That’s how I feel on a treadmill at the gym. I’m not sure when that started, but it’s scary because the dizziness gets worse when I step off the equipment. It’s a lot like finally disembarking after being out on the water a long time. However, the treadmill I’m talking about is the current “try …Read More
Letting Go of Self-Doubt … by J. C. Lynne
Khaled Hosseini said in an interview, “Good writing days flow with tempo and cadence, on the bad days I sit and bleed.” Letting go of self-doubt is a writer’s daily struggle, best seller list or no. Natalie Goldberg, in Writing Down The Bones says great writing is a moment passing through you. A moment the …Read More
Coming Next Week….
I have guest bloggers Julia Lynne on Monday and Sarah Reichert on Thursday. Julia and Sarah are local authors from my home territory of Northern Colorado. ***** I have my first appointment with the pre-hab physical therapist to prepare for my mid-January total knee replacement. Yay?? ***** The winners of my advance review copies of …Read More
A copy of Death in Nostalgia City goes to…
Eileen Goudge is the lucky winner of a copy of Death in Nostalgia City by Mark S. Bacon Congratulations to Eileen and thanks again to Mark
How many words does it take to make a great mystery? … by Mark S. Bacon
Like Agatha Christie, I’ve published more than six dozen mysteries. The most glaring difference between me and our foremost mystery writer, however, is that all of my stories–save one–are but 100 words long. Stories this long (or short) are called flash fiction and the genre is usually defined by length. Anything under 1,500 words qualifies …Read More
The Winner of a copy of Joanne Sundell’s Arctic Storm
I am so pleased to announce that Alex Cavanaugh has won a signed copy of Arctic Storm the first book in a Frontier Fiction trilogy from Five Star/Cengage by Joanne Sundell Alex’s super ninja blog can be found at Alex J. Cavanaugh Congratulations, Alex!
Hunger Games Go Husky … by Joanne Sundell
“The Dogs that started it all: Mine and History’s” Like so many of you who started writing in one genre, content to “plot” along this path, confident in story and style, even rewarded with a measure of success, I had no wish and no idea to become any changeling and be spirited away from historical …Read More
Goodreads ARC giveaway ends October 15th
Just a reminder that I’m giving away five signed advance review copies of Dead Wrong on Goodreads. The entry link is right over there in the sidebar. And more good news: Joanne Sundell is my guest blogger on Monday with a wonderful post about doing the research for her new release Arctic Storm. She’ll be …Read More
Three Ways I Try to Tame Social Media Marketing … by M. K. Theodoratus
By M. K. Theodoratus Every writer I talk to knows I hate marketing. It’s a time-consuming chore at best. But, according to most social media gurus, sales come from building your media platform. So I grit my teeth and try. The good news? I have learned by trial and error a few things that work–and …Read More
I’m Giving Away Five Signed ARCs on Goodreads
The giveaway begins today and continues until midnight October 15th. These will be signed advance review copies. Goodreads Book Giveaway Dead Wrong by Patricia Stoltey Giveaway ends October 15, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
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