In case you missed my post on Christmas giving, here’s another chance to drop something into the bright red kettle to support the great work of the Salvation Army. Dynamic fundraising meter for your Red Kettle campaign.
I’ve mentioned before that I am as excited as the author when one of my clients publishes a book. James Doughty and I have been working together on Some Monument to Last for more than two and a half years, and James had been gathering the material and writing for several years before that. I … Read more
I’m honored to be hosting a stop on Jean Henry Mead’s blog book tour for A Village Shattered, a senior sleuth mystery. The story is filled with intriguing characters living a retirement village shattered by a series of murders. One of the secondary characters especially interested me, and I jumped at the chance to interview … Read more
EPIC’s annual New Voices contest is open for submissions until January 16, 2009. Middle and high school students in any school (public, private, or home) in the world are eliglble to enter as long as their entry is in English. Categories for Middle School and High School include Story (fictional short story). Poetry, and Essay … Read more
On Thursday, December 11, we’re having an unusual guest here. I invited author Jean Henry Mead to visit to promote her new senior sleuth mystery A Village Shattered. Jean asked if she could send one of her characters in her stead, and it didn’t take long for me to decide to interview retirement village resident and … Read more
As a writer, I’d love for you to give my novel Dream or Destiny to everyone on your Christmas list who enjoys mystery or romance novels. For other genres, I recommend books by my clients and books by authors who have visted my blog. You may also want to give a gift that will give the recipient the power … Read more
Today I’m back at Father Jerry’s Jottings with the conclusion of my two-part series on blogging: Blogging for Beginners. I’m sure most of my readers know everything I’ve covered in this introductory post, and I know you can add some tips I didn’t mention. Stop by Father Jerry’s blog and give your best advice to … Read more
I’m delighted that my friend Janet Kaderli is visiting here today. Janet and I met at a writers conference more than ten years ago. We got to know each other, first through the local romance writers’ group, then later through an e-mail group of Christian writers of women’s fiction. I was thrilled to play a … Read more
When Shirazi invited me to write a guest post about Dream or Destiny at Light Within, I confess I hesitated. Shirazi writes about blogging, business, Pakistan, and blogging in Pakistan. But Shirazi has also written a book and is a big fan of mystery fiction. After several e-mail exchanges, I was convinced that Light Within would be … Read more
Though I sometimes get in a hurry and don’t read all the blogs in my feed reader, I never miss Brad Shorr’s Word Sell. Brad covers blogging, copywriting, marketing, and social media on his blog. He’s also a Top 500 Reviewer at Amazon.com. Although he reviews fiction at Amazon, he doesn’t normally cover fiction on … Read more