Patricia Stoltey

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Patience, My Writer … by Natasha Wing

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When I do school visits with elementary students, I typically get asked, “How long does it take to make a book?” Fiction books in my mass market Night Before paperback series typically take two years to make from the writing to the printing. Both the illustrator and I are under deadline so we do our …Read More

Still Me … After All These Years: 24 Writers Reflect on Aging

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I’ve very excited to announce the publication of an anthology featuring essays on aging from 24 writers. Karen Helene Walker, author and blogger, came up with the idea, ran with it, and accomplished the task in a surprisingly short amount of time. Very impressive, Karen! My essay about my mom is included in Still Me…After …Read More

Another Pumpkin Festival? Oh Joy Joy … by Lynn Chandler Willis

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Like the main character, Ava Logan, in Tell Me No Lies, I owned a small town newspaper. Where Ava has a small staff, for the most of the thirteen years of publication, I ran the Pleasant Garden Post solo. I did have an intern once who didn’t understand the concept of intern and requested a …Read More

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY . . . by Marilyn Clay

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No matter what the time period, people have always worried about money. So, how did a Regency-era gentleman, who was not born to wealth, manage to stay afloat, and what happened if he gambled away all the “blunt” he inherited from his grandmother, the Countess? Here are a few things a Regency-era gentleman might have …Read More

William Michael Davidson’s new novel, The Remnant, will release February 7th

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◊THE REMNANT ◊by William Michael Davidson ◊Release date: February 7, 2017 ◊$15.95, 6×9 Trade paperback, 242 pages ◊Science Fiction (FIC028000) / Christian Futuristic Fiction (FIC0402020) ◊Print ISBN 978-1-939844-29-3 ◊eBook ISBN 978-1-939844-30-9 ◊$4.99 eBook available in all formats One nation, without God… Colton Pierce apprehends Abberants—those who display symptoms of faith—and quarantines them on a remote …Read More

Fifteen Tips for Writing Mystery Novels that Sell … by Jacqueline Seewald

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1. First, read widely. It will help you become a better writer. That’s my number one tip. 2. Read lots of mystery novels. Okay, does this sound a little simplistic? It’s still good advice. There are many subdivisions in this particular genre. There are also many cross-genre categories as well. So you better like reading …Read More

And Another Year Begins

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2017 will be full of accomplishment, joy, and lots of good writing for all us. We will make it so. I’m not doing resolutions, not even a “things I will not do” list as I did last year. This year I will embrace change, flexibility, and experimentation (in writing and new hobbies…nothing naughty). I’m going …Read More