I’m sad to say not much actual writing has been going on in my favorite #amwriting place, which is my little office upstairs in the front corner of the house overlooking the court. I’ve hung out on social media a little, watched the pygmy nuthatch and the woodpecker jog up and down the tree out …Read More
What the Heck Happened to January?
Time sure does fly when I’m busy. For that matter, it flies pretty fast when I’m procrastinating, too. I spent a lot of hours in January reading suspense novels. I can recommend author Ruth Ware because I read two of hers and loved them (The Woman in Cabin 10 and In a Dark, Dark Wood). …Read More
A Goodreads Giveaway for Wishing Caswell Dead
As promised, I’m giving away five hardcover copies of Wishing Caswell Dead on Goodreads. This giveaway is for U.S. residents. Here’s the link: Goodreads Book Giveaway Wishing Caswell Dead by Pat Stoltey Giveaway ends January 05, 2018. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway In the early 1800s in a village on the Illinois …Read More
It’s All About the Book
Sometimes, it seems there’s nothing else going on in my life except for the book. Then I think about other little things I’ve done…like the day I baked two batches of banana-blueberry muffins and five batches of traditional Party Mix. Today I went to the library and stocked up on movies so I can do …Read More
The Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Podcast
I had a fun and exciting chat with Mark Stevens of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the result is this podcast where we talk about the show Survivor, my upcoming book release, Wishing Caswell Dead, and a little about writing craft and the writing life. You can find the podcast at the RMFW website. …Read More
Recovering from NaNoWriMo and Planning for 2018 (Lots of Planning!!!)
The Joy of This Year’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Experience I didn’t intend to take the whole month of November off from my blog, but that’s how it worked out. Once I started working on a new project for NaNoWriMo, I got swept up in plot and characters and a few side trips to …Read More
Random Stuff: Hey, There’s a Dead Guy, Colorado Gold, and Big Brother
I’ve been such a dud at blogging this summer as I try to pull my To Dos into a manageable list, determine my daily and weekly priorities as Colleen M. Story suggests in her new release, Overwhelmed Writer Rescue, and set some long-term goals. After all, I’m getting older and we only have so much …Read More
The Goodreads Giveaway
The Goodreads Giveaway is live! Five advance review copies of Wishing Caswell Dead are available to U. S. residents who enter the giveaway between now and August 15th. To make it as easy as possible, here’s the quickest path to the right page. Goodreads Book Giveaway Wishing Caswell Dead by Pat Stoltey Giveaway ends August …Read More
The Advance Review Copies of Wishing Caswell Dead…a Goodreads Giveaway
Now is when the whole new book thing gets real. I’ll be giving away five advance review copies on Goodreads August 1-15, 2017. This one is for U.S. residents to enter. If you go to the Wishing Caswell Dead page on Goodreads and click on “Want to Read,” you’ll get automatic email notices when …Read More
The Art of #notwriting
So here it is June 15th and I’m still doing just about everything you can think of except adding new words to manuscripts. We had wonderful family visiting last weekend and everyone got to meet Sassy dog for the first time. My 8 year old granddaughter and Sassy became besties, so Sassy was totally exhausted …Read More