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March 11, 2013
In The Interview Room — Regan Walker
Today, lawyer turned romance author, Regan Walker joins me in the Interview Room to talk about her writing and her Regency stories.
What’s on your desk?
A lot. I like to see my work so I can grab something I need. If I put it away, I’m likely to forget it. My “desk” took over my dining room table a few years ago and now I have everything from my computer, my printer/scanner/copier, two stacks of notes on my works in progress (or for future works I envision), a stack of 8 different colored “stic...
And The Winner Is …
Congratulations to Lisa Reigel who’s the winner of my Box of Books contest. Her prize, a selection of books from my overflowing shelves, is on its way.
Want your chance to win? As soon as I hit 1500 “Likes” on my Facebook Author page, I’ll box up another batch to send to a lucky winner. (Sorry US residents because of postage, etc.). Share this post so more people find out about it. The sooner I hit 1500, the sooner I’ll open the new contest.
March 10, 2013
Proper Nouns, Pronouns, and Antecedents
When I write, I move things around a lot. I’m always trying to tighten and make sure things flow. Often, references get muddled, lost, or repeated as I copy and paste a sentence from one spot in a paragraph to another.
When I look at my day’s output, one of the things I check is the use of proper names versus pronouns. Is it always clear which character (or thing—“it” is a pronoun, too) I’m talking about?
How do you make sure your readers are follow...
March 7, 2013
Friday Field Trip — Hawaii
Fellow Booklover’s Bench author, Terry Ambrose, set his first mystery, Photo Finish, in Hawaii. He’s sharing some inspirational shots with us today. Welcome!
Sunrise at Lydgate Park
Nukoli’l Beach sunrise
Salt Pond Beach
Spouting Horn
Just east of Spouting Horn
Orchids on Kauai
Monk seals sleeping
Have a great weekend, everyone!
March 6, 2013
Blurbs and Spoilers
Promo plug – You can still enter to win my box of books—ends March 10th. You can still enter to win a $50 gift card from the authors of
Booklover’s Bench
. (And, you can refer a friend. Each time one of your referrals enters, YOU get an extra entry.) Ends March 17th.I’ve said many times that I’m a mystery lover. That means I like to be in the shoes of the detective and find the clues as they’re revealed to the cha...
March 5, 2013
What’s Cooking Wednesday — Hubsters Poached Catfish
The Hubster is getting more adventuresome, and more confident in playing around with recipes. He found one for a New Orleans style poached catfish and this is his adaptation.(You can probably use lots of other varieties of fish)
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil, divided
¼ onion, diced
¼ bell pepper, diced
½ carrot, peeled & diced
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
1 poblano pepper, diced
4 catfish fillets
1 can (14–15 oz) diced tomatoes
½ (8 oz) can tomato sauce
¼ c dry white wine
Salt, pepper, Old Bay seasoning, and ga...
March 4, 2013
In the Interview Room — LynDee Walker
Today I welcome LynDee Walker to the Interview Room. LynDee grew up in the land of stifling heat and amazing food most people call Texas, and wanted to be Lois Lane from the time she could say the words “press conference.”
Plotter or Pantser?
Hybrid. I write mystery, so I have to plot that out or I’d never finish a book, but the rest of the story is definitely fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants. I usually start with the villain and the crime, then go backward to figure out how to get Nichelle to the a...
March 3, 2013
5 Tips for Handling Details
Contests! The authors of Booklover’s Bench are giving away a $50 gift card this month. And a runner-up will win 5 ebooks, one from each author. Contest runs from March 4th – 17th. Pop over to the site, and while you’re there, how about liking the pages! Share the love.
Also, my Box of Books Giveaway is still going strong. That one runs until March 10th.
If you missed yesterday’s post, When Danger Calls is free at Smashwords until March 9th. Link...
Read an eBook Week — Free Read
As part of Smashword’s “Read an eBook Week” I’m offering When Danger Calls, Book 1 in my Blackthorne, Inc. Covert Ops romantic suspense series as a FREE read. Use coupon code RW100 (it’s on the product page at the top right, under the price) and you can download it in any of numerous formats. Tell your friends! This promotion will disappear March 9th.
You can read more about the book here.
February 28, 2013
Friday Field Trip — Going Quackers
After the computer crash, the last files I found were pictures. I have some more from Stewart Rowe this week. Enjoy.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Make sure you come back on Monday — another contest from the authors at Booklover’s Bench.
