Escaping the Corporate Tomb … by Rich Keller

January 14, 2016 By: Patricia

Pat, once again I thank you for the opportunity to spill my words and punctuation on your website. I apologize for what happened to your knee. I meant for it to be slightly bruised – not to be surgically replaced. Apparently, this Tanya Harding person I hired went a bit crazy. And they call figure …Read More

But I’m Removing All the Stuff That Doesn’t Work

January 12, 2016 By: Patricia

Which means we’re beginning to look pretty bare here on the Patricia Stoltey website/blog. I have a very new version of WordPress, and many of the Plugins were untested for this updated version. So they’re deactivated for the time being. Now I’m starting the search for things that really work. Am I having fun yet? …Read More

I’ve Only Broken Two Things on this Site So Far

January 10, 2016 By: Patricia

Well, at least one of them has been broken from the beginning. My Contact page doesn’t work, and I had no luck yesterday getting it fixed. It does say a message has been successfully sent, but nothing ever shows up in my email Inbox (or in Spam). Similarly, I do not get emails when someone …Read More

Working on Updates and Enhancements This Weekend

January 9, 2016 By: Patricia

If things start looking wacky or the site crashes, you’ll know why. Hopefully all will be fine by Monday.

A Day in the Life . . . of (and by) Mystery Author C. Hope Clark

January 7, 2016 By: Patricia

What is this fascination by readers of how an author lives? Or how the author writes? Or how the author rises in the morning and goes to sleep at night? I thought I’d be quick and say I don’t really care about those writers, but that got me thinking. Wouldn’t it be cool to know …Read More

Getting Back to the Walking Habit

January 6, 2016 By: Patricia

Note: I have a very special guest tomorrow. Please stop by to meet C. Hope Clark, author and Funds for Writers blogger. Now about my walking habit: It has been almost two years since I last walked more than a block or two for exercise or pleasure. With that really bad knee, just getting around …Read More

If You’re a Writer, Maybe You Should Visit Colorado! (Also Common Taters and Fried Cabbage)

January 5, 2016 By: Patricia

Some of the most awesome scenery in the world serves as the backdrop for at least three excellent writers’ conferences in 2016. Pikes Peak Writers Conference will be April 15-17 in Colorado Springs. Registration is open now. Northern Colorado Writers Conference is scheduled for April 22-23 in Fort Collins (north of Denver) but information on …Read More

The Ten Things I Resolve Not to Do in 2016

January 3, 2016 By: Patricia

I started posting these resolutions on my Facebook page and now hope to lure a few more visitors over here to read the whole list. Making resolutions has always been a useless endeavor for me because I made the list too long, the goals were too ambitious, and I felt way too pressured to get …Read More

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2015 By: Patricia

I wasn’t going to post until Monday, but I couldn’t resist wishing you all a wonderful new year with bushels of happiness, a ton of good health, and many days of productive writing (not to mention a contract or two)!

Looking Back on 2015 and Ahead to 2016

December 24, 2015 By: Patricia

I’ll be taking a real blogging break through January 3rd instead of the procrastinating inactivity I’ve been guilty of over the last few months. I finally feel as though I’m getting back on track after a year of unfortunate incidents and events, so I’m going to spend this time planning and organizing, continuing my knee …Read More