Patricia Stoltey

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Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Writing is fun, mysterious and a little creepy

July 19, 2011 By: Patricia

Please join me at Chiseled in Rock blog today where I’m mulling over the weird things that happen to our stories while we’re writing.

Revising, Revising — the Neverending Story

July 18, 2011 By: Patricia

I revise every story or draft every time I read it. Even though the plan was to spend the weekend revising Dead Wrong, I came across an agent’s name that seemed perfect for Wishing Caswell Dead, a “completed” manuscript. The guidelines require a very short synopsis, shorter than the ones I had already prepared, and …Read More

Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Writing (and Deleting) the Memory Dump

July 12, 2011 By: Patricia

I’m over at Chiseled in Rock today with a post about one of the difficulties I experienced with the writing of The Prairie Grass Murders. If your book is set in your home town, you’ll need to watch out for the memory dump. While you’re there, you might want to check out yesterday’s interview with …Read More

Writing to Cope With Life Changes by Ann Carbine Best, Guest Blogger

July 7, 2011 By: Patricia

It is my great pleasure to host Ann Carbine Best as she celebrates the release of her memoir, In the Mirror: A Memoir of Shattered Secrets. I’m a great fan of Ann’s blog so you might want to pay her a visit whenever you can. You’ll find links to reviews of her memoir, learn what’s …Read More

The Best Way to Make a Profit by Bob Sanchez, Guest Blogger

June 23, 2011 By: Patricia

It’s my pleasure to welcome Bob Sanchez to talk about good and bad marketing decisions and how to make the right choices for you and your book. I first met (a virtual meeting) Bob while taking Dani Greer’s blog book tour class. He was very helpful to those of us who were blogging rookies. ————————- …Read More

Writing on a Merry-Go-Round

June 6, 2011 By: Patricia

Doesn’t it seem like writers do the same things over and over? WriteTear up pages or delete chaptersWriteSubmit for critiqueRewrite (many times)Submit to first readerRewriteSelf-edit (finally)SubmitFile rejectionsRepeat above steps as many times as it takesGet sale if we’re luckyMore editsMaybe more editsPromote Sometimes I think, “Stop this carousel, I want to get off.” But I …Read More

“Best Practices” for Successfully and Happily Writing Every Day by Dorothy St. James, Guest Blogger

May 11, 2011 By: Patricia

I’d like to everyone to meet Dorothy St. James, author of Flowerbed of State, the first book in the White House Gardener Mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime. Flowerbed of State, has been called “spunky” (Library Journal), “fast-paced” (Publishers Weekly), and “it quite simply blew me away” (Criminal Element). Dorothy has a contest going at …Read More

October’s Colorado Photos and Thoughts About Creativity

November 8, 2010 By: Patricia

For a delightful side trip to Colorado, check out last month’s photo entries and the winners, now available online at The Fort Collins Coloradoan. There were 99 amazing entries in October. Every time I look at the photos in this contest, I want to give up writing and take up photography. Buy a new camera. …Read More

Letting My Fingers Do the Writing

January 10, 2010 By: Patricia

Some of the most amazing things happen while we’re writing. We might sit down to type a scene that we’ve worked out. An hour later, we’re creating another scene that came from nowhere, had not been planned, and might even take our characters in a different direction than we expected. I love those moments, but …Read More

Quiet! Woman Writing.

January 9, 2010 By: Patricia

Okay, I’m (almost) totally linked out for this week. I have no lists or recommendations. There’s only one thing on my mind: the work in progress. Today and tomorrow are writing days. Darling husband is playing bridge this afternoon and all day tomorrow, so the house will be quiet. I love quiet. Quiet is the …Read More

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Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. My most recent release, In Defense of Delia (Five Star/Cengage, November 2022), is available in hardcover and will soon be available in ebook and trade paperback. Read More…

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