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July 24, 2018
WCW – Grilled Chicken Breasts
Grilled Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
c balsamic vinegar
3 T. extra-virgin olive oil
2 T. brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t dried thyme
1 t dried rosemary
2-4 chicken breasts
S&P
Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions:
In a medium bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, olive oil, brown sugar, garlic, and dried herbs, and season generously with salt and pepper. Reserve cup.
Add chicken to the bowl and toss to combine. Let marinate at least 20 minutes and up to overnight.
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July 22, 2018
ATF Workshop Recap 1 from RWA
ATF Workshop Recap 1
In a full day of pre-RWA conference workshops, the online chapter, Kiss Of Death, hosted agents from ATF, which is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms & Explosives. There were 8 presentations, many of which were designed as multi-hour workshops, each compressed into about 30 minutes. Things moved fast and furious, and I can only touch the very basic highlights here. A lot of this post will be bullet point information.
**Disclaimer: Any errors are mine, either through...
July 18, 2018
Social Media – My Take
Social Media – With Emphasis on the Social.
I’m still at the RWA Conference, so I’m scheduling this ahead of time. It’s a revamped version of a post on Social Media I ran back in 2013.
Disclaimer. This is my take, how I use Social Media, and everyone’s mileage will vary. What I’ve found true for me isn’t necessarily true for others.
If you’re reading this, odds are you’re well aware of all the social media—Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest—to name the biggies. People, authors included, tend to loo...
July 17, 2018
WCW – Chicken Cranberry Salad
While I’m away at the RWA Conference, author friend Karla Brandenburg is back with an easy and healthy chicken cranberry salad.
Chicken Cranberry Salad
Ingredients:
c celery
1 green onion
t dry mustard
Dash of salt
Dash of pepper
2 c chopped chicken
c light mayonnaise
c dried cranberries
c glazed walnuts
Instructions:
Mix everything together.
Serve on a bed of greens.
Or, if you prefer a sandwich, serve with your favorite bread or roll.
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July 15, 2018
Typos Are Like Cockroaches. What Can You Do?
“Typos are like cockroaches,” a former editor at Harper Collins once said. “You can never get rid of them.”
That may be, but nobody likes cockroaches. Can they be exterminated?
If you’re a traditionally published author, one hopes your editorial team catches them all. If you’re an indie author, you also hope your editor catches them all.
(There’s no excuse, in my opinion, for anyone publishing an unedited book, so for this post, I’m talking about indie authors who hire professional editors.)
...July 12, 2018
Choosing the Right Characters and Why I Write
I’m over at the Just Romantic Suspense Blog today talking about choosing the right characters for a novel, and what happens when the characters already have a history, a problem I faced when writing Falcon’s Prey.
I’m also giving away a copy of my award-winning Where Danger Hides (either hard cover or digital) to one lucky commenter. Please stop by!
And, I hope you’ll take a minute to check out my feature on why I write at Warren Adler’s “Writers of the World” site.
The post Choo...
July 10, 2018
WCW – Pancetta Asparagus and Goat Cheese Pizza on a Cauliflower Crust
Pancetta, Asparagus and Goat Cheese Pizza on a Cauliflower Crust
Writing buddy and critique partner Karla Brandenburg mentioned making a pizza with a cauliflower crust right about the time the Hubster chose a pancetta and asparagus pizza for his night to cook. (Note: when he was ready to go shopping, he said, “What’s pancetta?”)
I suggested the cauliflower crust and he was game, so we cobbled the 2 recipes together. If you prefer, you can use a traditional pizza dough crust. If you do, don’t...
July 8, 2018
Author Branding – Part 2 – Cover Art
Earlier, I talked about author branding, and I mentioned that I was having my covers for the early Blackthorne, Inc. books redone.
The first three were traditionally published in hard cover, and the publisher didn’t seem to have a clue about trying to connect books in a series. These are the covers they produced.
Side note: Most traditional publishers allow minimal author input on covers, and their stand is usually, “Did we spell your name right? Is the title right?” Beyond that, you learn to...
July 3, 2018
Think of Others on the Fourth
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