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January 4, 2015
Ten Ways to Help the Authors You Love
Sheila Writes: Ten Ways to Help the Authors You Love:
"Authors are a needy bunch. We need time without distractions for our work. We
need stimulation of various kinds (not necessarily ingested) to keep our
creative juices flowing. We need readers, and that means we need a way to help
readers find our books, articles, poems, plays." (p.s. You can find my Animals
in Focus mysteries &
"Authors are a needy bunch. We need time without distractions for our work. We
need stimulation of various kinds (not necessarily ingested) to keep our
creative juices flowing. We need readers, and that means we need a way to help
readers find our books, articles, poems, plays." (p.s. You can find my Animals
in Focus mysteries &
December 31, 2014
Reflections on 2014
by Sheila Webster Boneham
I've never been big on making resolutions for the New Year. First of all, I spent so many years attached to academic schedules as a student, a university faculty member, and wife of a professor that I tend to think of January as the middle of the year. More importantly, resolutions are usually too big, too rehashed, and too vaguely framed. I'm more of a goal-setter,
I've never been big on making resolutions for the New Year. First of all, I spent so many years attached to academic schedules as a student, a university faculty member, and wife of a professor that I tend to think of January as the middle of the year. More importantly, resolutions are usually too big, too rehashed, and too vaguely framed. I'm more of a goal-setter,
December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas!
from Sheila & a few of the dogs
behind the Animals in Focus Mysteries
I hope you enjoy our "antique" Christmas cards.
Jay & Lily
Rowdy & his son Mac
Dustin & Annie
Lily & Jay
Jay & Lily
behind the Animals in Focus Mysteries
I hope you enjoy our "antique" Christmas cards.
Jay & Lily
Rowdy & his son Mac
Dustin & Annie
Lily & Jay
Jay & Lily
December 21, 2014
Dog's Winter A Poem
by John Sheirer, Author of Libby Speaks: The Wit and Wisdom of the World's Wisest Dog
John Sheirer and his coauthor Libby, a delightful Border
Terrier, are hard at work on a new book that combines the striking photography
of Libby Speaks with beautiful poetry and even some vocabulary development for
good measure. The book will be called Little
Dog, Big Words. Each poem will correspond to a
John Sheirer and his coauthor Libby, a delightful Border
Terrier, are hard at work on a new book that combines the striking photography
of Libby Speaks with beautiful poetry and even some vocabulary development for
good measure. The book will be called Little
Dog, Big Words. Each poem will correspond to a
December 14, 2014
Excerpt from Dog Dreamzzz by Susan Waller Miccio
Dog Dreamzzz (2014), the second Abby Swann Mystery, continues
the adventures of Abby and her two Tibetan Spaniels, Dawa (“Moon”) and Senge
(“Lion”), and introduces Ah Choo, a sassy Siamese. The challenge of writing Dog
Dreamzzz was to integrate the human and animal characters in distinct but
interwoven plotlines—murder mystery, history mystery and fantasy mystery—and
bring the three to a
the adventures of Abby and her two Tibetan Spaniels, Dawa (“Moon”) and Senge
(“Lion”), and introduces Ah Choo, a sassy Siamese. The challenge of writing Dog
Dreamzzz was to integrate the human and animal characters in distinct but
interwoven plotlines—murder mystery, history mystery and fantasy mystery—and
bring the three to a
December 10, 2014
Novel Settings - Beyond Geography*
by Sheila Webster Boneham
Setting is an essential part of many mysteries, as well as other types of fiction. Some settings are important enough to be regarded as "characters" of a sort – Tony Hillerman’s Southwest, John Connolly’s Maine, J.A. Jance’s Arizona and Seattle, Carl Hiassen’s Florida – well, I could go on for pages!
My own mystery Animals in Focus mystery series featuring
Setting is an essential part of many mysteries, as well as other types of fiction. Some settings are important enough to be regarded as "characters" of a sort – Tony Hillerman’s Southwest, John Connolly’s Maine, J.A. Jance’s Arizona and Seattle, Carl Hiassen’s Florida – well, I could go on for pages!
My own mystery Animals in Focus mystery series featuring
December 7, 2014
Interview with T.C. LoTempio and Her Blogging Cat, ROCCO
I'm delighted to welcome, special guest ROCCO, the blogging cat, and his sidekick T.C. "Toni" LoTempio, Author of the Nick and Nora
Mystery Series.
Even though she’s
never committed murder in real life, Toni has no problem doing it on paper! As
T.C. Lotempio she pens the Nick and Nora mystery series for Penguin/Berkley
Prime Crime, the first of which debuted December 2! Her cat, ROCCO,
Mystery Series.
Even though she’s
never committed murder in real life, Toni has no problem doing it on paper! As
T.C. Lotempio she pens the Nick and Nora mystery series for Penguin/Berkley
Prime Crime, the first of which debuted December 2! Her cat, ROCCO,
December 3, 2014
Excerpt from Dial C for Chihuahua by Waverly Curtis
Chapter One
Apparently
the fad was over. All those actresses and models who thought a miniature dog
stuffed into a Versace shoulder bag was so cute were now abandoning their furry
“accessories” in record numbers. The Los Angeles
shelters were so full of Chihuahuas
they had to fly them to other parts of the country. My new pet was one of forty
Chihuahuas who had been shipped to Seattle.
Apparently
the fad was over. All those actresses and models who thought a miniature dog
stuffed into a Versace shoulder bag was so cute were now abandoning their furry
“accessories” in record numbers. The Los Angeles
shelters were so full of Chihuahuas
they had to fly them to other parts of the country. My new pet was one of forty
Chihuahuas who had been shipped to Seattle.
November 30, 2014
Do Our Pets Reflect Who We Are?
by Kathleen Kaska
Welcome to day six of Kathleen Kaska’s blog tour. She’s celebrating the upcoming release of her fourth Sydney Lockhart mystery, Murder at the Driskill (Austin, Texas) by writing about famous, infamous, and legendary locales in Texas’ state capital whose promo campaign is “Keep Austin Weird.” But today, she is digressing and attempting to analyze Sydney’s personality. At the
Welcome to day six of Kathleen Kaska’s blog tour. She’s celebrating the upcoming release of her fourth Sydney Lockhart mystery, Murder at the Driskill (Austin, Texas) by writing about famous, infamous, and legendary locales in Texas’ state capital whose promo campaign is “Keep Austin Weird.” But today, she is digressing and attempting to analyze Sydney’s personality. At the
November 26, 2014
Interview with Author M.P. Barker
Tell us a little about your background.
I like to tell people I’m a time
traveler. No, I’m not delusional (well, okay, maybe a little), but I spent
eight years as a historical interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village, a living
history museum that portrays 19th-century rural New England. That
means I dressed in costume and basically lived in the 1830s for 40 hours a
week. If you came to the
I like to tell people I’m a time
traveler. No, I’m not delusional (well, okay, maybe a little), but I spent
eight years as a historical interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village, a living
history museum that portrays 19th-century rural New England. That
means I dressed in costume and basically lived in the 1830s for 40 hours a
week. If you came to the
