Remember, even a comment on today’s mini-post is an entry to win the 2013 Northern Colorado Writers writing planner. See the details here. The deadline is midnight tonight (U.S. Mountain Time) and the winner will be announced tomorrow. Now for your viewing enjoyment, here’s a photo of a Northern Colorado sunset (unenhanced) taken over the …Read More
Confessions of a Research Junkie by Alana White
I’m so pleased to introduce Alana White whose novel, The Sign of the Weeping Virgin, is being released this month from Five Star/Cengage. Alana is originally from Kentucky, but traveled a lot as a child with her Air Force family. She was always “the new kid in school,” and over the years libraries and reading …Read More
Don’t Forget the Giveaway…and More About First Sentences
Remember, any comment on a post at this blog through Saturday midnight (U.S. Mountain Time) is an entry in my giveaway for a 2013 Northern Colorado Writers writing planner. The details are here. I decided it was time to do another round of first sentences from fiction, this time from the five books I have …Read More
Chiseled in Rock Tuesday: The Interview with Terri Bischoff
Don’t forget that a comment on any post on this blog anytime this week gives you an entry for the NCW 2013 writing planner giveaway. Details can be found here. Comments must be on this blog, and the giveaway is open to anyone in the world. And now for Chiseled in Rock: If you didn’t …Read More
Blog Post 1,000 — Writing Planner Giveaway
In celebration of my 1,000th blog post, I am giving away one copy of the Northern Colorado Writers Writing Planner. This excellent planning tool is designed by Kerrie Flanagan and illustrated by April Moore. Kerrie is the director of NCW, and April is the awesome author of the upcoming release of Folsom’s 93: The Lives …Read More
Research – expanding your ideas – by J.E. Taylor
It’s my pleasure to welcome J. E. Taylor back to my blog today. Not only do we have her thoughts on ideas and research, but we also have the first chapter of her new release, Saving Face. She is a writer, an editor, a manuscript formatter, a contest judge, a mother, a wife, a sister, …Read More
Nook in the UK, Thursday’s Guest and More
Nook UK Barnes and Noble has announced the Nook is now available in the UK. The Prairie Grass Murders and The Desert Hedge Murders are available at the uk.nook.com website. Tomorrow’s Guest J. E. Taylor is back to talk about the joys of research and her new novel, Saving Face.Time Management Ninja I love reading …Read More
It’s Tuesday, and I’m at Chiseled in Rock blog
I’ve posted an updated version of my piece about getting story and character ideas while we travel. Since I’m heading out next week for my third trip in the last six weeks, I’m getting plenty of practice. Join me at Chiseled in Rock blog and share some of the ideas you’ve picked up on the …Read More
Ten Important Things I’ve Learned So Far
I’m thinking of putting together a series of “things I’ve learned so far” posts and then keeping the running list on a separate page. Turning 70 has a tendency to make us think about these things. It also caused a brain earthquake that dislodged all the memories of stupid things I did when I was …Read More
Happy Thanksgiving!
This is a day to count our blessings, and I have a whole bunch of them. I’m thankful for my 93-year-old mom who just went through a small stroke and then twisted her hip, but is still working hard to get better and weathering all her trials and miseries with an amazing sense of humor. …Read More
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