Tomorrow (Sunday) morning I’m going to declare myself “Temporarily Out of Order.” I might even write that on a Post-It note and stick it to my forehead. Tomorrow and Monday, I will not spend more than two hours per day at my computer. I will not check most lists or groups. I will not visit …Read More
Ten Things I Don’t Love
A couple of days ago, I blogged about ten things I love. That one was easy. Today I’ll let you in on the rest of the story. I have another side. Yes, it’s true, there are things in this world I don’t care for. Side note: the really bad stuff would go on a list …Read More
Some Thoughts About Creating Characters
As I read through my advance review copy of The Desert Hedge Murders, I’m reminded how much fun I had creating and writing about The Florida Flippers, a travel club of elderly ladies. One of the ladies, Kristina Grisseljon, is the mother of my protagonists, Sylvia Thorn and Willie Grisseljon. Kristina is a spirited gal …Read More
Ten Things I Love
1. Wednesdays. I love Wednesdays. I think it’s because I associate that day with pleasant things. For instance, I schedule my monthly massage on a Wednesday. And another thing, I never have to cook dinner on a Wednesday because my husband grabs a sandwich before he leaves to play bridge. On Wednesdays, I know I …Read More
Sleep-Deprived Blogger Has Brain Fog
I’m really tired today (Monday). Last night I came upstairs at 10:00 to do one more thing at my computer (after watching the Survivor finale), and ended up hitting the sack at 2:45 AM. As usual, the “one more thing” had turned into ten more things. Once in bed, of course, I couldn’t fall right …Read More
Colorado Author — Paula Reed
Remember that teaser blog last week about Author Janet? I was playing around. Our Colorado author of the week is Paula Reed. Everything else I told you about her was true. She was a teacher at Columbine in 1999, she has been published in the romance genre, and she has just sold a historical novel …Read More
Photos from Norway
Today I wanted to experiment with posting photos, something I hadn’t tried on the blog yet, so I’ve chosen three from the solo trip I took to Norway in May 1998. Norway was a natural choice for an adventure. My maternal grandfather, Lars Ringstveit, emigrated to the United States with one of his brothers when …Read More
More on The Desert Hedge Murders
Yay! My advance reading copies of The Desert Hedge Murders, the second Sylvia and Willie mystery, arrived yesterday. Today I’ll begin proofreading the book again. It’s unlikely I’ll find any mistakes, but it happens from time to time. I know of authors who found perfection in the advance review copy only to find upside down …Read More
Write…or Tweet?
My friend Kerrie Flanagan is the director of Northern Colorado Writers. She is an energetic, hard-working woman on a mission to motivate and educate writers, especially local writers, and help them reach their goals. From the Northern Colorado Writers Conference in April to the fall writers retreat, and all the workshops, classes, and special events …Read More
Author Janet’s Story
I think my newspaper saga is over. Life returned to normal this morning. Venting was fun for a couple of days, but I can’t build a blog audience on whining and complaining, because I don’t have that much to complain about. Unless, of course, I want to start in on politics, the economy, or my …Read More