Whew. I finished judging "The Best of British Scrapbooking" a few minutes ago and sent my results to Rosie Waddicor, one of the editors. It was hard. Really hard. There were so many great entries, and I wanted to give out a lot more prizes than allowed. But enough of that.Recently, someone forwarded an email to me from Debbie Macomber. Not only is Debbie a great read, she's also a keen judge of the marketplace and emerging styles. Debbie noted, … [Read more...] about What's HOT Across the Pond
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The Real Deal
"Do you really scrapbook?" That was the question I answered most frequently over my three days at ScrapFest, the nation's largest scrapbooking get together up at Mall of America. As I stood there in the Archivers' flagship store, all I could do was grin. I knew why folks were asking. They wanted to know if I REALLY knew what I was writing about in my book Paper, Scissors, Death or whether I was, gulp, a pretender.Well, folks, let me be clear: I … [Read more...] about The Real Deal
When Your Book Is Out, the Work Begins
Say It Isn't So"I thought you were done after you wrote the book," said the young woman standing beside me at the presentation by p.m. terrell, author of Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Your Book. (Learn more about Patricia at http://www.pmterrell.com/)I was standing next to my pal Angie Fox--that's Angie on the right. We're holding copies of each other's books. (Visit her at http://angiefox.wordpress.com/ ) I smiled at Angie, and she smiled … [Read more...] about When Your Book Is Out, the Work Begins
Where to Get Your Copy of Paper, Scissors, Death
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
