Only two days left to get your free boxed set

/ Marcia Meara / 10 Comments

Don Massenzio is offering a boxed set of his Frank Rozzani Detective series for FREE, two more days, only. Such a deal!! Check it out!

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This weekend, I’m running a special promotion on the first three books of my five book Frank Rozzani Detective Series. You can pick up Books 1-3 plus a bonus Frank short story FREE for your Kindle this weekend (4/29 – 5/1). You can get your copy HERE.

Here is a bit about the books:

This is the complete three book arc that introduces Frank Rozzani and his team including Jonesy, Anita, Nancy, Fat Sam, and, of course, Lucy. This collection is available for one low price. Here is a synopsis of each book:

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A 16 year old girl has disappeared. The police believe she is a runaway. Her parents believe she has been taken and is being held against her will. When the parents enlist the services of Frank Rozzani, a former police officer turned private detective, a series of events begins to…

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Foxy Business and Brief Update

/ Marcia Meara / 6 Comments

In answer to several questions I’ve received, yes, that is a fox in my current header. Why is it way up there in a tree? Because it is a gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) as opposed to a red fox (Vulpes vulpes.) Yep, a whole different animal, and one that is very arboreal. In other words, unlike the red fox, it’s an excellent climber, and often naps in the treetops. Both foxes are native to North America, and I’ll be doing a future post on the differences between the two when I’m feeling well enough to get back to blogging again. (Look for it on #NotesFromTheRiver).

Good news: I’m feeling VASTLY better today than yesterday, though still not at 100%. Last night, for the first time in over 2 weeks, I was able to sleep without taking codeine-laced cough syrup. Thankfully! I hate that druggy feeling when I’m on that stuff. Bad news: As I say, I’m still not at 100%. But I finally feel like I’m on the way. I am still resting/napping throughout the day, so I’m not really “back” to my blogging and writing yet, which means a bit more delay in publishing That Darkest Place. But I don’t think it will be too much longer.

Hopefully this will be “out there” soon:


Thanks for all your support and well wishes. It’s lovely to be missed! 🙂 ❤

Two More Writing Links Today

/ Marcia Meara / 2 Comments

Check out these links from Staci Troilo. Enter the contest on Story Empire, while you’re at it. You could win a $30 Amazon gift card! 🙂

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Who would have thought April would be this busy?

First the Roadshow Tour, then my personal RRBC Spring Blog Party post. Then there were guest posts and friends’ new releases.

Today, as the month winds down, I have two more things to share.

  1. Story Empire joins the RRBC Spring Blog Party. Click here to read the post. And if you comment, you’ll be eligible to win a $30 Amazon gift card.
  2. AIW Press is ramping up its posting schedule, sharing industry tips every Thursday. Today’s post is about the difference between a first draft and stream of consciousness prose. You can read it here.

I hope you visit. The post writers would love to hear from you!

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12 Crime Lab Tidbits

/ Kassandra Lamb / 2 Comments

Taking Marica at her word. Here’s this week’s post at misterio press, which you all might find interesting.

12 Crime Lab Tidbits

by Vinnie Hansen

In March, I visited the Santa Clara Crime Lab because hey, that’s the kind of thing crime writers do on a lovely spring day.

My husband, Danny, went along. He enjoys police info, too. I guess you better if you’re married to a mystery author.

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We were disappointed to learn that we would not be able to traipse about the lab. Even though the event was advertised as a “virtual” tour, when Danny and I visited the FBI Crime Lab in San Francisco, our guide led us right up to the line of weapons waiting for rifling tests.

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Hope you feel better soon, Marcia!!!

 

More on Goodreads Giveaways

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Hi all — A few months ago I announced that I was having a Goodreads Giveaway to promote my tween book, PAIRS AT NATIONALS.  Several people said they’d like to know if it helped with sales.  Unfortunately, it didn’t. You can find out more at my new blog post.      http://elizabethvollstadt.blogspot.com

Touching Base with a Quick Update

/ Marcia Meara / 14 Comments

Just want to let you guys know that my uninvited “bug” is lingering much longer than I had hoped. While I am vastly improved over last week, I’m most definitely not back at 100% and my doctor keeps telling me rest is what I need most right now.

Apparently this is one mean, miserable cold/flu/bronchitis/pneumonia/vicious thingie, and shaking it takes a long time. With that in mind, I’m going to try to behave in a way that will make my doctor proud of me, and stay in bed (or at least bundled up in the comfy chair) for a few more days.

Don’t worry. I’m here, and keeping an eye on things via my iPhone, so if you need help, just give a holler. And those of you who are regular contributors to this blog, please feel free to post anything you’d like to share while I’m away. I’ll be back just as soon as possible, I promise!

Thanks!

#MeetTheAuthor Tea at #DeBaryHall

/ Marcia Meara / 24 Comments

What a great group of ladies joined me yesterday for our tea and luncheon at DeBary Hall Historic Site! They were very forgiving of their heavily medicated and somewhat “croaky” hostess, and were an especially engaging group. Nothing like spending time with fellow readers! (It’s especially exciting when MY books are among the things they read, 😀 !)

Truly, they made the afternoon so much fun, I almost forgot how sick I’ve been. Loved meeting every single one of them, and hope they enjoyed themselves as much as I did!

My heartfelt thanks to DeBary Hall for giving us such a beautiful venue to hold these very special events, and to each of the lovely ladies who attended yesterday! Can’t wait to do it again, hopefully this fall.

Smorgasbord Book Promotion – Air Your Reviews – John W. Howell and Marcia Meara

/ Marcia Meara / 2 Comments

What a lovely way to start the day. Sally Cronin has shared two book reviews today, one of which is for my first book, Wake-Robin Ridge. Janice Spina gave it a 5-star review, and I hope some of you will check it out, and share Sally’s post with your followers. THANKS!! (And my heartfelt thanks to Janice and Sally, also!)