Patricia Stoltey

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Runaway Brides, the Art of Persuasion, and Katie Cat

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This is a mixed up blog post because I’m going to throw out a few things I have on my mind, sort of telling it like it is (from my point of view, of course). First, novels and movies, especially made-for-television movies, about runaway brides. Stories about runaway brides make me gag–those women who change …Read More

Finding Your Passion … by Darla Bartos

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Switching to fiction presented me with any number of problems, but the greatest was why I couldn’t seem to get published. As a magazine and newspaper reporter and columnist, I’d always been published. And with a by-line. So what was wrong now? I wrote a few completed books but never quite hit the mark. What …Read More

April Moore interviewed on “Justice for All”

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April Moore is the author of Folsom’s 93: The Lives and Crimes of Folsom Prison’s Executed Men. This is long radio interview, but April did a fantastic job talking about her experience writing and researching the book. If you have the time to listen, you’ll enjoy it. You can learn more about April, her writing, …Read More

May I Introduce You to…..

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I’ve been on a reading jag lately. It’s what I’m doing instead of writing because writing is hard work and requires thinking. Reading is not hard work, and requires only a joyful focus on the result of someone else’s efforts. A variety of books and authors are waiting their turn on my coffee table, in …Read More

The winner of a copy of Barbara Graham’s new book is…..

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The winner of a signed copy of  Murder by Gravity: The Coffin Quilt by Barbara Graham is  Allan J. Emerson Allan is also a mystery writer. His Honeymoon Falls mystery, Death of a Bride and Groom, is scheduled for release by Five Star in May 2015. Congratulations, Allan!

I’m a guest on Susan Gourley’s blog today

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I wrote a piece about being an eclectic reader and why I just recently fell in love with dragons. The post is at Susan Says. I hope you’ll stop by and leave a comment so I know you were there.

Bodacious Back-stories … by Bill Lamperes

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My next novel, Like Father, Like Son, will be released in January. It will be my tenth book. I started writing the historical fiction story in September, 2013. The story explores the resolution of anger and isolation between father and his son. From the back cover: “What’s this about?” Paul grumbled as he examined the …Read More

The Best Cliché: “A Real Page Turner”

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By Darden North How does one make a blog post about writing murder mysteries, suspense novels, or medical thrillers sound interesting? Does one include photos of a cute puppy to draw the blog reader’s attention? But how does a blonde Chihuahua puppy relate to my current novel, Wiggle Room? Maybe it’s when that puppy wiggles …Read More

Deadline to Enter Top of the Mountain Book Award is February 1st

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The book award sponsored by Northern Colorado Writers is still open if you have your submission ready. You can find all the details including guidelines at the Northern Colorado Writers website, Top of the Mountain Book Award page.

Pulling My Head Out of the Snow….

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Not really. It’s too darned cold out there to touch the snow. I goofed off right through the weekend, so here I am with a rush post before heading for the grocery store to restock the pantry and fridge. As I may have mentioned, my knee replacement surgery has been rescheduled to April 6th, so …Read More