Patricia Stoltey

Author

The Amazing Adventure of Getting it Right…by Kate Flora

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Attorney Kate Flora’s twelve books include seven Thea Kozak mysteries, two gritty police procedurals including The Angel of Knowlton Park, a suspense thriller, Steal Away, written as Katharine Clark, and a true crime, Finding Amy, which was a 2007 Edgar nominee and has been optioned for a movie. Her current projects include Death Dealer, a …Read More

The Video for Northern Colorado Writers Conference 2012

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If you’re still thinking about joining us at the conference on March 30-31 but haven’t signed up yet, maybe this video will help. That little white-haired lady at the podium in the classroom shot is me, reading from the slush pile for the agent/editor panel. You can learn more about the conference and register at …Read More

Murder by j.a. kazimer

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j.a. kazimer is one of the most interesting and mysterious writers I’ve ever met. For a time, I thought perhaps j.a. wasn’t a real person. After all, I’d never seen a picture. Finally, at the Colorado Gold Conference last September, an author claiming to be j.a. kazimer sat at my table during the banquet. If …Read More

The Last Wednesday Potpourri

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Tomorrow’s Guest J. A. Kazimer, author of Curses! A F**ked-Up Fairy Tale will be here to talk about murder. Murder? Yes, murder. Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2012 You still have plenty of time to sign up. The last I heard the gang was trying for 1,000 participants. As of the last time …Read More

Chiseled in Rock Tuesday and CassaFire Launch

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Chiseled in Rock Tina Ann Forkner’s article “On Writing Well: A To Do List” has been posted at Chiseled in Rock. Her advice on the writing life is good for experienced authors as well as beginners. CassaFire by Alex J. Cavanaugh Today is the big web party for the launch of CassaFire, Alex’s sequel to …Read More

How About Joining Us At the Northern Colorado Writers Conference?

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The Northern Colorado Writers Conference is scheduled for March 30-31, 2012 at the Hilton in Fort Collins. “Robert Frost wrote, ‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that made all the difference.’ And that is what the theme of the 2012 conference is all about: Take …Read More

When I Was in High School…

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I was in high school a really long time ago…from 1956 to 1960. It was before personal computers were developed, before cell phones and digital photography and high definition television. My school was the lab for the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, so we students were subjected to experimental innovations such as Max Beberman’s New …Read More

Family Inspired Writing by Mary Schoenecker, Guest Blogger

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Mary Schoenecker began her writing career as a free-lance journalist in New York and then Florida. Once she became interested in writing historical novels (after her youngest son completed a genealogical search of his ancestors), Mary attended writing conferences and joined a critique group to learn and improve her craft. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Family Inspired Writing by …Read More

Wednesday Potpourri

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Thursday’s Guest My guest author tomorrow is historical novelist Mary Schoenecker. Her post is about family history and how it triggered ideas for her novels. This Week’s Blog Post LinksFrom Traditional Publishing to Self-Publishing: Should You Jump by John Barlow at Janet Rudolph’s Mystery Fanfare. Tattered Cover EBM Pricing is Ready by Dave Stover at …Read More