Patricia Stoltey

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Honestly, a person can only sit so long…..

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And alternating between sitting with this foot elevated and lying on the couch with my foot elevated is not much better. Only about four weeks to go before I graduate from cast to crutches and walking boot. Only four weeks! However, I’m using my sitting/reclining time wisely–reading a lot, working on blog posts, preparing for …Read More

Oiling the Hinges of History … by Robert Kresge

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The fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s award-winning memoir of World War II concerns the D-Day landings and is entitled The Hinge of Fate. Historical events can lend themselves to great storytelling for novelists. We need not use events as momentous as famous battles. Even little recognized events can provide opportunity for writers to apply the …Read More

Colorado Gold Contest Opens April 1st

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All you unpublished novelists…Get Ready, Set, Submit! The Colorado Gold Contest is about to open, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to get your work in front of impartial judges who will give you a lot of good feedback. And who knows, you might just make the finals. All of the information about the contest and …Read More

The winners of ARCs for “The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco”

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Our first winner, who correctly guessed the answer to Laura DiSilverio’s question is Marilyn Beebe Laura generously donated two more ARCs to give away, so thanks to random.org Terry and Patricia Smith Wood also will receive an advance read of the first book in Laura DiSilverio’s new Readaholics mystery series. Terry, would you please contact …Read More

The Readaholics … by Laura DiSilverio

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Normally, my books grow out of a plot point, inciting incident, or protagonist. With the Readaholics, the series idea grew out of relationships. I wanted to write about the growth and interaction of five quite different women who all come together for a monthly book discussion (usually of a classic mystery). The “I” voice in …Read More

The Power of Persistence … by April J. Moore

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Thank you for having me, Pat. It’s always an honor to be a guest on your wonderful blog! Chances are, as a writer, you have an old manuscript tucked away in a desk drawer, or among the deeply embedded folders in the hard drive of your computer, that every once in while calls out to …Read More

Housebound and Trying to Make Lemonade….

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Okay, here I sit (briefly) with my wrapped and splinted foot elevated and an ice pack on my ankle, on day one two of my recovery from foot surgery. Yesterday Monday afternoon I had a screw put in a break in the fifth metatarsal of my right foot. First thing I will assure you I …Read More

Provence Chose Me … by Phyllis Gobbell

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Patricia, who was kind enough to invite me as a guest blogger, suggested that readers might like to know how I chose Provence as the setting for my first book in the Jordan Mayfair Mystery Series. Whenever I tell people that my mystery is set in Provence, often their eyes widen and they say, “Oh, …Read More