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
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
Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Writing (and Deleting) the Memory Dump
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
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
Writing to Cope With Life Changes by Ann Carbine Best, Guest Blogger
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
Wednesday Scramble
Tomorrow’s Guest I’m pleased to announce blogging friend Ann Carbine Best will be my guest blogger tomorrow. Ann is the author of the newly released memoir, In the Mirror: A Memoir of Shattered Secrets. Getting Back in the Groove After Vacation This is always hard for me, especially if I’ve made a grand effort to …Read More
Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: Writing is About…
I’m officially still on blog vacation through today, but I did publish a mini-post over at Chiseled in Rock called “Writing is About…” It’s a very mini-post with photos. Just take you a second.
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