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One Book I May Never Write

Today I'm pleased to welcome author Susan Oleksiw. She's well-known for her mystery novels and reference works, but today she talks about another book topic that has been hovering in the background of her life for years. Will she write this book or not?For the last few years I have been grappling with my identity—not the one that shows up at work and efficiently gets things done, or the one that

There Are No Rules

What I'm reading: Split Image by Robert B. ParkerContest reminder: There are two contest going on for another week. Click the contest tab above for details – plenty of prizes, and a surprising dearth of entries – join in! And check the sidebar--I've added another short story to Smashwords. This one's the unpublished prologue to Finding Sarah.On my recent hopping around the blogosphere, I've

Friday Field Trip - A Foodie's look at Europe

First - A previous guest blogger, Cleo Coyle is having a major giveaway for her new release, and I'm sharing her contest information. Check the contest tab. And don't forget to enter my swag contest. I've got books and goodies to give away. If you've been visiting Terry's Place for a while, you might remember my brother's posts about his trip to New Orleans with the Culinary Corps. If not, you

Getting Started

What I'm reading: Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo CoyleFirst I'd like to share another review for Nowhere to Hide, from Happily Ever After Reviews. NOWHERE TO HIDE is a romantic suspense that will leave you guessing until the end. Ms. Odell's characters breathe off the page and beg you to join them in a world of desire, lies, and yellow police tape. Once you start, you will not want to put this

Wrapping up POV

Thanks to Tom for sharing his new project. I hope everyone had a chance to read it--and took the 3 minutes to watch the video clip, and check out his blog. As a parent and a former teacher, I couldn't help but feel the passion he has for dealing with these deplorable conditions.As promised, here's the analysis of yesterday's over the top example of writing without understanding the need for a

School Pride

I first met SWAT Commander Tom Stroup while at the Y in Orlando. He taught a special workout class (which I admit I never took--too intimidating) but was there in his work clothes, which included prominently displayed badge and gun. I introduced myself and asked if he'd mind answering some writing-related questions. He was most gracious and we set up a meet at the local Starbucks, where the "

And Even More on POV

What I'm reading: Whisper of Warning, by Laura Griffin Before we move on with today's topic, NOWHERE TO HIDE got a top rated review from Romance Junkies. It's gratifying to see that even though I'm outside the box with a romantic suspense, the reviewer not only recognized it as a mystery, but enjoyed it as well! The Point of View chat at Savvy Writers last Thursday went very well—at least judging

Friday Field Trip - Hornbek Homestead

Today, I'm over at author C. Patrick Schulze's blog. He was a guest here not long ago, and he's invited me to his place. I'm talking about "Needlepoint Plotting". Hope you'll pop over there.Meanwhile, since it's Friday, here at my blog, I've got some pictures to share. Last weekend, we went up to Florissant for their Heritage Days – the pancake breakfast at the firehouse convinced hubster we

More on Point of View

OK - first things first. The New Kitchen! If you want to see a bunch more pictures, including some "Before" shots, click here.I thought I'd continue with my POV notes as I get ready for tonight's Savvy Writers chat. Yesterday, I gave a brief "definition" of the basic point of view options. Today, a little more detail about each one. And again, any suggestions are appreciated.OmniscientPros:

Savvy Point of VIew

What I'm reading: First Cases, Volume 3, edited by Robert J. RandisiThanks, Jacqui for your great advice yesterday. Definitely some good takeaway truths.And just because this is my blog, I thought I'd share a picture of another visitor to our home yesterday. I'm sure I could have figured out a clever tie-in to today's topic, but--I didn't. Feel free to suggest one.Right about now, a few thousand