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What’s Cooking Wednesday – Grilled Rosemary Lamb Chops

Hubster discovered a new butcher shop in town, and decided to splurge on lamb chops. Coincidentally, someone brought in a bunch of fresh rosemary to our yoga class, and I found this recipe at Epicurious. Their recipe called for mesquite wood chips and a charcoal grill, but we have a gas grill, so that’s how Hubster prepared them.

Grilled Rosemary Lamb Chops

Ingredients:
c balsamic vinegar
6 T olive oil
3 T fresh lemon juice
3 T fresh rosemary, minced (or 3 t dried)
6 garlic cloves, minced
1...

In the Interview Room – Micki Browning

Today I welcome Micki Browning to Terry’s Place. Micki is the author of Adrift, the first of the Mer Cavallo Mysteries, set in Key Largo, Florida.

What’s your biggest distraction when you should be writing?
Social media. During my career in law enforcement, I avoided social media for a host of reasons. When I became an author, I realized that I had to embrace it as a way to interact with readers. Now I’m making up for lost time– and losing far too much of it in the process.

Plotter or Pantser...

A Tale of Three Ads

Whether you’re an indie author or traditionally published (not counting the Big Names), odds are you’re going to be faced with marketing. One facet of this process is advertising in newsletters that go out to subscribers looking for bargains in their preferred genres. The five-hundred-pound gorilla here is BookBub, but it’s not easy to get into. Plus, it’s expensive. Odds are, you’re going to be turned down, since they only accept about 25-30% of submissions. What else can you do?

There are o...

Friday Field Trip – Night Skies

Jason’s back this week with some photos from one of his recent photography safaris. If you’d like to know more about taking pictures like these, see the end of this post.

Summer is the perfect time for night sky photography! Not only are the nights pleasant and warm, but in the northern hemisphere, this is the best time of year to

I just returned from Utah, where I taught a night sky photography workshop. For three nights, we explored the dark skies of Utah, where we could see the Milky Way...

Sneak Peek – In Dire Straits

My newsletter subscribers got to see a ‘false start’ to In Dire Straits. Now that I’ve been working on the second round of edits, I’ll share a much closer version of the opening to the third book in my Triple-D Ranch series. (And today’s the last day to get In Hot Water and In Deep Trouble for 99 cents.)

In Dire Straits

With each tenth of a mile the odometer ticked away, Rebecca Morgan’s regret mounted. She’d left Colorado Springs without breakfast, and didn’t think a rumbling stomach would p...

What’s Cooking Wednesday – Ratatouille Skillet Eggs

Found this one in the Food Network Magazine. Hubster decided to give it a try.

Ratatouille Skillet Eggs

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 scallions, chopped (white and green parts separated)
1 medium zucchini or yellow squash, chopped
1 small or 1/2 large eggplant, chopped
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 cloves garlic, chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 15 -ounce can petite diced tomatoes
1 15 -ounce can cannellini beans (do not drain)
1 cup torn fresh basil
8...

In the Interview Room – J.M. Maurer

Today I welcome J.M. Maurer to Terry’s Place. J.M. is the author of the Emerging From Darkness romance trilogy.

What’s your biggest distraction when you should be writing?
Daily life. But it’s a good thing. Family comes first.

Setting: real, totally made up, or based on a real place?
A mixture of both.

What’s on your desk?
Right now…Sticky-notes, 2 notebooks, a planner, a doodle-pad, research articles, a scrunchie, a peek-a-boo Chimp I call Morgan, a box of tissues, and two lottery tickets wo...

6 Tips for Writing Character Descriptions

I recently started a book I’d received at a conference. I’d never heard of the author, and was looking forward to adding this one to my collection. I love discovering new authors and new characters, and since this book was part of a series, I knew, if I enjoyed it, there would be more.

I settled in to meet the characters. The first paragraph immediately punched some of my buttons. I prefer a “deep” or “close” point of view, and if the first time I meet a character, she’s brushing her thick au...

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Friday Field Trip – Lovell Gulch Trail

Hubster and the Feebs went off to hike the Lovell Gulch Loop Trail the other day while I stayed home working on finalizing the 2nd edition of Deadly Secrets. He’s sharing some of the pictures he took.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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