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July 17, 2013
Newsletters and 2 New Covers
I’m at the Blood-Red Pencil blog today, talking about newsletters. Please stop by. And speaking of newsletters—if you’re one of my subscribers, you had a sneak peek at the new covers for the digital editions of When Danger Calls and Where Danger Hides. But I’m happy to share them with everyone now. (If you are a newsletter subscriber, I hope you opened the newsletter and entered the contest. Fellow Booklover’s Bench authors ha...
July 16, 2013
What’s Cooking Wednesday — Layered Salsa Dip
This week’s recipe comes courtesy of fellow Booklover’s Bench author, Terry Ambrose. And, speaking of Booklover’s Bench, have you entered the July contest? Tomorrow’s the LAST DAY to win a $25 gift card and 5 eBooks.
Layered Salsa Dip
Serves 12 as an appetizer
A dip with the flavor of Tex-Mex that has moved up from the southern states to infiltrate even our northern parties. This can be prepared ahead and refrigerated several hours or overnight until 30 minutes before serving.
Ingredients:
One 8 o...
July 15, 2013
ThrillerFest recap 2 — It’s All Writing Fodder
Since I started writing, I’ve come to realize that there’s a “good” side to everything, even if it’s just one more tidbit to file away for a future story. We have to learn to pay attention not only to what we’re seeing, but what we’re feeling, and all our senses—all the time. In order to get to ThrillerFe...
July 14, 2013
ThrillerFest/CraftFest — John Sandford
They don’t mess around with CraftFest sessions, the day and a half prelude to ThrillerFest, designed to help writers hone the craft. Sessions were 50 minutes long, beginning at 8 AM and running through 6 PM. No built in breaks. It was a brain-overload experience. I’ll be recapping, as always, some of the highlights, starting with one of my favorite author’s presentation. Given all the editing posts I’ve done recently, I thought this would be a...
July 11, 2013
Friday Field Trip — Home, Sweet Home
I’m in New York City, surrounded by concrete, and I thought I might want a glimpse of home, so I scheduled these photos, taken on my neighborhood walks with Feebie.
July 10, 2013
The Author-Editor Relationship
(I’m still in New York at ThrillerFest, so I might not be prompt to respond to comments. Don’t let that stop you from leaving them!) And remember, if you’re a newsletter subscriber and haven’t opened your email yet, you’re missing a chance to download two free books and enter a contest to win more. Hurry. These offers expire soon!
I’m concluding my recent series of posts about editing with a brief look at the author-editor relationship. My fir...
July 9, 2013
What’s Cooking Wednesday — Greek Salmon
This week, another Booklover’s Bench author, Carol White, is sharing a recipe for salmon.
Greek Salmon
Ingredients:
8 (5 ounce) salmon fillets, with skin
1/4 cup olive oil
4 plum tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 red onion, diced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
4 kalamata olives, sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Brush each salmon fillet on all sides with olive oil and arrange into the bottom of a glass baking dish with the skin side facing down. S...
July 8, 2013
In the Interview Room — Alexa Bourne
Today I welcome Alexa Bourne to Terry’s Place. Alexa is a teacher by day and a romance writer by nights, weekends and all school holidays. She has written romantic suspense and contemporary romance all set in the UK.
Setting: real, totally made up, or based on a real place?
In my current books, the setting is based on Glenfinnan, Scotland, a village in the Highlands. I needed the freedom to be able to create my own community (Glenhalish), but I wanted specific details of Glenfinnan in there.
You...
July 7, 2013
Human Eyes on the Manuscript
And, if you’re a newsletter subscriber and haven’t opened your email yet, you’re missing a chance to download two free books and enter a contest to win more. Hurry. These offers expire soon!
As I promised last week, I’m sharing what my human editor–Brittiany Koren of Written Dreams–did with the same chapter I uploaded to the automated program. First, to be fair–she does much more...
July 5, 2013
Box Of Books Giveaway — Click Here
As promised, once I reached 1500 Likes to my Facebook page, I’m having a contest to win a box of books. And keep those “likes” coming — I’ll have another box to give away when I hit 2000.
The fine print:
No purchase necessary. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Due to legal and postage issues, this contest is open to US residents only. Entrants agree to be added to the author’s newsletter mailing list.
