I found these Thanksgiving-related quotes at brainyquote: “Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.”—————Erma Bombeck “I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them …Read More
Getting Ready for the Holiday Market
There were a lot of things to pull together for the two-day Holiday Market where I’ll be selling books on Friday and Saturday. The event is held every year at the Fort Collins Senior Center. Booths are set up in all of the meeting rooms, the lobby, the two large multipurpose rooms, and in the …Read More
Colorado Author — Becca Fitzpatrick
In my search for Colorado authors to feature here on Mondays, I’ve made a few exciting discoveries. Today’s author, Becca Fitzpatrick, was a wonderful surprise. Becca’s first novel, Hush, Hush, is a YA paranormal romance from Simon & Schuster that debuted at #10 on the New York Times Bestseller List in October 2009. For the …Read More
Five Things I Want To Accomplish in the Next 39 Days
Thirty-nine days from today is December 31, 2009. I plan to accomplish these five things before the old year disappears forever: 1. Finish the first draft of my suspense/thriller (not sure what to call it yet) with a working title of “A Terrible Mistake.” Judging by the amount of trouble my heroine is in, I …Read More
My Five Favorite Movies of All Time
There are very few movies I like enough to watch more than once. These five, in no particular order, are exceptions: 1. Psycho (1960) — That shower scene with Janet Leigh will haunt me forever, and yet, every five years or so, I watch the film again. 2. Love Me or Leave Me (1955) — …Read More
Instead of Reporting on the Same Old Same Old…
When I sat down to write this blog post, I drew a blank. The calm that follows trips and the writers’ retreat has its disadvantages. Calm can be boring. How many times can I write posts about hiding away in my work space with the door closed? Do blog readers really care about my daily …Read More
Mix and Match
What I’m Reading: I finished Matt Hilton‘s Dead Men’s Dust and found it a mighty fine debut thriller. It’s dark and not for the faint of heart. Intense action, a really horrid serial killer, and a hero (Joe Hunter) who lives on the edge of darkness himself. I think he’s a bit like Jack Reacher …Read More
Using The Little Rules of Action from Zenhabits
I follow a blog called Zenhabits. I’ve recommended it before and want to send it your way again. A recent post seemed especially appropriate for writers. It’s called The Little Rules of Action. There are a lot of things I like about this post. It’s simple. It’s direct. It’s true. I’m not going to summarize …Read More
The NCW Writers’ Retreat: What Did I Accomplish?
When describing the Northern Colorado Writers‘ retreat at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch and the opportunities it offered, I offered the following possibilities: 1. I would have a maximum of twenty hours of writing/editing/revision time available, provided I skipped the Saturday night movie and didn’t wander away from my work space during quiet writing times. 2. …Read More
Colorado Author — Robert Greer
Note: Stop by tomorrow if you want to see my numbers on hours of writing time accomplished and word count added to my novel during the weekend retreat. I’ll also post a few photos to give you an idea where we were, where I worked, and how it all looked before and after the snowfall. …Read More
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