Colleen Collins's Blog, page 10
June 7, 2014
Haunted Hotels and Ghost Hunting
Love is a Mystery: Six novels of love, laughter and lawbreaking
This past week has been a fun, lively one with the launch of Love Is a Mystery: Six Novels of Love, Laughter and Lawbreaking, a crazy-fun FB party for the launch, plus two of my articles being posted at Digital Book Today, a very cool site where book lovers meet authors and learn about new releases.
Today I'm posting one article excerpt about haunted hotels and ghost hunters...
Do Paranormal Investigators Really Find Ghosts?by...
June 2, 2014
June 3: Love is a Mystery Release Party! #bookgiveaway #prizes
On June 3, 2014, we're throwing a party on Facebook for the release of LOVE IS A MYSTERY: SIX NOVELS OF LOVE, LAUGHTER AND LAWBREAKING!Authors Nancy Warren, Jennifer Skully, Barbara Cool Lee, Holly Jacobs, Colleen Collins and Shelley Adina will be giving away books and prizes every 15 minutes! To go to the Facebook party page, click here or click the party invitation, below.
Party times:Pacific Time: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Mountain Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Eastern Time: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Love is a Myste...
May 31, 2014
*June 1 Book Blast* Love Is a Mystery: Six Novels of Love, Laughter and Lawbreaking for 99 Cents!
Only 99 cents for 90 days -- a 90% savings!
Six bestselling authors' romantic-mystery novels in one boxed set, featuring heroes and heroines who are fearless, funny, and very good at sleuthing out crimes. Available June 1, 2014 for only 99¢ for 90 days—a 90% savings if purchased separately!
Box Set Includes: Frosted Shadow by Nancy Warren, She's Gotta Be Mine by Jennifer Skully, The Honeymoon Cottage by Barbara Cool Lee, Steamed by Holly Jacobs, The Zen Man by Colleen Collins, and Caught You...
May 21, 2014
What Can Writers Learn From the 1979 film AND JUSTICE FOR ALL?
Available June 2014
Book excerpt from A Lawyer's Primer for Writers: From Crimes to Courtrooms by defense lawyer Shaun Kaufman and PI-writer Colleen Collins, being released June 2014. To enter a contest to win a free book & Amazon gift card, click here.
Ten of Our Favorite Legal Films - And Justice for AllAnd Justice for All (1979): Starring Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe and Christine Lahti; directed by Norman Jewison. In the story, Pacino plays jaundiced lawyer Arthur Kirkland, who o...
May 10, 2014
Writing Lessons from the 1949 Film Adam's Rib, Starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Available June 2014
Sampling of Book TopicsA History of TrialsPlayers in the CourtroomThe Courtroom SettingTypes of LawyersLegal EthicsTypes of CourtsTrial Lawyers Are StorytellersLawyers and TechnologyTrial PreparationThe Steps of a Civil and Criminal TrialAppealsArticles on Crimes, DNA Testing, Personal Injury Cases and MoreRecommended Legal FilmsGlossaries of Legal Terms and Occupations
I've been hard at work with my husband on a new nonfiction book, A Lawyer's Primer for Writers: From Cri...
Contest + Book Excerpt: A Lawyer's Primer for Writers - Adam's Rib
Available June 2014
Sampling of Book TopicsA History of TrialsPlayers in the CourtroomThe Courtroom SettingTypes of LawyersTrial Lawyers Are StorytellersTrial PreparationThe Steps of a Civil and Criminal TrialAppealsArticles on Crimes, DNA Testing, Personal Injury Cases and MoreRecommended Legal FilmsGlossaries of Legal Terms and Occupations
I've been hard at work with my husband on a new nonfiction book, A Lawyer's Primer for Writers: From Crimes to Courtrooms, geared to writers, fans of leg...
May 7, 2014
Historical Research: Download Maps, Charts and Atlases for Free
In this digital age, we're accustomed to snapping pictures with our smartphones and sending them instantly to others, but not so long ago in the history of the world, people had to draw diagrams, pictures and maps to share information.
English colonies, 1754Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library
Free Downloads of Historical Drawings and Maps
Boston Public Library offers free downloads of historical maps, drawings, charts and more from its Norman B. Levanthal Map Center fo...
April 24, 2014
Book Excerpt: THE UNGRATEFUL DEAD - A romantic-mystery at a coroners' conference
I loved The Zen Man and really had fun catching Rick and Laura’s first case in the prequel, The Ungrateful Dead. These novels have everything I love in a mystery: smart dialogue, a flawed hero, a little romance and a great plot. Murder at a coroner’s conference? What could be more fun!
— Nancy Warren, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Toni Diamond Mysteries
Hello everyone,
Today I'm posting the opening scene from The Ungrateful Dead, a novella that introduces Rick and Laura, a privat...
April 15, 2014
In Honor of National Library Week: Keith Richards, Rock-n-Roll Librarian
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia, kelseytracy
When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer.
— Keith Richards
Did you know that Keith Richards, known for a wild life of debauchery, is also a bookworm? In fact, he has such extensive libraries in his Sussex and Connecticut homes, he once considered "professional training" so he cou...
April 5, 2014
Contest: Win a Kindle Fire + $200 Amazon Gift Card
