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Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?: I am an author and a reader.

Do You Have A Website?: www.njlindquist.com
www.murderwillout.com

About Me:: A long-time reader, I'm also the author of two mysteries: Shaded Light and its new sequel, Glitter of Diamonds. Both are written in the classic British style, but with a modern twist. Set in Toronto, they feature the duo of Paul Manziuk, a seasoned career officer and his new partner, Jacqueline Ryan, a young black woman with an MA in criminology and an attitude. I'm also the author of five novels for ages 11+ that guys will read as well as girls. I'm a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Canada, the Writers Union of Canada, and The Word Guild. I also do a lot of speaking and I teach writing.

Do you have a blog site?: http://gettingtoknowthewriterinyou.blogspot.com/

Favorite Books:: For starters - Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, Georgette Heyer, Peter Robinson, T. Jefferson Parker, Robin Burcell, Jane Austen...I'll add more later.

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Authors Team Up to Donate $500,000 Worth of Books

This just went out on several newswires: Thought I'd post it here.

Markham, Ontario. May 13, 2008—Thirty Canadian authors, from six provinces, have joined together with publisher That’s Life! Communications to produce a groundbre… Continue

Posted on May 14, 2008 at 1:41pm —

October Seems to Be My Month for Interviews

Of course, it may have something to do with my
having the trade paperback edition of Glitter of Diamonds out this
month. :)

I'm the featured author for Mystery Lovers' Corner. You can enter a contest there to win signed copies of both Glitter of Diamonds and Shaded Light.

And there's an interview just up at the NoName Cafe, which is on… Continue

Posted on October 12, 2007 at 7:12pm —

Malice Domestic, Bookstore Tour, and a Great Review!

Enjoyed being at Malice Domestic. The malice-go-round and new author
breakfasts are great ways to learn about new authors and new books. Got
a few ideas from the poison lady. Watched some good panels. Charles
Benoit was terrific! Participated in a panel and met some new people
as a result - plus one adorable dog named Puff. And bought quite a few
books!

Also met some fascinating book-lovers at Malice and at
a gathering last night in Fairfield, CT. I especially enjoy talking to
people w… Continue

Posted on May 10, 2007 at 9:50am —

Hi and Welcome

I'm delighted to be on a forum devoted to books. Books have been my very best friends since - well, since my parents started reading them to me, and that was a long time ago. We didn't have very many, and I actually learned to read by memorizing the words in the little Golden books my parents read to me. Eventually, I put two and two together and realized that the words had meaning outside of those books, and I began reading everything I could get my hands on.

And now my second mystery… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2007 at 9:30am —

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At 5:52pm on January 21, 2009, Lynda Coker said…: Just wanted to stop by and say hello. If you get a free moment, stop by my page here at Book Place, or at WRDF.

I keep hot, buttery-sweet cinnamon rolls on the cyber-table at all times—go ahead, grab two.

Have a great day and a successful year,
Lynda

At 8:07am on June 6, 2007, Patricia Harrington said…: Hi, Nancy,

Thanks for the invitation. Just finished reading a Robert Ludlum novel, The Ambler (Can't think of last word), while on a vacation. The book was a luddite--in terms of number of pages, some 600+!! Did do some skimming just to finish the thing. Ludlum has interesting insights into human nature and psychotropic drugs and on how the brain operates--\of course, that's along with some very esoteric stuff that was good. However, the latter kinds of reading, made me feel as if I needed to be more academic, sitting upright and alert in a classroom and not wearing a bathing suit, reclining in a lounge chair on a Caribbean beach.

Cheers,

Pat

At 5:23pm on April 28, 2007, N. J. Lindquist said…: Thanks for inviting me! Anything to do with books is a good idea in my opinion!

At 5:21pm on April 28, 2007, Morgan Mandel said…: Hi N.J.,
Thanks for coming on over.
I hope you enjoy your stay at Book Place and tell all your friends!
Morgan Mandel

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Slides, Anyone?

I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.

Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?

A Christmas Tree Already

On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.

Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.

With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.

While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?

Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life

I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.

For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.

PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!

CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter

One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.

Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.

I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.

What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?