Ellis Vidler's Blog, page 20
December 26, 2011
Interview with RP Dahlke
Dead Red Cadillac
My guest is Rebecca Dahlke. I read Dead Red Cadillac and loved it, so I asked if I could interview her. She's fun!How did your ex-model heroine, Lalla Baines, get to be a crop duster? That's quite a switch. A: When Lalla got her Aero Ag certificate at 18, a local newspaper article got picked up nationally which led to attention from a modeling agent, and the rest is history.
My guest is Rebecca Dahlke. I read Dead Red Cadillac and loved it, so I asked if I could interview her. She's fun!How did your ex-model heroine, Lalla Baines, get to be a crop duster? That's quite a switch. A: When Lalla got her Aero Ag certificate at 18, a local newspaper article got picked up nationally which led to attention from a modeling agent, and the rest is history.
December 23, 2011
From Animals to Characters--How stories evolve
Barn Owl
I'm an animal lover, have been since day one. I find them beautiful, elegant, and loving—not necessarily toward me, but toward their offspring and groups or packs. Molly the Barn Owl and her mate, McGee, entranced me for months. I still check in from time to time for updates. Watching them, waiting for the eggs to hatch, the babies to grow and finally branch and fledge (owl-speak for
I'm an animal lover, have been since day one. I find them beautiful, elegant, and loving—not necessarily toward me, but toward their offspring and groups or packs. Molly the Barn Owl and her mate, McGee, entranced me for months. I still check in from time to time for updates. Watching them, waiting for the eggs to hatch, the babies to grow and finally branch and fledge (owl-speak for
December 19, 2011
Writing Short Stories
My guest today is E.B. Davis, short story author and blogger on Writers Who Kill. I'm always amazed when writers say that it's harder for them to write a short story than it is to write a novel. To me, a short story plot is the basis for a novel, and learning to write a short story is the basis for learning to write a novel. Sounds logical—and it is. A short story must contain only one plot. The
December 17, 2011
Aftermath
This is an excerpt from Cold Comfort. Riley has just heard from Claire for the first time and doesn't want to get involved in her problem.
Chapter 2
Riley hung up the phone and curled his lip in disgust. "A stalker. The woman watches too much TV. Probably a simple mugging that scared her stupid." A large, gray-striped cat opened one eye and flicked a notched ear, then returned to his nap on the
Chapter 2
Riley hung up the phone and curled his lip in disgust. "A stalker. The woman watches too much TV. Probably a simple mugging that scared her stupid." A large, gray-striped cat opened one eye and flicked a notched ear, then returned to his nap on the
December 12, 2011
Just What Is A Character To Do?
Robert P. Bennett, author of the Blind Traveler mysteries, is my guest. His blind protagonist, Douglas Abledan, navigates the world through a talking GPS, but it doesn't stop him from stumbling over bodies. Fascinating books!
An eBook available for most e-readers
Who are the people writers write about? Why are they chosen as subjects? These questions are valid for both nonfiction and fiction
An eBook available for most e-readers
Who are the people writers write about? Why are they chosen as subjects? These questions are valid for both nonfiction and fiction
December 9, 2011
Una Tiers Interviews Ellis
I'm delighted to interview Ellis Vidler about her new book, Cold Comfort. Let's start with a little background about your first two novels, Haunting Refrain and The Peeper.My grandmother had a streak of psychic ability—she knew when something was wrong with a family member, so that sort of thing always interested me. I don't know how Haunting Refrain came to me, but that's what I wanted to write
December 5, 2011
Giving It Away
What a fun person Marian Allen is! I love the trailer for Force of Habit. Now I must get the book.
30-second YouTube spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FWEq...
When Bel Schuster swaps clothes with a native and goes off-limits on the planet Llannonn, she lands in several flavors of hot water. Alien criminals, local slavers and the planet's own particular legal code end up in a baggy-pants
30-second YouTube spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FWEq...
When Bel Schuster swaps clothes with a native and goes off-limits on the planet Llannonn, she lands in several flavors of hot water. Alien criminals, local slavers and the planet's own particular legal code end up in a baggy-pants
December 2, 2011
Cold Comfort is officially out now!
This week is the Ho...
Cold Comfort is officially out now!
This week is the Holiday Fair in Greenville, SC, and I'm sharing a booth with fellow authors Kathleen Delaney and Linda Lovely. We hauled in boxes of books and set up our space, then went to work at the arduous task of selling books. Linda's book is Dear Killer, a romantic suspense set on a fictitious island off the South Carolina coast. Kathleen's newest is
This week is the Holiday Fair in Greenville, SC, and I'm sharing a booth with fellow authors Kathleen Delaney and Linda Lovely. We hauled in boxes of books and set up our space, then went to work at the arduous task of selling books. Linda's book is Dear Killer, a romantic suspense set on a fictitious island off the South Carolina coast. Kathleen's newest is
The Glamorous Life of an Author
This week is the Holiday Fair in Greenville, SC, and I'm sharing a booth with fellow authors Kathleen Delaney and Linda Lovely. We hauled in boxes of books and set up our space, then went to work at the arduous task of selling books. Linda's book is Dear Killer, a romantic suspense set on a fictitious island off the South Carolina coast. Kathleen's newest is Murder Half-Baked, a California coast
November 27, 2011
Plain Talk
My guest this week is Michele Drier, author of SNAP and Edited to Death.
Language changes. It's a flexible tool, adding, dropping and adapting words to reflect new ideas, new ways of doing things, naming new products. Take "google", or "Google" or "googol". "Googol" is a math term, a one followed by 100 zeros; "Google" is a proper noun, the name of an internet company, and "google" is now a
Language changes. It's a flexible tool, adding, dropping and adapting words to reflect new ideas, new ways of doing things, naming new products. Take "google", or "Google" or "googol". "Googol" is a math term, a one followed by 100 zeros; "Google" is a proper noun, the name of an internet company, and "google" is now a
