Patricia Stoltey

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Are You Watching the Olympics?

August 8, 2016 By: Patricia

Even more than being a political event junkie, I’m an Olympics addict. I’m doing my best this year to avoid staying glued to the television for as many hours as I have in past years. So far, I watched some of the opening ceremony, a little swimming and a lot of gymnastics. I checked in …Read More

Category: The Writing Life

This Week’s Best of the Best (and Other Stuff)

June 29, 2016 By: Patricia

I have a couple of blog post recommendations for you. First is this humor post from Jenny Sundstedt, a local author and active member of Northern Colorado Writers. The post is on the Hot Chocolate Press website’s blog. Jenny is the co-author with Kerrie Flanagan of Write Away: A Year of Musing and Motivation for …Read More

Category: Books and Authors, The Writing Life

A Little Photo Fun (starring Sassy and Katie, of course)

May 1, 2016 By: Patricia

It was a struggle getting my camera to give up its photos today, but I finally got it done. This is Sassy, finally posing for a profile shot. When we’re outside, she’s usually on the move, so it’s difficult to get a picture that isn’t blurry. One of Sassy’s favorite toys. She has them spread …Read More

Category: The Writing Life

Random Thoughts on My Writing Life

April 21, 2016 By: Patricia

I’ll be at the Northern Colorado Writers Conference tomorrow and Saturday. I love writers’ conferences and mystery fan conventions and wish I could attend them all. This year I’m sticking to the NCW conference this week and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference in September (registration for this one opens soon). Cats and …Read More

Category: Books and Authors, The Writing Life

Sassy and Katie Share a Sunspot

April 19, 2016 By: Patricia

This is the best I could do with the photos, but I think they’re clear enough to show the two animals calmly sharing a big sunny space. When Katie Cat remains quiet, Sassy ignores her. But when the cat makes a fast move, Sassy’s chase alarm goes off. It’s unclear whether the cat triggers the …Read More

Category: The Writing Life

Katie Cat Tiptoes Closer While Sassy Watches TV

March 15, 2016 By: Patricia

There’s a lot of this kind of thing going on. Katie Cat continues to sneak around the house, looking for chances to get closer to Sassy without Sassy seeing her. When the dog was asleep in her bed in the living room a couple of days ago, Katie tiptoed in and got close enough to …Read More

Category: Books and Authors, Guest Blogger, The Writing Life

So Far So Good: Katie and Sassy are Getting Used to Each Other

March 6, 2016 By: Patricia

No matter where Sassy the Scottish Terrier is, when Katie Cat is up and about, she creeps and tiptoes from place to place so she can watch the dog. Sometimes she even creeps so close we have to move her away, just in case. Sassy is energetic and likes to bounce and jump and lunge. …Read More

Category: The Writing Life

Coming Soon: A report on the arrival of Sassy Dog in the Stoltey household

March 1, 2016 By: Patricia

My husband and I drove from Colorado to Illinois last Thursday/Friday, picked up Sassy the Scottish Terrier on Saturday morning, then drove back to Colorado over Saturday and Sunday. The dog traveled better than the humans did. Road trips are exhausting at our age. Sassy, of course, is much younger. She seemed to remember me …Read More

Category: The Writing Life

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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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