Index

A selective list of posts on the Irish Roots Author blog.

At the bottom, a few of my guest blog posts.


The Art of Reading 
Reading Books with Libby, September 30, 2023
Halloween and Books, October 26, 2021
Looking for Free Books? August 26, 2021
Women of Mystery, February 10, 2021
Food in Fiction, July 19, 2014
The Modern Murder on a Train, December 23, 2013 
The Mystery of Mysteries, April  19, 2013 
Memories of Sea View Secret, March 16, 2013
The Environment as Character, October 28, 2011

The Art and Craft of Writing 
Blogs for Mystery Writers, November 27, 2023
Getting to the Point, March 19, 2022
A Look Into the 'Real' World, November 14, 2021
Balancing Murder and Family, September 28, 2021
Writing Blogs I Like, April 24, 2021
Writing Scene by Scene, March 17, 2021
Are You a Closet Outliner?, January 16, 2021
The Craziest Thing I've Ever Done (in terms of books), October 31, 2020
Why Write Mystery Series, February 26, 2017
Adding Hearts to the Story Line, February 14, 2017
When Characters Come Second, October 26, 2016 
Making Your Fiction Better, September 18, 2016
Writing a Stand-Alone Mystery, September 13, 2016
From Baby Steps to a Book, February 16, 2016 
Writing Across Genres, August 26, 2015
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?, December 27, 2014
Recharging Book Settings, October 23, 2014
Environment for Murder, December 14, 2013
The Craft of False Clues, November 4, 2013
Typos-You'd Think I'd Learn, September 9, 2012
Our Evolving Language, March 24, 2012
Thoughts About Revising Fiction,  December 22, 2011

Audiobooks
Finding Affordable Audiobooks, January 9, 2017 

Publishing
Mobi is Mosy'n On, May 7, 2022
Varied Types of Publishers, February 14, 2022
Deciding Where to Blog, August 14, 2021
Getting that Book into Print, December 30, 2015
Publishing a Book Electronically - Part II,  February 5, 2013 (updated 2017)
Jolie Gentil in Large Print, October 12, 2012

Marketing
Shortening Web Addresses, January 15, 2022
Getting a Book to Readers, December 30, 2016
Using Themes for Publicity, September 19, 2014
Best Bets for Marketing Books, February 2014 (updated)
Finding an Author's Books, January 22, 2014 (Kindle Boards - no longer functioning)
Book Selling Then and Now, December 1, 2013
That About Covers It, December 15, 2012
Help for Mind-Numbing Marketing, November 27, 2012

Musings
New Year's Resolutions are so Passé, December 31, 2023
My Elephant in the Room, December 15, 2023
Never Forgetting, September 11, 2023
What Rules Your World? April 30, 2023
Ways to Remember, May 30, 2022 
Words Matter, March 28, 2022
Musing About Advice, December 22, 2021
Peace by the Water, June 9, 2016
Learning to Tell the Difference, November 22, 2015 
Reflecting After Thirteen Years, September 11, 2014 (updated in 2016)
Simon Brothers Baseball Team, September 1, 2014 
Milestones Matter, January 9, 2014
Why Writers Need their Friends, September 17, 2013
Family and Fiction, August 10, 2013
"C" Word for Crime Shows, December 31, 2012
The Fabric of Our Lives, June 25, 2012
Bringing World War II Letters to Life, February 27, 2012

Some of My Guest Blog Posts
Elaine L. Orr, On the Willow Croft Blog, October 15, 2021 
My interview on Author Voices, November 14, 2019
Interview with Ramona of the Jolie Gentil series, on Lois Winston's blog, September 6, 2019
Interview and Review (of Final Cycle) in King's River Life, June 1, 2019
A Day in the Life -- Isaac Hutton, June 1, 2019 (a discussion of point of view on Dru's Book Musings)  
When Real Life Happens in Writing, on Annie Louise Bannon's Blog, May 28, 2019
Keeping Characters on Task, Bab's Book Bistro, March 28, 2019  (Discussion of Final Cycle
From Single Title to Series, on Marilyn's Musings, March 22, 2019 
Mystery Series: Is There a Magic Number? PJ Nunn's blog, Breakthrough Promotions, August 24, 2017
Can a Police Procedure be a Cozy? Marilyn's Musings, 25 Jan 2017
It's Easier to be a Writer Today, Novel Spaces, 22 Feb 2016
A Series of New Thoughts, Marilyn's Musings, 5 Feb 2015
Interview on Writers Who Kill, with E.B. Davis, 18 Mar 2015 
Growing a Series Character, 16 Feb 2014 (author interview with Leila T)
Author Interview on Book Goodies, 2014 
Keeping a Cozy Mystery Series Moving, on Terry Odell's blog, 19 Nov 2013
Reaching to Friends and Strangers, P.J. Nunn's blog 22 Aug 2013
Need for a Meatier Message, Blog of the American Society for Public Administration, 14 Feb 2012 

Miscellaneous
Mythical Books did a super overview of the Jolie Gentil series. May 8, 2018.
http://mythicalbooks.blogspot.com/2018/05/they-are-real-and-down-to-earth.html 

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