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Beth Groundwater
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  • Colorado Springs, CO
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Pikes Peak Writers Conference, April 23-26

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Contest for Free Mystery Books

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I'm writing, writing, writing on the first draft of my next mystery novel.
November 16
Stephen Booth and Beth Groundwater are now friends
November 12
I had a wonderful time at my first Bouchercon: http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/
October 19
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I am thrilled to announce that after my agent, Sandra Bond, spent over a year and a half diligently trying to sell my new mystery series to various publishers in this disastrous economy, she has finally succeeded in finding a home for it at Midnig...
September 4
Beth Groundwater added a blog post
I'm thrilled that Caryl Harvey, a reviewer at the I Love A Mystery website, gave my second Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, a great review and recommended it to the website's readers. I especially liked the las...
August 12

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Beth Groundwater's debut mystery novel, A REAL BASKET CASE, was released in March, 2007 to good reviews and was nominated for the Best First Novel Agatha Award. The second in the Claire Hanover gift basket mystery series, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, will be published in May, 2009. Also, Beth has published eight short stories. Between writing spurts, she defends her meager garden from marauding mule deer and wild rabbits and tries to avoid getting black-and-blue on the black and blue ski slopes of Colorado. Visit her website at bethgroundwater.com and her blog at bethgroundwater.blogspot.com.
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I just signed a new book contract!!

I am thrilled to announce that after my agent, Sandra Bond, spent over a year and a half diligently trying to sell my new mystery series to various publishers in this disastrous economy, she has finally succeeded in finding a home for it at Midnight Ink Books ( http://midnightinkbooks.com/ ), the mystery imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide ( http://www.llewellyn.com/ ). We were getting feedback like "the concept for this series is fabulous and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the manuscript" followed by… Continue

Posted on September 4, 2009 at 10:41am —

Beth Groundwater

Another great review for TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET

I'm thrilled that Caryl Harvey, a reviewer at the I Love A Mystery website, gave my second Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, a great review and recommended it to the website's readers. I especially liked the last paragraph:

"TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET is Beth Groundwater's second gift-basket-designer mystery. Groundwater's familiarity with Colorado ski resorts adds realism that roots her readers into her mystery. Her heroine Claire is great fun as an aging mama… Continue

Posted on August 12, 2009 at 6:44pm —

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Writing "How To" Books I Recommend

At my blog (http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/) today I discussed books about writing that have been useful to me in my career and may be useful to other fiction writers. The list is below. To see why I recommended each one, check out my blog!

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
How to Write a Damn Good Mystery by James Frey
The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler
Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain
Writing the Fiction Synopsis by Pam McCutcheon
10 Steps to Creating Memorable Characte… Continue

Posted on July 13, 2009 at 9:46am —

Beth Groundwater

My northwest book signing tour

For a description of my 2-week northwest book signing tour, complete with photos, go to: http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

I had a great time meeting readers who came in to chat with me!

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 8:06pm —

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Nearing the end of the TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET blog book tour

Today and tomorrow, I am discussing "Mothers and the Daughters Who Leave Them" at Poe's Deadly Daughter's. Please stop by and comment to enter a contest for autographed copies of A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket: http://www.poesdeadlydaughters.blogspot.com/ .

Posted on May 30, 2009 at 7:38am —

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At 11:25am on November 11, 2009, Preetham Grandhi said…
Hi Beth , I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" an Award-Winner in the General Fiction category of the National Best Books 2009 Awards. It is a murder, mystery, psychological thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. You can also read more reviews by clicking on the More Reviews button at the website. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi

Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."

Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"

Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.

Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.

The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
At 8:52pm on October 29, 2009, Cheryl Stillwell said…
Thank you for adding me as a friend! I like mysteries, so I will add your books to my reading list.
At 5:38pm on August 30, 2009, Fixnwrtr said…
Thank you for befriending this eclectic writer on Book Place. I do appreciate it. Where do you live in the Springs?
At 8:00pm on June 28, 2009, Bob Sanchez said…
So how goes the book tour, Beth? You're certainly giving it a lot of effort.
At 7:21pm on March 10, 2009, Lynda Hilburn said…
Hi, Beth! I keep forgetting to check all the places I might have friends! Hope to see you in real life soon!
Lynda
At 10:54am on March 4, 2009, Lee Lofland said…
It's good to see you here,too. I think you were somewhere receiving an award when I was in Colorado.
At 8:59pm on February 25, 2009, Ann Parker said…
Hi Beth! Still trying to get the hang of this place... thanks for the friendly note. :-)
At 10:41am on December 12, 2008, Brian L Porter said…

HI Beth ,
Nice to meet you. Hey, a mystery is a mystery and yours must be good for you to have received the Agatha nomination. Well done! My books are more psychological thrillers than mysteries though they do have an element of mystery as well of course. I'm now a Mystery/Thriller Consultant/Editor for a new UK publisher so I get to see a lot of very good, (and of course some not so good) books to approve.

If you don't mind Beth, could I be very forward and ask you to place a vote for my cover for The Nemesis Cell which is listed for this month's New Cover Cover award at http://www.thenewcoveyawards.blogspot.com/

Hope you don't mind me asking.

Best regarda and a Happy Christmas to you.

Brian
At 8:19pm on December 7, 2008, Lise Fuller said…
You'[re welcomed Beth. And you know it has worked both ways!

~ Lise
At 10:05pm on November 30, 2008, Sarah Baker said…
Beth, great to see another Five Star author! Thanks for the invite. And we're even in the same part of the country!

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