Patricia Stoltey

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First Sentences — Don’t Start With The Weather?

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My personal notes: Blogger once again did not publish my pre-scheduled blog on Monday, so I had to tweak the darned thing to get my post out there. Probably happened again this morning. Then I was attacked by a vicious mosquito as I diligently pulled weeds from around my lavender plants. Now I will fret …Read More

Colorado Author — Janet Lane

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Does anyone out there like a good historical romance with a little spice and a lot of intrigue? Today’s Colorado author delivers that and more. Published by Five Star’s Expressions line of romance and women’s fiction, Janet Lane’s Coin Forest Legend Series features Gypsy adventures set in 15th century England. Now I’m going to admit …Read More

Sharing The Last Journey

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Farrah Fawcett’s two and a half year battle with anal cancer was heroic, as most such battles are. What makes her death especially notable is the information she gave us about her disease, and her determination, even though she’d been told she could not be cured, to fight for her life. One of the greatest …Read More

Countdown — Two Months to Publication

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Most of the ARCs (advance reading copies) of The Desert Hedge Murders have been distributed to reviewers. My local newspaper reviewer highly recommended the mystery for a “Snuggie-covered reading session.” The first online review is available at armchairinterviews.com. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for a good word from one of the big four: Publishers …Read More

The Usual Travel Stories

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As promised, I do have a couple of travel stories. The usual injury: I stayed with my son and daughter-in-law two nights. They have two young dogs, including a hefty one-year-old German Shepherd named Jaxie and a two-year-old, slightly smaller, mixed German Shepherd and something else named Robbie. They are nice, playful, happy dogs, occasionally …Read More

On My Way Home — I Hope

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I’m flying back to Colorado from Las Vegas this morning. I was hanging out with my son and daughter-in-law, their dogs, cats, and horses, and maybe even a ghost, in Oatman, Arizona, from Friday through Sunday. Sunday night I stayed at the Edgewater, a casino/hotel in Laughlin, Nevada, then took a shuttle to Las Vegas …Read More

Colorado Author — Cricket McRae

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The author of three Sophie Mae Reynolds Home Crafting mysteries, Cricket McRae is a crafter of all trades, and I suspect a mistress of all as well. In Lye in Wait, she even taught us how to make homemade lip balm. While weaving all things crafty into her stories, Cricket creates believable characters and clever …Read More

Oatman, Arizona — The Ghost in the Oatman Hotel

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I’m taking off a little later this morning, flying to Las Vegas, and then traveling to Oatman, Arizona, a dozen or so miles east of Bullhead City. Part of the action in The Desert Hedge Murders takes place in and around Oatman, an old historic Route 66 gold mining town which is now a tourist …Read More

Online Companies for Promotional Materials

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Most authors have their favorite companies from which they order bookmarks, postcards, and other promotional materials. I’d like to share three of my online favorites with you, and hope you’ll add your favorites to the list by leaving a comment. The first is PrintingForLess.com. In 2007, I designed my bookmarks for The Prairie Grass Murders, …Read More

Why I Spent the Night in the Boys’ Locker Room

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It was August, 1992. Hurricane Andrew was headed toward South Florida. At the time, my husband and I belonged to ham radio organizations ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) and RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service). Ham radio operators provide a number of services when disasters occur, especially when normal communications are interrupted. In addition, to …Read More