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Oh, surprise.
I'm working on 2 books at once. It's going well but I need to finish them both by October 1 so I can move on to another project. So I am seriously under the gun (ha! a pun on a crime site!) to write, write, write. Of course, I also ha…
Haven't been here much. I discovered Facebook, which led me to Twitter and I got sidetracked there. See my profile page for how to find me there.
I've signed a few more contracts (5) since last I posted: 3 for mysteries and 2 for a new paranormal s…
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- Author of mysteries and romantic suspense.
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- Mine, of course
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Hmm. I download most of my books, so ... Fictionwise? My publishers?
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I write "Mystery with a touch of romance ... and romance with a touch of gray."
I can also be found at:
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Twitter
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And other assorted places. See my web site for where I'll crop up next.
I can also be found at:
My web site (jayellwilson.com)
MySpace
My Blog
Crimespace
Live Space
And other assorted places. See my web site for where I'll crop up next.
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Oh, surprise.
I'm working on 2 books at once. It's going well but I need to finish them both by October 1 so I can move on to another project. So I am seriously under the gun (ha! a pun on a crime site!) to write, write, write. Of course, I also have to attend myriad family functions -- this is the year people are getting married, having babies, getting married, graduating, getting married -- busy!
So I'll be back in the fall with my usual verbosity. Until then that noise you hear is me, with… Continue
I'm working on 2 books at once. It's going well but I need to finish them both by October 1 so I can move on to another project. So I am seriously under the gun (ha! a pun on a crime site!) to write, write, write. Of course, I also have to attend myriad family functions -- this is the year people are getting married, having babies, getting married, graduating, getting married -- busy!
So I'll be back in the fall with my usual verbosity. Until then that noise you hear is me, with… Continue
Posted on July 23, 2009 at 5:50am —
Getting caught up
Haven't been here much. I discovered Facebook, which led me to Twitter and I got sidetracked there. See my profile page for how to find me there.
I've signed a few more contracts (5) since last I posted: 3 for mysteries and 2 for a new paranormal series, starting in August. I also won a Big contest (big for me, at least). I got an Eppie for If Not For You, my romantic suspense book featuring Layla Whitford and Max Lerner, two of my favorite characters. The Eppies are for electronically p… Continue
I've signed a few more contracts (5) since last I posted: 3 for mysteries and 2 for a new paranormal series, starting in August. I also won a Big contest (big for me, at least). I got an Eppie for If Not For You, my romantic suspense book featuring Layla Whitford and Max Lerner, two of my favorite characters. The Eppies are for electronically p… Continue
Posted on March 28, 2009 at 7:06am —
Contest surprises
I entered the Eppies (the Oscars of the E-pubbed world) and I've got 2 finalists: If Not For You (available here: http://...com/2ftpsq) and Candy, Corpses & Classified Ads (available here in download: http://...com/ysxvxb and here in print: http://...com/5ukz4y).
I don't enter many contests any more. While it's nice to get the recognition, I'm also not sure how useful they are -- I used… Continue
I don't enter many contests any more. While it's nice to get the recognition, I'm also not sure how useful they are -- I used… Continue
Posted on December 4, 2008 at 5:42am —
Doing the dishes in writing
I've been tweeking my next 2 submissions and you know, I could nickel and dime myself all day. It's good that I'm working on the 2 books simultaneously, because they're related -- one follows the other in the series.
What I'm doing now is the gruntwork: I've got my list of faux pas that I regularly commit and I'm slogging through both ms, checking for those gotchas (too many ellipses, too many dashes, too my 'ly' words ... you get the idea).
This is the unglamorous side of writing, the cleanup… Continue
What I'm doing now is the gruntwork: I've got my list of faux pas that I regularly commit and I'm slogging through both ms, checking for those gotchas (too many ellipses, too many dashes, too my 'ly' words ... you get the idea).
This is the unglamorous side of writing, the cleanup… Continue
Posted on November 29, 2008 at 1:30pm —
Blog thoughts
I keep a checklist of Book Things to Do. It lists things like where I can post promo items on what day, where I should check/read a blog, where I should blog.
I've been lax lately on the blog thing because blogging is a bit like a black hole. You toss something out there and you're not sure if anyone hears. If a blog falls in a forest and no one is around, does it make a noise?
I regularly do guest blogs for other authors where they give me a topic and I give them a reply. They post it on thei… Continue
I've been lax lately on the blog thing because blogging is a bit like a black hole. You toss something out there and you're not sure if anyone hears. If a blog falls in a forest and no one is around, does it make a noise?
I regularly do guest blogs for other authors where they give me a topic and I give them a reply. They post it on thei… Continue
Posted on November 22, 2008 at 7:22am —
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MORGAN'S OWN BLOGSPOT
Are you ready?
Anyway, I hope to get the house into decent shape before Christmas, when I do my annual meal for the family. There's also that Christmas list to get together. Time is ticking away.
What about you? Are you ready for Christmas? Or do you celebrate another Holiday? If so, are you ready?
Please Welcome Mary Cunningham, Cynthia's Attic Author
One of the main reasons for writing "Cynthia's Attic" came from my failure - failure to appreciate my ancestors. Our family stories are probably no more or less interesting than most, and I went out of my way to avoid remembering most of them or asking questions about my grandparents lives.
Or did I try to find out just which relative "supposedly" sold a city block on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for $20,000? Guaranteed, I would not be sitting here writing a blog had that particular relative held on to the property.
Then there's the story, "Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou," of my great-great grandfather, Augustus Boilliat who disappeared in 1860 while taking a load of produce down the Mississippi River to New Orleans? Oh, sure I've read different accounts about what happened to him, but lost forever are the stories his grandson (my grandfather) could've told me about facts he'd heard from my great-great grandmother, Marie Julia, about her husband's disappearance.
I remember a few accounts told by my dad about his adventures as a teenage cave guide at one of the largest caves in the Southern Indiana area, Wyandotte, but I only have to guess at some of the adventures he must've had.
The idea for Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle came from detailed genealogy research done by my cousin, Betty. Long before the Internet, she traveled to Switzerland to search for documents that would tie our great-grandmother, Harriet Kistler, to Peter Kistler the First, President of the Republic of Bern, 1470-1480. I've tried to honor the Kistler family in the fourth adventure in Cynthia's Attic.
Thanks, Morgan, for having me as a guest!
Mary Cunningham
She is also co-writer of the humor-filled, women's lifestyle book, "Women Only Over Fifty (WOOF)," along with published stories, "Ghost Light" and "Christmas Daisy," A Cynthia's Attic short story.
To celebrate the release of "The Magician's Castle," (Quake/Echelon Press, DEC 1, 2009), a winner will be chosen on each blog stop to receive a copy of the "Cynthia's Attic" short story, "Christmas With Daisy!" So, be sure to make a comment!
Mary Cunningham Books
http://www.marycunninghambooks.com/
Cynthia's Attic Blog
http://www.cynthiasattic.blogspot.com/
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Cunningham/e/B002BLNEK4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=digital-text&field-author=Mary%20Cunningham
Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/a20811/Mary-Cunningham/?
Quake/Echelon Press
http://www.echelonpress.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=23&zenid=4ac57b7ae19fa071cab3b4295df7baf3
Please leave a comment to welcome Mary.
Check out the Mystery of the Missing Checks
Monday, I'm over at my group blog, http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/, where I'm blogging about the mystery of the missing checks. Come on over and find out what it's all about.Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
Can We Talk?
I'm firming up some dates for speaking engagements in 2010. One's tentatively set for March 28, at 1:30 at the Niles Public Library, another probably in mid May at the Schaumburg Township District Library.Also, coming up is a radio interview at WJJQ again on May 7, at 9:35 a.m. before my booksigning May 8 at Cover to Cover Books in Tomahawk, WI.
I've heard that some people are more afraid of public speaking than of dying. Surprisingly, I find it easier each time I do it. As long as I have my cheat sheet with me to glance down at once in a while for security and I like what I'm talking about, I'm okay.
What about you? Do you like to talk or would you rather not?
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December 12, 2009 at 6pm to December 23, 2009 at 7pm
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Thanks for inviting me to be your friend on Book Place. I've been reading some of your helpful "tips." Nice!
I like the way you've personalized your page. Wish I weren't so computer illiterate. Congrats on your book.
What accomplishments you've made!
Charlotte Williamson
Congratulations on getting your book out despite the setbacks.
Thanks for adding me to your friends list. Just got back from visiting your site...a great job, and an impressive array of books. We both write mysteries, and my next book is the first of a new series, with a paranormal undercurrent. Maybe you can stop by my page and take a look.
Looking forward to learning more about you here.
Best,
Dorien
Thanks for the invite. Very happy to be here.
Carol
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