What’s in a Name? … by Patricia Smith Wood

February 19, 2015 By: Patricia

Thanks, Patricia, for the opportunity to appear on your blog. It’s a pleasure to do a guest appearance for a writer with such a nice fan base. Besides, I have an affinity for other women named Patricia. I’m curious how and why their parents chose that particular name. In my case, it was the “name …Read More

More guest bloggers and other stuff

February 17, 2015 By: Patricia

Guest Bloggers I have such a wonderful lineup of guests through April 2nd that I hope you’ll watch closely for the links on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Thursday Patricia Smith Wood will be here. A member of Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America, she’ll be giving away a copy of The Easter Egg Murder. Additional …Read More

To Give-away or Not To Give-away: Why Bother with Freebies? … by M. K. Theodoratus

February 16, 2015 By: Patricia

First, thanks to Pat for asking about how my self-published estories were doing and inviting me to blog about my experience. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify my confused thoughts. Backstory: Last year, I had a contract for a YA fantasy book to be published in May 2014 and felt a need to build a …Read More

Naming my characters – the bane of my existence … by Donnell Ann Bell

February 12, 2015 By: Patricia

One of the hardest things I’ve found as a writer is not writer’s block, although it has occurred. I don’t stress over sales, I have no control over that. It also doesn’t bother me to work with my editor. She bluntly lays out her comments; I say, yes, ma’am (97.9 percent of the time) and …Read More

You Still Have Time to Register for the Northern Colorado Writers Conference

February 10, 2015 By: Patricia

The Northern Colorado Writers Conference is: Ten years old this year, which is why the theme is Ten Years of Writing with Abandon (DECADEnce) March 27-28, 2015, at the Hilton in Fort Collins, Colorado. Set up for all types of writers from journalists to poets to novelists. A small, intimate, something-for-everyone gathering to inspire and …Read More

That Breakthrough Moment When You Realize What’s Wrong With Your Manuscript

February 9, 2015 By: Patricia

Hallelujah! I figured it out. I’ve been puzzling over the missing piece in my current novel in progress, making very little progress actually. It wasn’t exactly a sagging middle. And it wasn’t only the lack of kick ass action from my main cop character. It had something to do with two major scenes in the …Read More

The giveaway winner

February 7, 2015 By: Patricia

The winner of a copy of Blues at 11 by Rebecca Grace is Jemi Fraser Jemi blogs at Just Jemi and is a contributor to From the Write Angle. Congratulations, Jemi!

A Journalist’s Approach … by Rebecca Grace

February 5, 2015 By: Patricia

Recently I appeared as a guest on a blog and one of the questions was whether I considered writing a passion, a hobby or a job. I didn’t answer that question because I wasn’t sure what to say. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I was stumped for just one …Read More

Shoot fire! I was going to post today….

February 4, 2015 By: Patricia

I guess afternoon is better than not at all. So here’s my excuse. Last night was a critique group meeting followed by some idle zombie television watching time. Then I went to bed before eleven, woke up at midnight with busy brain, and spent the next two hours fretting, mostly about not being able to …Read More

Why I Write About Animals … by Pam Wolf

February 2, 2015 By: Patricia

I spent the summer between 6th grade and Junior High in the library. I also spent it on buses taking me to and from the library. On those bus rides I suffered the stares of other passengers. Sometimes they moved away from me. I don’t blame them too much because I looked like I had …Read More