1. From your local independent bookstore. Go tohttp://www.bookweb.org/aba/members/search.do2. From your local independent mystery bookstore. Go tohttp://www.mysterybooksellers.com/IMBA_Members.htm3. From Amazon (they can always get copies). Go tohttp://www.amazon.com/Paper-Scissors-Death-Lowenstein-Scrap-N-Craft/dp/0738712507/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220476375&sr=8-14. If you are a retailer, or a customer, you can always … [Read more...] about Where to Get Your Copy of Paper, Scissors, Death
My Path to Publication…
Ever wonder how an author got her start?You can read all about mine at Heidi Ruby Miller - http://ambasadora.livejournal.com/ You'll probably get a kick out of why my fellow students at Ball State University thought I'd appeared in drag!I also am very honest about what kept me from writing a book earlier. … [Read more...] about My Path to Publication…
Tracking the Successes and the Not-So-Much Encounters
Patricia Terrell is better known as p.m. terrell, author of Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Your Mystery. I was lucky enough to chat with her the other day--and we have a meeting upcoming--so I'll be sharing some of the great ideas I learn.But after looking at my schedule, here's one that immediately comes to mind--tracking your responses.Patricia keeps a file where she "debriefs" herself after an event. This shouldn't have come as a surprise … [Read more...] about Tracking the Successes and the Not-So-Much Encounters
Upcoming Appearances
(as of August 27, 2008)Monday, September 1Release date for Paper, Scissors, DeathThursday, September 11Booksigning and presentation: Blast that (Writer's) Block7 p.m. CSTSt. Louis Park Library3240 Library LaneMinneapolis MN 55426Phone: 952-847-6125Friday and Saturday, September 12 & 13Booksigning1-2 p.m. CSTScrapFest 2008Archivers in Mall of America60 East BroadwayBloomington MN 55425www.scrapfest08.c9mThursday, September 18Booksigning4 p.m. … [Read more...] about Upcoming Appearances
Seven Days Without Showering–Don't Try This at Home
"I can go seven days without showering and I won't stink at all," said the woman standing next to me inside the gas station outside of Clarksville, Tennessee. She was addressing her comments to the young girl behind the cash register. "That's one advantage of being Native American."Now I don't know about you, but I love learning new factoids, especially when they are so totally unexpected. So I paid for my bottle of Starbucks Frappacino, my … [Read more...] about Seven Days Without Showering–Don't Try This at Home
Marketing Lessons from Girl Scouting
Remember Girl Scouts? Thinking back on it, I believe that Juliette Gordon Lowe was actually creating a marketing organization, designed to promote the idea of good self-esteem to young women. She was a remarkable woman, and obviously a smart (Girl Scout) cookie.Let's rethink some of the precepts:1. Make new friends but keep the old. Okay, you never know what you'll learn from a pal. I just received an email from Jess Lourey telling me that my … [Read more...] about Marketing Lessons from Girl Scouting
