Let’s Talk with Terry Odell

Do Your Reading Habits Change with the Holidays? By Terry Odell I’m old enough to remember when Christmas promotions didn’t hit the stores until after Thanksgiving. Now, they don’t even wait for Halloween, it seems. It’s a busy time for most of us. (Although I always had my own head start on the holidays simply […]

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Win a Gift Card – December 2017

Enter to win December 1 – 18, 2017 One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice).   a Rafflecopter giveaway No purchase is necessary. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. By submitting your entry, you agree to be entered into each […]

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Win a Gift Card – November 2017

Enter to win November 1 – 18, 2017 One lucky winner will receive a $25 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice).     a Rafflecopter giveaway     No purchase is necessary. You must be at least 18 years old to enter. By submitting your entry, you agree to be […]

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Let’s Talk with Terry Odell

No Tricks, Just a Treat By Terry Odell My Halloween treat for you is a free download of my Mapleton Mystery novella, Deadly Places. Here’s a bit about it. Life is a balancing act. When you’re a cop, the choices can be deadly. Ed Solomon, long-time police officer in the small town of Mapleton, Colorado, […]

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Let’s Talk with Karla Brandenburg

How Writing a Romantic Suspense Series is Different than a Mystery Series by Karla Brandenburg Fellow Booklover’s Bench Author, Maggie Toussaint, recently commented to me about how mystery authors have to work to keep a series fresh, and a sleuth believable. My first thought was something along the lines of that’s not a concern I […]

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Win a Gift Card – October 2017

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Let’s Talk with Maggie Toussaint

Energy Vamps By Maggie Toussaint There’s a new critter in my latest Dreamwalker Mystery, Dadgummit. I stumbled upon the idea of an energy vampire in the oddest way, through a conversation with a friend. Somehow our chat drifted to the topic of people who are exhausting. Some people exhaust me because they seem to be […]

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Win a Gift Card – August 2017

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Win a Gift Card – July 2017

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Let’s Talk with Terry Odell

Does Summer Change Your Reading Habits? By Terry Odell When I lived in Florida, summer (for me) was the time to stay inside and take advantage of the air conditioning. I used to liken it to being snowed in. Both conditions lend themselves to more time to read. Summer can be a time to relax […]

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