At the bottom, a few of my guest blog posts.
The
Art of Reading
Reading Books with Libby, September 30, 2023
Give Yourself a Break with a Book, December 23, 2022
You Can't Write Well if You Don't Read, April 26, 2022
Halloween and Books, October 26, 2021
When You Can't Get a Book Out of Your Mind, September 12 ,2021
Looking for Free Books? August 26, 2021
Women of Mystery, February 10, 2021
The Makings of a Good Holiday-Themed Book, December 20, 2020
Saving Our Bookstores, September 27, 2010
Finding Time to Read, November 29, 2019
Smashwords if You're on a Budget (or not), January 17, 2019
Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead, December 30, 2018
Books for the Holiday Season, December 18, 2018
Mystery Writers Ponder the Genre, October 21, 2018
Rereading Books, September 8, 2018
One Site for Multiple Ereaders April 20, 2018
Picking Blogs to Read, March 9, 2018
Making a Commitment to Short Stories, January 6, 2018
Holiday Books Make Fun Reads, December 24, 2017
PTSD: a Family Affair Falling Into Place, October 6, 2017
Grab a Chair and Enjoy Pompeii, September 28, 2017
Fun Reads with Real-Life Perspectives, June 19, 2017
Finding Cozy or Traditional Mysteries, June 3, 2017
Finding Time to Read, November 29, 2019
Smashwords if You're on a Budget (or not), January 17, 2019
Wrapping Up and Looking Ahead, December 30, 2018
Books for the Holiday Season, December 18, 2018
Mystery Writers Ponder the Genre, October 21, 2018
Rereading Books, September 8, 2018
One Site for Multiple Ereaders April 20, 2018
Picking Blogs to Read, March 9, 2018
Making a Commitment to Short Stories, January 6, 2018
Holiday Books Make Fun Reads, December 24, 2017
PTSD: a Family Affair Falling Into Place, October 6, 2017
Grab a Chair and Enjoy Pompeii, September 28, 2017
Fun Reads with Real-Life Perspectives, June 19, 2017
Finding Cozy or Traditional Mysteries, June 3, 2017
In
Honor of Reviewers, November 14, 2015
What the Age of Narcissism Means for Reading, October 21, 2015
What the Age of Narcissism Means for Reading, October 21, 2015
Harry
Potter Teaches and Entertains June 17, 2015
Does
Technology Make it Harder to Solve Mysteries? March 4, 2015
You
Know
it's a Good Book
When... October 4, 2014
Food in
Fiction, July 19, 2014
The
Modern Murder on a Train, December 23, 2013
The
Environment as Character, October 28, 2011
The Art and Craft of Writing
Making Fiction Matter, November 14, 2024
Senior Shenanigans Coming Up, October 31, 2024
Would You Read a Book with a Senior Sleuth? July 14, 2024
Sizing Up Your Audience, April 25, 1024
Who is Where in the Room, April 18, 2024
Words that Don't Say Much, Including a Rude One, March 27 2024
Back to the Drawing Board--Keyboard, February 12, 2024
Blogs for Mystery Writers, November 27, 2023
Gun Metaphors in Everyday Language, October 31, 2023
Do You Want to Write a Blog? August 19, 2023
Writing Now Instead of Wishing Later, June 23, 2023
When a Hobby Leads to Mysteries, June 7, 2023
What to Watch Out for When You Write in Chunks, May 29, 2023
Writing in Chunks When You're Stuck, May 21, 2023
When The First Draft Becomes a Way to Reorganize, April 23, 2023
When You Want to Write Something Other than Books, April 12, 2023
Focusing on First Sentences Really Matters, March 30, 2023
I Wrote 25,000 Words Last Week! March 27, 2023
Am I Trying to Write Two Books Instead of One? February 10, 2023
How Much is Too Much in Describing a Fictional Universe, February 10, 2023
Why Do We Think We Know what Pets Think? January 28, 2023
Finish (or Start) that Book for the New Year, December 28, 2022
What do Dragons and Mice Have to do with a First-Person Story?, November 30, 2022
Avoiding Narration in a First-Person Story, November 28, 2022
The Best Advice Top Authors Received, November 21, 2022
When to Keep a Secret and When to Tell Readers More, September 10, 2022
Writing in First vs Third Person, August 30, 2022
The Frantic Finale -- Finishing a Book, July 16, 2022
Getting to the Point, March 19, 2022
Start a Book Even if You Don't Know How, March 8, 2022
A Picture Can Lead to 1,000 Words, December 30, 2021
Mildred Mistletoe Adjusts to a COVID Christmas, December 18, 2021
A Look Into the 'Real' World, November 14, 2021
What to Learn from Reviews of Your Books, November 5, 2021
Positive Delay Tactics -- Maybe, October 15, 2021
Balancing Murder and Family, September 28, 2021
Rethinking a Character's Past, August 12, 2021
Drawing History Into the Mystery, June 22, 2021
The Writers Helping Writers Website, June 10, 2021
Writing Blogs I Like, April 24, 2021
The Eyes that Give Descriptions in a Book, March 28, 2021
Writing Scene by Scene, March 17, 2021
History and Mystery Intertwined, January 28, 2021
What We Writers Try to Achieve, January 30, 2021
Are You a Closet Outliner?, January 16, 2021
Making Writing More Readable, November 8, 2020
The Craziest Thing I've Ever Done (in terms of books), October 31, 2020
Making Eye Contact with Words When You Can't in Person, August 6, 2020
Now You've Reached the Muddled Middle, April 29, 2020
So You Finally Have Time For that Book, Apr 17, 2020
Typo Avoidance Strategies, February 29, 2020
When Does the Backstory Need to be Told? November 25, 2019
Making the Bad Guys Worse, November 12, 2019
Deliberately Thinking Structure, September 17, 2019
Thinking like a Twelve-year-old, August 25, 2019
Thoughts on Working with a Critique Group, June 13, 2019
Finishing a Book in Bits and Pieces, May 30, 2019
Organizing to For Nonfiction Projects, April 24,2019
The Hardest Part of Writing a Mystery Series, April 6, 2019
Considerations for Your Home Writing Space, March 28, 2019
The Logland Series: Police Procedural with a Cozy Feel, December 14, 2018
Why is Blocking Good for a Book?, December 8, 2018
Hank Philippi Ryan Teaches in Indianapolis, October 1, 2018
In the Shadow of Light: Learning to Put Kids First, June 26, 2018
When Authors Put Kids in Books, June 13, 2018
2018 Chanticleer Conference, April 30, 2018
Finding Your Nonfiction Angle, April 10, 2018
How Much Dialect is Too Much?, March 29, 2018
People and Pets in Books, December 11, 2017
Why is Everyone Writing a Memoir?, November 29, 2017
Taking Care in Naming Characters, October 31, 2017
Getting Comments from Family and Friends, October 17, 1017
Continuing Connections Find Their Way Into Fiction, August 30, 2017
Now You've Reached the Muddled Middle, April 29, 2020
So You Finally Have Time For that Book, Apr 17, 2020
Typo Avoidance Strategies, February 29, 2020
When Does the Backstory Need to be Told? November 25, 2019
Making the Bad Guys Worse, November 12, 2019
Deliberately Thinking Structure, September 17, 2019
Thinking like a Twelve-year-old, August 25, 2019
Thoughts on Working with a Critique Group, June 13, 2019
Finishing a Book in Bits and Pieces, May 30, 2019
Organizing to For Nonfiction Projects, April 24,2019
The Hardest Part of Writing a Mystery Series, April 6, 2019
Considerations for Your Home Writing Space, March 28, 2019
The Logland Series: Police Procedural with a Cozy Feel, December 14, 2018
Why is Blocking Good for a Book?, December 8, 2018
Hank Philippi Ryan Teaches in Indianapolis, October 1, 2018
In the Shadow of Light: Learning to Put Kids First, June 26, 2018
When Authors Put Kids in Books, June 13, 2018
2018 Chanticleer Conference, April 30, 2018
Finding Your Nonfiction Angle, April 10, 2018
How Much Dialect is Too Much?, March 29, 2018
People and Pets in Books, December 11, 2017
Why is Everyone Writing a Memoir?, November 29, 2017
Taking Care in Naming Characters, October 31, 2017
Getting Comments from Family and Friends, October 17, 1017
Continuing Connections Find Their Way Into Fiction, August 30, 2017
Writing
Fun for Fourth Graders, July 30, 2017
A
Turning Point with a Twist, May 28, 2017
Malice
Domestic Conversations, April 30, 2017
Reviewing
a Draft Book on your Kindle or Phone, March 22, 2017
Why Write
Mystery Series, February 26, 2017
Adding
Hearts to the
Story Line, February 14, 2017
Deadly
Dialogue Makes Murder Boring, January 27, 2017
When
Characters Come Second, October 26, 2016
Making
Your Fiction Better, September 18, 2016
Writing
a Stand-Alone Mystery, September 13, 2016
What
to Read When You Want to Write, July 30, 2016
Thoughts
on a Writing Career, May 15, 2016
Writing
Fast: Sometimes You
Get Lucky, April 26, 2016
From
Baby Steps to a Book, February 16, 2016
Writing
Across Genres, August 26, 2015
Text
Neck and How Writers Can Avoid It, July 9, 2015
How
Broad a Readership Do You Want? April 6, 2014
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
Adapting
Reality to Fit Fiction, July 17, 2013
The
Jersey Shore is Back, May 25, 2013
The
Hardest Way to Write a Short Synopsis, September 30, 2012
Typos-You'd
Think I'd Learn, September 9, 2012
Family
Reunion Yields Writing Projects, August 12, 2012
Our Evolving Language, March 24, 2012
Thoughts
About Revising Fiction, December 22, 2011
Audiobooks
Thoughts on Audiobooks with KDP Virtual Voice, February 25, 2024
Listening Brings Books to Life, August 18, 2020
Whirlwind
Month of Audiobooks, July 9, 2017
Tell
Readers How to Get Your Free Audiobooks, August 9, 2017
Finding
Affordable Audiobooks, January 9, 2017
Producing
an Audiobook: Lessons Learned and Tips for Success, Sept 27, 2013 (updated
2015)
Publishing
Mobi is Mosy'n On, May 7, 2022
What Does a Publisher Do With and For You? February 25, 2022
Varied Types of Publishers, February 14, 2022
The Many Hats of a Self-Published Author, January 27, 2022
Thinking Through Self-Publishing, January 18, 2022
Can Income Earning Authors Take a Break?, November 29, 2021
Deciding Where to Blog, August 14, 2021
Why Going Wide Can Work, April 25, 2021
Learning from Jane Friedman, August 13, 2019
Common Questions Authors Get, April 19, 2019
Changes in Paperback Publishing at Amazon and BN, August 28, 2018
Self Publish or Seek an Agent, February 21, 2018
How (and Where) to Publish an Ebook, January 12, 2018
Learning from Jane Friedman, August 13, 2019
Common Questions Authors Get, April 19, 2019
Changes in Paperback Publishing at Amazon and BN, August 28, 2018
Self Publish or Seek an Agent, February 21, 2018
How (and Where) to Publish an Ebook, January 12, 2018
Can
Special Software Help You Write? March 8, 2017
A
Broad-Brush Look at Self Publishing, February 6, 2017
Getting
that Book into Print, December 30, 2015
Seminar
on Getting into Print Electronically, February 24, 2013
Publishing
a Book Electronically - Part II, February 5, 2013 (updated 2017)
Publishing
an Electronic Book Part I, January 24, 2013
Jolie
Gentil in Large Print, October 12, 2012
Marketing
The Value of Getting Out There, October 28, 2024
Social Media Marketing in 20 Minutes a Day, July 30, 2024
A Few Things I've Learned Using TikTok, December 31, 2023
Is it Book Marketing or Relating? December 16, 2022
It's Fun to See Who Buys Your Books, July 31, 2022
Building New Interest in Older Series, July 7, 2022
Shortening Web Addresses, January 15, 2022
Making Books Starred Favorites, July 31, 2021
My Web Page Enters the 21st Century, July 15, 2021
Book Marketing Challenges During the Pandemic, May 30, 2020
Book Marketing Challenges During the Pandemic, May 30, 2020
How
to Get the Most from Twitter, July 9, 2017
Getting
a Book to Readers, December 30, 2016
Target
Your Audience - or Miss Them, March 14, 2016
Telling
Readers About
Older Books, April 24, 2015
Interact
with Readers to Sell Books
(on KBoards), Jan 23, 2015
Using
Themes for Publicity, September 19, 2014
Reaching
Readers with Hashtags, May 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
Spread
the Word with Hashtags, August 16, 2013
Quick
Promotion Via Twitter, April 27, 2013
That
About Covers It, December 15, 2012
Help
for Mind-Numbing Marketing, November 27, 2012
Musings
Relative Age is Not Always Kind, July 31, 2024
When Age is More than a State of Mind, June 30, 2024
New Year's Resolutions are so Passé, December 31, 2023
My Elephant in the Room, December 15, 2023
Never Forgetting, September 11, 2023
When History and Family Merge, August 26, 2023
Dangling Words on a Clothesline, July 21, 2023
How to Distract Your Writing with Research, June 20, 2023
Visiting Family History Series Locale Was a Blast, May 31, 2023
What Rules Your World? April 30, 2023
The Difference Between My Bad and I'm Sorry, January 23, 2023
Remember When People Thought 50 was Old? August 26, 2022
My Family's History Contributes to Mysteries, August 10, 2022
Ways to Remember, May 30, 2022
Words Matter, March 28, 2022
From Resolving Childhood Conflict to Peace, February 28, 2022
Musing About Advice, December 22, 2021
Shared Experiences and 'Do You Remember' Discussions, July 24, 2021
All Genre Fiction Has Common Elements. Which one Gets Made Fun Of? February 21, 2021
Would You Like to Worry Less? November 23, 2020
Writers and their Cats, September 18, 2020
The Allegory of the Knife, June 25, 2020
Keeping in Touch in the Age of Covid, May 23, 2020
Searching for the Creative Voice Within, February 29, 2020
Mothers in my Books, May 12, 2019
The Brain Protects Us from Fear, October 5, 2018
Food Fuels All, August 11, 2018
Memories of Family Who Served and How they Affect my Writing, May 26, 2018
People and Pets in Books, December 11, 2017
The Allegory of the Knife, June 25, 2020
Keeping in Touch in the Age of Covid, May 23, 2020
Searching for the Creative Voice Within, February 29, 2020
Mothers in my Books, May 12, 2019
The Brain Protects Us from Fear, October 5, 2018
Food Fuels All, August 11, 2018
Memories of Family Who Served and How they Affect my Writing, May 26, 2018
People and Pets in Books, December 11, 2017
Peace by the
Water, June 9, 2016
My Mother's Lessons in Political Civility, May 8, 2016
Writing in Spite of Technology, December 2, 2015
Writing in Spite of Technology, December 2, 2015
Learning
to Tell the Difference, November 22, 2015
Why
Write About Family History?, August 8, 2015
Reflecting
After Thirteen Years, September 11, 2014 (updated in 2016)
Simon
Brothers Baseball Team, September 1, 2014
My
Family's History Across North America, August 8, 2014
Linda
Rae and the Nellie Chronicles, July 6, 2014
Moving
Forward or Picking a New Path, April 15, 2014
Milestones
Matter, January 9, 2014
Why
Writers Need their Friends, September 17, 2013
Family
and Fiction, August 10, 2013
Freedom
to Read and Express, July 4, 2013
"C"
Word for Crime Shows, December 31, 2012
Language
Can Wound, Even if You Don't Think So, 23 July, 2012
The
Fabric of Our Lives, June 25, 2012
Trading Cards for Girls in the 1960s, March 1, 2012
Interview with Jazz, Jolie's Cat, on Sneaky the Library Cat's Blog, 22 August 2024, (ghost writer, Elaine Orr)
Interview with Author Elaine Orr on Carrie's Reading is My Superpower blog, August 18, 2024.
How Exploring Ancestral History Led to a New Series, June 5, 2023 on Lois Winston's Killer Crafts and Crafty Killers Blog
Five Things Friday - Min-Interview with Author and Historian
Five Things Friday - Min-Interview with Author and Historian
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
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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