It’s Tuesday again. My post at Chiseled in Rock blog tells you how to get the most from a writers’ conference. If you’ll be attending the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference in September, it’s time to prepare.
The Camera as a Writer’s Tool (for Procrastination)
There are many things a writer can do to avoid writing. Today’s tools for procrastination are the camera and scanner. 1. Take your camera outside and photograph the weather. Here’s a shot from winter 2009 (just to cool you off since it’s hot in so many parts of the country). It was early in the …Read More
I Wish I Could…
1. Do the Argentine Tango 2. Sing and move like Tina Turner 3. Play flamenco guitar 4. Speak Italian 5. Read my kitten’s mind 6. For that matter, read my husband’s mind…or maybe not. 7. Invent something useful 8. Meet the Dalai Lama 9. Grow orchids 10. Drive an Indy Race Car around the track …Read More
“I Think I’m Writing a Book” by Betsy Dornbusch, Guest Blogger
I’m pleased to introduce Betsy Dornbusch, fantasy and sci fi author as well as an editor at Electric Spec, a not-for-profit speculative fiction magazine published four times per year. There’s also an Electric Spec Blog. Betsy’s personal blog is Sex Scenes at Starbucks. Each day she’s posting where she’ll be on her virtual book tour. …Read More
Wednesday Scramble
Thursday’s Guest Our guest blogger this week is Betsy Dornbusch, author of fantasy and science-fiction and editor at Electric Spec. Her blog is called Sex Scenes at Starbucks, so you know she has a wonderful imagination (and sense of humor). More on Productivity Elizabeth Spann Craig aka Riley Adams has a good post on this …Read More
So Long to Blogger Bliss
Spammers on My Blog After two years of blogger bliss, the spammers have found me. At first, most of them hit old posts. My settings require moderation for comments that old. But now the creeps are popping up on more current posts, blatantly offering links that are probably dangerous, trying to lure my visitors to …Read More
What Makes a Good Writing Workshop? by Cricket McRae, Guest Blogger
It is my pleasure to present Cricket McRae, a Northern Colorado mystery writer who’s not only experiencing great success with her Home Crafting Mystery Series from Midnight Ink but now has a contract from Penguin for a brand new series. In addition to her own website and blog linked below, Cricket also blogs at Inkspot …Read More
Wednesday Scramble
Thursday’s Guest Colorado mystery author Cricket McRae will be our guest tomorrow as she celebrates the release of her latest home crafting mystery, Wined and Died. If you’re an author and need a new website, check out Cricket’s celebration giveaway. You can find out how to enter at Hearth Cricket blog. Northern Colorado Writers Blog …Read More
More About My Addiction to Books
My husband looked around the living room Sunday morning and said, “It looks like you’ve once again accumulated more books than you have room for in the bookcases.” What? Just because I have books stacked on top of the bookcases and on the coffee table? Just because I brought home five more books last week …Read More
A Thursday in the Life of Me
Yesterday I… Drank a lot of coffee. Cleaned part of the house before the cleaning lady arrived to do her assigned chores. Emptied the kitten’s litterbox, washed it out, and added fresh, clean litter. Set out a jug of sun tea to brew before the storms moved in. Spent around three hours doing writing organization …Read More
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