Marilyn's Musings

I'm used to having a lot to do, and usually I thrive with it. Accomplishing things--checking each item I've finished has always been a satisfaction for me. Lately though, obligations have piled up and it hasn't been fun. I'm reading my latest Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery to my critique group and I need to finish and edit it and get it sent off to my publisher. My next Rocky Bluff P.D. crime novel, Dangerous Impulses ,  is with the publisher who sent off some ARCs for reviews. One of the people who received the ARC told me she'd found mistakes. So I'm going through it again. (Amazingly my friend found different mistakes than I did.) I do a newsletter for a residential service provider group--something I get paid for--and this is the time when I need to get it together and out. I learned that the one and only book I self-published for Kindle, The Devil's Foothold, has too many errors. Yes, I did go through it--but there were some important things I mi...

I'm off on another virtual blog tour for Bears With Us. This one begins today, be sure and visit and leave a comment. The person who leaves a comment on the most blogs will get to have their name used for a character in my next Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery. So keep track and visit as many blogs as you can and leave a comment. Monday, October 3 rd Book reviewed at The Book Connection Tuesday, October 4 th Guest blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner Wednesday, October 5 th Interviewed at Blogcritics Thursday, October 6 th Book spotlighted at Books, Products, and More! Friday, October 7 th Book trailer featured at If Books Could Talk Monday, October 10 th Book reviewed at Broken Teepee Tuesday, October 11 th Guest blogging at Hollywood Daze Wednesday, October 12 th Giveaway at Hollywood Daze Thursday, October 13 th Guest blogging at Thoughts in Progress Friday, October 14 th Book reviewed at Thoughts in Progress Guest blogging at Murder by 4 Monday, October 17 th Book reviewed at ...

Starting next Wednesday, I'll be hosting a couple of authors on their virtual book tours. The next one will be for Vicki Taylor. I do hope you'll stop by and learn about her and her books. I'll be having a virtual book tour myself in August to promote Judgment Fire , the next book in the Deputy Tempe Crabtree series. I'll post the schedule as soon as I have it. On Saturday, June 23 from 1 to 2:30, I'll be Ventura CA at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore with a few other authors to sign books--I'll be signing Calling the Dead . Anyone who is in the area, please come and see me. I've been really busy. Spent last weekend in Reno with the Public Safety Writers Association Board--and yes, we did work. I didn't put one nickle in a slot machine--it isn't my thing. Besides getting a lot done, we did laugh a lot. There's nothing like hanging out with a trio of retired cops and listening to their wild tales. To learn more about PSWA, visit http://www.policewr...