Patricia Stoltey

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A Little Blogging Holiday

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I’m taking a few blogging days off…but I’ll be back for Chiseled in Rock Tuesday, my guest blogger Gail Lukasik on Wednesday, and a second guest, Joanne Kennedy, on Thursday. Meanwhile, I’ll have a couple of rerun posts from 2010 up here for my newer followers and those with very short memories.  See you Tuesday.

Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Just Do It!

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Another blog post about procrastination, the infinite revision loop, and irrational fears. I can’t help it, it’s just where I’m at. Join me at Chiseled in Rock and tell me how you’ve mastered the “but first I have to do this and this” syndrome.

What’s In a Name? by Bailey Cates

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Today I’m happy to host a Northern Colorado mystery writer on my blog. Bailey Cates writes the Magical Bakery Mysteries. They feature new witch and baker Katie Lightfoot and are set in Savannah, Georgia. The first in the series, Brownies and Broomsticks, released this month in paperback and ebook formats from NAL/Penguin. She also writes …Read More

Saturday Silliness

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I have my nose buried in my manuscript, making one more proofreading pass. After a few hours of this, I get a little bit goofy. Here’s what happens. 1.  At page 165, my rear end starts to hurt. I realize I should stand up and stretch. 2.  My neck and shoulders hurt too. I consider …Read More

Monday Montage

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Thoughts on Tourism by Patricia Stoltey Over there was a mountain and down there a valley. They cut off the top of the mountain and shoved it into the valley to make a wide flat runway to land the planes bringing tourists to see the mountains and the valleys. Four reasons for me to have …Read More

The Winner Is…

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The winner of a copy of No Substitute for Murder  by Carolyn J. Rose is: ALEX J. CAVANAUGH Congratulations, Alex

The Writing Life: An Invitation to Authors and Other Stuff

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Scheduling guest bloggers If you look in my right sidebar, you’ll see a list of guest bloggers for 2012. You’ll also see I have a lot of openings for guests from July until the end of the year. Since I love to use these guest spots to promote an author’s recent or upcoming book release, …Read More

Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Three Authors, Three Questions

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I have three fine authors answering the questions of the month over at Chiseled in Rock blog: Mystery author Bailey Cates (who also writes as Cricket McRae), horror and dark mystery author Tom Piccirilli, and YA/MG fantasy author Victoria Hanley. I hope you’ll drop by and soak up their words of wisdom about the writing …Read More