Patricia Stoltey

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Camera Practice with Flowers and Lazy Cat

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I have to admit that I delete more of the photos than I keep when I’m practicing, but that’s the joy of having a digital camera. I love not having to deal with wasted film (which translates into wasted money in the development process). Here are a few of my keepers: FLOWERS LAZY KATIE CAT  …Read More

Learning to Write by Michael Haskins

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This week it’s my pleasure to welcome another author published by Five Star/Cengage. Michael Haskins has worked as a newspaperman, photojournalist, and public information officer in locations from Boston to Los Angeles to Key West. He now lives in and writes about Key West, mostly Mick Murphy mysteries, and enjoys sailing when he’s not writing. …Read More

Tuesday Stuff

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Chiseled in Rock Tuesday And yay, it’s “Three Authors, Three Questions” Day at the Rock. Our guests this month are urban fantasy author Jeanne C. Stein, sci fi author Nathan Lowell, and mystery/thriller/mainstream novelist Michael Murphy.  If you want to see what these authors had to say, boogie on over to Chiseled in Rock. Thursday’s …Read More

RMFW Writer of the Year Carol Berg and WOTY Event

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Carol Berg, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Writer of the Year, answers three questions at the Rock. And we have everything you ever wanted to know about the great WOTY Event and authors’ panel at Denver’s Tattered Cover LoDo on Thursday evening, August 23rd. I hope you’ll come on over to the Chiseled in Rock blog …Read More

Blogging About…Killer First Sentences

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I warned you this was coming. My recurring urge to examine first sentences was activated again when I picked up the dystopian novel White Horse by Alex Adams. This is the first book of a trilogy, and I enjoyed book one so much I will definitely read the next one. Alex’s first sentence: Look at …Read More

An Interview with Michael Murphy

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Today, I’m pleased to post this interview with Michael Murphy, the author of Goodbye Emily, a novel and love story that begins at Woodstock. The 43rd anniversary of Woodstock takes place August 15th through August 18th. Everything went wrong for the festival organizers. They wanted an event in Woodstock, New York where Bob Dylan and …Read More

Tuesday Stuff

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Chiseled in Rock Tuesday I’m happy to announce a few new releases from members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers at Chiseled in Rock blog. I hope you’ll hop over and see if there’s something you’d like to add to your TBR list. Still Looking for Guests Posts I have Thursday guest spots open September 27th …Read More

Sixteen Hours in Las Vegas

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Ordinarily, I would not attempt to fly to Vegas one afternoon and return the next morning, especially in August when the temperature was expected to be around 115 F. But this was special. My oldest son got married this weekend and we weren’t about to miss that for anything in the world. I had a …Read More

Gearing Up for a Fall and Winter of Serious Writing

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I’m making a few changes in my schedule so I can get down to the business of writing. First of all, I’m giving up the “Three Authors, Three Questions” feature for Chiseled in Rock blog. It was a major time eater. I’ll miss the author contacts, but I’ll totally enjoy the blocks of time I …Read More

My Life as a Police Volunteer and Mystery Writer by Carole Price

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Carole Price is a Buckeye. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she attended Ohio State University. She worked for a national laboratory in northern California before turning to writing mysteries. She graduated from Livermore’s Citizens Police Academy and is a volunteer for the Livermore Police Department.  Carole frequents the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland where …Read More