip on Your Mind (excerpt from Eric Maisel’s new book)
Today I am honored to feature an excerpt from Eric Maisel’s new release, Making Your Creative Mark. I hope you enjoy it, and also hope you’re motivated to buy the book. I think you’ll like it as much as I did. Also, New World Library is running a giveaway on their blog where people have …Read More
Zephyr the Zany Zebra
Blogging from A to Z April Challenge The ABCs of Behavior and Emotions Zephyr the Zany Zebra No one enjoyed life more than Zephyr. He romped after the gazelles and tried to mimic their leaps and bounds. He trudged behind the elephants and copied their stomping and trumpeting. He crept around the pride of lions …Read More
Yolanda the Yakky Yak
Blogging from A to Z April Challenge The ABCs of Behavior and Emotions Yolanda the Yakky Yak She didn’t grunt, she didn’t moan, she didn’t bawl, and she didn’t cry. Yolanda just went yak, yak, yak all day long and sometimes half the night. The big herd to which she belonged tried several times to …Read More
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