Patricia Stoltey

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Sometimes We Just Need Yellow Flowers

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I can’t think of too many things that cheer me up in the same way yellow flowers do. I think it has something to do with the rambling, yellow roses on our farm that used to bloom around my birthday each year when I was a kid. It always seemed as though they bloomed just …Read More

New and Upcoming Releases from Colorado Mystery Authors

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While I trip away from our Colorado authors to read Three Weeks to Say Good-Bye by Wyoming author C. J. Box, I’ll at least let you know what some of our better known Colorado authors are doing: Many mystery readers are fans of Diane Mott Davidson’s series featuring Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz. Her newest release …Read More

More Organization Promo Opportunities for Authors

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An organization to add to yesterday’s Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category (thanks to Alan Orloff) is International Thriller Writers. Members are able to add profiles, photos, website urls, and other information to The Big Thrill website. I’m not currently a member of ITW, but have been thinking about joining (especially since my current project is more thriller than …Read More

Organizations for Mystery Writers

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I’ve been making a list of the organization websites I need to visit to update my book release information or add new blog posts. These organizations I’ve joined might be helpful to writers looking for additional ways to promote their own books. Today’s post is especially for mystery writers. Mystery Writers of America has the …Read More

So What Do I Think of Twitter Now?

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I jumped into the Twitter frenzy around the middle of April and three days later wrote Seven Things I Learned About Twitter in the First Three Days. Granted, my experience was limited, but there were some things I figured out pretty fast. The biggest thing: anyone prone to communication addiction should stay away. Being a …Read More

Sometimes We Just Need a Rainbow

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My husband called me away from my computer this weekend–shouted really–to come outside. Now, I’m no dummy. I usually holler back, “Why?” This time, however, I had a feeling what he wanted. It had just rained. The sun was out. It had to be rainbow. I hopped up and ran outside. Took one look and …Read More

Colorado Author — Linda Berry

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Somewhere along the line, someone commented on my blog that Colorado must be awash in published authors. It might be true. I need to start reading faster so I can speak with authority about each writer’s books. Today I am featuring Linda Berry, author of the Trudy Roundtree mystery series. In the newest release, Death …Read More

Setting for The Desert Hedge Murders

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Although the second Sylvia and Willie mystery begins in Laughlin, Nevada, much of the adventure takes place in and around the gold-mining town of Oatman, Arizona. Oatman is located more than a dozen miles east of Bullhead City, in the northwest corner of Arizona, across the Colorado River from Laughlin. Not much, if any, gold …Read More

Critique Groups — Raintree Writers

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Because my blog posts on critique groups will appear on The Blood-Red Pencil blog today and tomorrow, I thought I’d talk about the group I’ve belonged to since early 2004. Toward the end of 2003, local author Brian Kaufman taught a novel-writing class for all ages at our Senior Center. At the end of the …Read More

Books on Fiction Writing by Chris Roerden

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I’ll probably mention well-known editor Chris Roerden every few months, just in case someone forgets, or new readers come aboard. Her two books on fiction-writing techniques are comprehensive tools for writing and self-editing. Chris will give a workshop during the SinC Into Great Writing program in Indianapolis on October 14th, the day before Bouchercon 2009 …Read More