Today’s author, Mark Ludy, is a man of many talents. Writer and illustrator of his own line of children’s books, published by his Green Pastures Publishing Co., Mark is also a talented speaker. The motivational presentation he did for Northern Colorado Writers a year ago was excellent. I came away thinking Mark could do anything …Read More
Regina Brett is Not Really 90 Years Old
Yeah, I know. I don’t usually post to my blog on Saturday. But I thought you might like this. There’s a great blog post (May 28, 2009) making the rounds via e-mail. It’s called 45 Life Lessons and 5 to Grow On. Somewhere along the line, someone made a mistake and listed the author’s age …Read More
Joseph Finder’s Twitter Book Tour
My apologies to any of my readers who aren’t Twitter fans, because some of this post will make no sense. Even so, if you’re a published author, I recommend you read on. I know some authors hold launch parties on Twitter by grouping exchanges under a hashtag title (often the author’s name or book title …Read More
How I Spent My One Day Vacation
Started out with a little Twitter and the important e-mails and coffee. Lots of coffee. Took the book I was reading and left the house (the laptop stayed home). Picked up a latte at a nearby coffee shop. Drove to a wonderful quiet place and read for three hours with no interruptions. Made it more …Read More
Books, Books, and More Books
Anyone who has been checking up knows that amazon.com thinks the release date for The Desert Hedge Murders is August 31st, and Barnes & Noble online thinks the release date is September 9th. Just between you and me, Five Star still had it listed as August 19th the last time I looked. I choose to …Read More
Countdown Continues to Wednesday Book Release
Tomorrow will be the official book release day for The Desert Hedge Murders, and I’m taking the day off to do fun stuff. There will be a blog post, maybe something unusual. Be sure to drop by. Today, however, is going to be a bear. After I run a couple of errands and meet a …Read More
Colorado Author — Denise Vega
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending an evening author event featuring Denise Vega, author of books for children, tweens, and teens, at the Northern Colorado Writers Studio. One of the things that I found most interesting is that several young people attended to hear her speak and to ask perceptive questions …Read More
Getting Ready for Three Months of Book Promotion
The countdown has begun. The official release day for The Desert Hedge Murders is August 19th. If you didn’t see the excerpt and synopsis from an earlier post, you’ll find it here. I’ve been trying to think of special ways to celebrate the day. Maybe go out to lunch and a movie and ignore my …Read More
Blogs About Books and Bookish Things
I know you’re just dying to add a few more blogs to your blogrolls or your blog reader because you don’t have nearly enough fun stuff to fill your day, so I pulled a few from my own list, added a couple more I found from following links, and here you are: Jen’s Book Thoughts. …Read More
First Sentences in Short Stories
Just to keep you posted on the results of all that thinking I did on Monday, I added 1,400 words to my novel yesterday, and knocked four promo items off my To Do List. I will take a bow while you all applaud. Thank you, thank you. Today, I decided to do one of my …Read More
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