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Where There’s A Will, There’s Bound To Be A Way

February 19, 2019 By: Patricia

My WordPress Confusion

And sure enough, after I did a little more homework, I found I could recall, install, and activate the classic editor screen for creating new blog posts…and use it until at least 2021. What a relief! I’m super busy right now and just don’t have the time to learn another blog writing process with different editor screens and a whole lot of “blocks” to build a post. To me, it’s the Classic Editor that keeps it simple. And I do love keeping it all simple.

The Super Busy Me

Anyway, the “super busy” I referred to above is mostly the revising and editing of my new Sangamon novel. It’s a follow-on, although not a sequel, to Wishing Caswell Dead. This new story is tentatively called Trouble in Sangamon. I was zooming right along until I got to the part where I read the manuscript aloud from the monitor to catch awkward sentences and other annoying stuff. It’s a slow process. Very, very slow.

The side chores that keep me hopping involve the ongoing de-clutter, simplify, sort, throw out, give away, and donate project.

And then Katie Cat got sick so I lost about three days of effort while we fretted and worried and dispensed medicines, etc. She seems fine now, but who knows. Cats are sneaky critters, hiding their complaints until they need help. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that all is well.

I’m also a monthly contributor to the Blood-Red Pencil Blog. Here’s the link to my February post there. The writing of the posts is not so bad, but thinking of interesting topics no one else on the team is already writing about sometimes taxes my brain.

Other Stuff

I’m reading the advance review copy of The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner. It’s the first book I’ve read by this author, but it definitely will not be the last. She’s a wonderful storyteller. The novel’s release date is March 19th and it’s now available for pre-order. I’ll post a review on Goodreads as soon as I finish the book.

Do you watch The Masked Singer on television? I’d love to know who came up with the idea for this bizarre but totally entertaining competition. So much fun!

And Finally, This Blog

My 2019 plan includes more posting. I’ve been preoccupied with the work in process, but I know I can do better going forward. I’d like to extend an invitation to writers, both published and unpublished, to be my guest. Leave a comment below if you’re interested and I’ll contact you with my guidelines. Don’t worry if your comment doesn’t show up right away. The first time a person comments on this blog, it must be moderated.

 

Category: Blood-Red Pencil blog, Books and Authors, Guest Blogger, The Writing Life, Writing

Stoltey Family Critter Updates

October 17, 2017 By: Patricia

Looks like all the Painted Lady butterflies have moved on. We’re still getting visits from those cute pygmy nuthatches though. Boxelder bugs and lady bugs. Lots of lady bugs. And the squirrels. Oh, my, they’re so busy. I bought another squirrel-proof bird feeder for regular seed but would have to have a squirrel-proof finch feeder …Read More

Category: Photography, The Writing Life

Waiting Patiently to Bring Sassy Home

October 31, 2015 By: Patricia

My brother’s little black Scottish terrier is a bit of a character. She became accustomed to watching television with my brother during his last years enduring end stage COPD. When my oldest son visited them at the end of September, he took this photo. While I’m recovering from knee surgery, Sassy is staying with a …Read More

Category: The Writing Life

Katie Cat in a Box

June 3, 2015 By: Patricia

Like all cats, Katie cannot let an open box just sit there unexplored. Be sure and stop by tomorrow because I have the famous and wildly popular sci fi author and ninja blogger Alex J. Cavanaugh as my guest. His post is about marketing and his advice is the best ever! Don’t miss it.

Category: The Writing Life

Katie Cat on Watch

May 20, 2015 By: Patricia

No matter where I go or what I do, Katie Cat is watching. Please stop by tomorrow and meet my guest of the week. Samantha Fountain is a fiction author and the creator of the Pitch to Publication project.

Category: The Writing Life

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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