Whoa, the weekend went by in a flash. I didn’t intend to completely ignore my blog, but I was on a roll with those revisions–just having too much fun to stop. My novel is a standalone suspense, the tentative title now changed to Dead Wrong. This is my third tentative title, so anything can happen …Read More
Is It Friday Again Already?
Dang! Except for my internet duties and one big errand I need to run, today through Monday will be all about novel revisions. I’m feeling good about the book and haven’t run into any gross plot errors (at least not yet) that would slow me down. I still think I’ll have a finished novel by …Read More
Thoughts on This and That
A Chance to Win a Copy of The Prairie Grass Murders Paperback When Donna Volkennant at Donna’s Book Pub won the first box of books I gave away, I included a couple of signed copies of the Harlequin Worldwide mass market paperback version of my first Sylvia and Willie mystery. Donna is now passing on …Read More
March Book Giveaway from Mystery Writers of America
It’s time to make that visit to the Mystery Writers of America website again and sign up for the monthly box of books giveaway. The March books are: Wild Penance by Sandi AultFinal Finesse by Karna Small BodmanDying Scream by Mary BurtonRedemption Street by Reed Farrel ColemanSleep No More by Susan CrandallThe Cold Room by …Read More
Self-Editing One Step at a Time
When I put together a set of handouts for a self-editing class I gave at the Northern Colorado Writers Studio last summer, I had no idea how useful that handout would be over time. First of all, I follow the process when I work on my own novels. Secondly, I turned the handout into a …Read More
Bits and Pieces on a Busy Day
What I’m Reading John Hart’s Down River. It’s good, keeping my attention. I should have finished it this morning because I only have a few pages left, but I forced myself to put it down and get on with my other projects. The New Computer It’s crazy. My wireless internet connection keeps going in and …Read More
Pressure, Pressure…
So right in the middle of all this manuscript revision activity, preparation for the Northern Colorado Writers Conference at the end of the month, income tax returns to complete, and all of the other computer chores I have to do, we’re installing my new desktop computer this weekend. I can’t get enough of this stress …Read More
Rejection and American Idol
Our Northern Colorado contestant on American Idol, Haeley Vaughn, was voted out last night, along with three other talented young folks. I say talented because they were screened and selected to participate in the show from a huge pool of auditions. At several points in the process, the judges felt these kids had something special …Read More
Housecleaning, Yard Work, and Manuscript Revisions
Once every two weeks the young woman who helps me keep my cleaning chores under control stops by for 90 minutes to do those tasks my old knees and achy shoulders find a little too difficult (or painful). Since I love to have the whole house cleaned at one time, I choose to spend two …Read More
More on The Blood-Red Pencil blog
Yesterday’s Ask the Editor discussion at The Blood-Red Pencil was amazing. There were 57 comments consisting of reader questions, editor answers (and more than one answer on some topics). Since Ask the Editor will now be a monthly feature, mark your calendar for April 6th and look us up. The Blood-Red Pencil currently has 12 …Read More
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