Patricia Stoltey

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3 Minutes … by G.J. Brown

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Bloody Scotland has just finished. It’s Scotland’s International Crime Writing festival set in Stirling; which lies in the heart of Scotland. I’m a founder and board member of the festival. This is the fifth year and it was a record weekend with over 6,500 tickets sold. Some sixty plus authors were involved in forty events …Read More

Calling for suggestions for my Christmas book shopping list

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Starting in late October, I want to publish recommendations of books you enjoyed and that others might want to read or consider as Christmas gifts. Just give me your suggestions in the comments section for fiction (any genre) and nonfiction (especially on creativity), young adult fiction, and children’s books. Include book title and author. I’ll …Read More

How Much My Book is (Not) Like Real Life … by Laurel S. Peterson

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Thanks so much, Pat, for having me on your blog. I’m delighted to be here. In talking about writing, the question of whether what’s written is “true” seems to come up a lot, and what our responsibility is to those we love. Anne LaMott has written somewhere (in her witty and wonderful writings—if you haven’t …Read More

Growing Up with Chuck and Eddie … by Kerrie Flanagan

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Growing up the older sister of twin brothers was not always easy—at times it was downright infuriating. I guess I even told my mom after the boys were born and home for about a week, to take them back now. My parents say I was an easy child. I smiled a lot, slept through the …Read More

One Delightful Old Movie and One Really Good Book

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The Old Movie I saw that Our Vines Have Tender Grapes was scheduled on TCM last week and had a rush of pleasant feelings about the movie, even though I couldn’t remember much of the story or the stars. I decided it must be one I’d watched on late night TV when I was a …Read More