Welcome to my online journal! Please join me while I discuss the writing process and life as a Florida resident. I look forward to hearing your comments in return. Now, let's go shmooze!
Joyce Wells:
Enljoying your blog and your guest bloggers. Keep it up.
Esme:
Glad I found your journal! From a wannabe a writer, I needed the inspriation and am at 'write crap rather than nothing stage' just hope that one day it pulls itself together! Keep up the good work!
kobus frantz blog:
I am from south africa nice to read about south florida
Vivianight:
Good luck with the W.I.P.!Know how it goes, sometimes it is just the act itself which brings the best results for sanity. Cheers
diane:
Your books are way cool! Just passing through to say hi...take care and bright blessings!
Kathie:
I love your books Nancy , can't wait for the nineth books
Linda Pearl:
Nancy, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you, for inviting us into your world. It's so rare to be able to chat with one of our favorite authors, and discuss, this, and that..Kudo's!
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Join multi-published author Nancy J. Cohen for a discussion and signing of KILLER KNOTS, the ninth book in her humorous Bad Hair Day mystery series. IN PERSON June 6, 2009,...
I’m involved in the painstaking process of polishing my manuscript. This involves scrutinizing the same pages over and over until they read smoothly and I’m satisfied the...
I am excited to announce the launch of The Book Belles website hosted by myself and three other gracious authors: Susan McBride, Ellen Byerrum, and Laura Durham. To celebrate...
What do authors do all day on the computer, other than...you know...write their book? Non-writers often don’t understand the myriad of jobs we authors perform every day. For...
Usually when I write a mystery, I’ll divide a blank white poster into twenty squares to represent the 20 chapters in my book. New authors ask me, how can you tell the number...
If you’re a writer living or visiting Florida, here is a list I’ve compiled of Florida writers’ organizations so you can get connected. If you’re a librarian or...
I loved the character interactions in the latest incarnation of Star Trek, the familiar phrases (i.e. McCoy: "I'm a doctor, not a physicist," and "My God, Jim."; Kirk the...
Yesterday morning, I faced the usual blank page along with the doubt devil who sits on every writer’s shoulder. Where would I find the words to fill in my five page quota?...
I’ve started a discussion with a website designer about updating my site. It’s about time; I’ve been doing the site myself for years now. And I’m running into questions...
I am happy to announce the winners of my two recent contests: Congratulations to JUANITA STENDER from Santa Rosa, CA for winning my newsletter contest. Juanita won this...
RT CONVENTION 2009 ORLANDO Fiction writers, booksellers, and readers converged together at the Wyndham Resort for the 2009 RT Book Reviews Convention in Orlando, FL. A whirl of...
Booksignings aren’t a given just because you have a book coming out. As any author knows in these days of tight budgets, we are responsible for promoting our own work. Unless...
Yesterday, I was heading north on the Sawgrass Expressway when I realized my Sun Pass transponder was missing from the windshield. Had it fallen off? I didn’t see it anywhere...
In a few weeks, I’ll be heading off to the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Orlando. Conferences necessitate a tremendous amount of preparation, especially if you’re...
Here are my Recent Reads. One can never have too many books! DARLING JIM by Christian Moerk (suspense novel) Debut novelist Christian Moerk has written a...
ST. MAARTEN Princess Cays was the only port where we needed to take a tender. For all the other places, we docked at a pier. The third day of our cruise on the Crown Princess...
We returned from our cruise on Sunday, and I’ve been catching up on e-mail, laundry, and other matters ever since. The Crown Princess was a beautiful ship, with many lounges...
First, thanks to everyone who visited during Kristin’s guest blog, and thank you again Kristin for sharing your writing process. Next, I am interviewed on the Writers Porch...
Hi Mysterygal fans and readers. I am Kristin Callender, author of a new mystery, The Truth Lies in the Dark. I would like to thank you for taking a few moments to learn about my...
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Hi, you haven’t heard from me in a while because I’ve been busy. We took another trip to Orlando where we visited Disney World’s Epcot Center and the Magic Kingdom. The...
Papers spilled from my file folder. I had to shuffle through a multitude of pages before I could find what I needed. It was time to get organized and compile my Plotting...