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A Kindle Surprise

Surprise, surprise - One of my free reads, 'THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PAGE" was a featured pick at "Kindle Nation" today. A serendipitous discovery. (You have to scroll down a bit to find it)

Friday Field Trip - Vancouver Island

First, I'm over at the Author Expressions blog today, talking about what I learned at a Brenda Novak workshop on Romantic Suspense. Hope you'll stop by.Next, there's a new contest with a cool prize. Click the contest tab.And now, back on the road, this time with my sister-in-law, Amy Daraghy, who recently took a vacation trip to Vancouver Island. Amy's been my nature consultant for my books-her

It's Been How Long?

What I'm reading: Infamous, by Suzanne BrockmannYesterday, when I started on my usual blog rounds, I noticed that Elizabeth Spann Craig, a frequent visitor here, mentioned that she'd been blogging since May of 2009 and was taking a 'blogcation' for about a week.That got me thinking ... how long has this blog been around? I went to the archives and discovered I've been here at Terry's Place since

More Choices

What I'm reading: The Black Cat, by Martha GrimesThanks, J.L. for your post yesterday. A lot of those authors are on my Keeper Shelf as well.Today, as well as being here, I'm at the Single Titles blog, discussing multi-layered characters. Since Monday's blog on Choices seemed to generate some interest, I thought I'd take it a little further with some examples.Writing professionals much more

Blog Pick of the Day

Quick note: Last night I was notified that yesterday's blog post, "Choices" was chosen as the Red Room pick of the day for today, Tuesday. If you haven't read it, either pop over to Red Room or scroll down--but be sure to come back to read J.L. Wilson's post!

Good Reads vs Good Books

Today my guest is the prolific author, J.L. Wilson.She's here today to chat about how her reading tastes have (and have not) changed over the years. What's on your Keeper shelf? And what has influenced your writing?.First off, thanks to Terry for letting me blog here today. I had an interesting experience lately that I'd like to share. When I was in Colorado in July for a conference my niece and

Choices

What I'm reading: The Executor, by Jesse KellermanSWAG CONTEST WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS TO LORETTA. MAKE SURE YOU SEND ME YOUR MAILING ADDRESS SO I CAN GET YOUR PRIZE TO YOU. Today's the last day to enter Cleo Coyle's contest – don't miss your chance for some great prizes. Click the Contest tab for details. If you're writing, you're told to put some kind of conflict on every page. These conflicts

Friday Field Trip - Back to Florissant

First - don't forget the contests. Deadlines to enter are this weekend.Second - Happy Friday the 13th.Yesterday, hubster and I went on a drive through some of the back county roads, saw two wild turkeys and went back to the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to walk the Petrified Forest loop again.I know I posted pictures from there once before, but I thought it might be interesting to do

Stats and the Author Ego

Yesterday's talk about supporting others, hit counters, and the author ego led me to today's post. (And thanks for all the comments).A note – it's not a particularly 'fun' post today, although I don't mean it to come across as whining, but if you'd rather go off and play, here's a book cover challenge someone posted on Twitter. Enjoy (and if you play, feel free to post your results in the

It's Not About Reciprocity

What I'm reading: Death Watch, by John SandfordThanks, Susan for your thought-provoking post yesterday, and good luck with writing the book. I hope you do.We had our first non-family guests the other day—a colleague of both mine and my husband's from my marine mammal conference days, his wife and his mother. They were interested in my writing and asked if they could buy a book, and if I'd