http://myserywriters.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Mystery Writers en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:40:13 GMT 2010-01-08T20:40:13Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972093&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace   Inteview l Chat l Book Giveaway at <a href=" http://www.pumpupyourbook.com">Pump Up Your Book</a></p> <p><strong>Tuesday, Jan. 5</strong><br /> Guest . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:48:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972093&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2010-01-02T04:48:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949151&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace More like a memory for me, rather than a tradition. I remember my mother making date nut roll at Christmas because it would be cold enough outside for her to be able to get the logs she made to freeze . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:57:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949151&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-12-16T02:57:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925849&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Why is it that we writers get all our good news all at the same time? I got a great review on<a href=" http://www.redrosepublishing.com/bookstore/product_info.php?products_id=555 "> Love . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:44:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925849&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-12-01T19:44:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922494&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Response to “It’s Over.” (this piece was published a few weeks ago - read it first if you have't yet.) Copyright 2009, aaron paul lazar When I found you that morning . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:02:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922494&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-11-29T18:02:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912486&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Active and Passive   I don’t know about you, but one of the most often talked about parts of writing that new authors flub is active versus passive voice. Well, let me correct that, the . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:13:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912486&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-11-22T14:13:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907166&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Now Available in Time for Christmas a Children’s Chapter Book a New Series by Douglas Quinn   The Adventures of Quinn Higgins: Boy Detective . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:57:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907166&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Douglas Quinn 2009-11-18T20:57:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898390&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace It’s over. No longer will I hold my arms open and welcome you to my home as “friend,” waiting for your eyes to bore into me and squash me to the ground. No longer . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:10:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898390&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-11-13T11:10:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880375&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Yes, it is already begun. Last night I saw holiday commercials on television. Wow. Okay, so I will refuse to be left behind this year :) - so I am involved in a great contest, and you as a reader, fan . . . Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:58:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880375&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-11-01T19:58:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877996&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace copyright 2009, aaron paul lazar Living in an antique home has its problems, especially when you’re not a handyman. My father taught me all sorts of wonderful things when he was alive, . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:47:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877996&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-10-30T17:47:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876336&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace   As some of you already know, I recently signed a publishing contract. My book, “Flickertail & Paint, Barnyard Sleuths” is scheduled to be released sometime in the summer of 2010. . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:49:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876336&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Marge H. 2009-10-29T18:49:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869508&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace One Big Itch by Sarah Williams Mystery/Suspense ArchBooks, 2009 Perfect Bound Magazine, 144 pages ISBN 1-781595-071972 **** ½   A Very Entertaining Read. Recommended. . . . Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:23:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869508&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Douglas Quinn 2009-10-25T21:23:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977867649&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Tonight I was reading JA Konrath's accounting of his sales over at his<a href=" http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2009/10/kindle-numbers-traditional-publishing.html "> blog</a> and it made me . . . Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:16:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977867649&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-10-24T02:16:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863353&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Copyright 2009, Aaron Paul Lazar   According to the dictionary, a preface is “an introduction to a book which typically states its subject, scope, or aims.” . . . Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:17:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977863353&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-10-21T15:17:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977825263&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Mazurka's up for a cover award! Do you like the cover? It's a conglomeration of many photos I've taken over the years, including shots of Paris from the balconies of Notre Dame. I did . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:33:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977825263&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-24T20:33:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832822&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Title: Struck   Author: Keith Pyeatt Publisher: Quest Books Publisher Addresses: ISBN number: 978-1935053-17-0 Price: $19.95 Publisher website: http:// http://www.regalcrest.biz . . . Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:17:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977832822&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-30T23:17:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855528&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace As an author I'm often asked, "Where do you get your ideas?" a It's one of my favorite subjects, so if you decide to ask me on our next exchange, pull out a chair and settle in. It's hard . . . Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:40:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977855528&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-10-15T22:40:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829812&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace copyright 2009, Aaron Paul Lazar What motivates you to write? Is it a yearning to connect with humankind? To share your cherished visions with readers? To breach that lonely . . . Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:23:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977829812&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-28T23:23:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821084&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace copyright 2009 aaron paul lazar   Do you recognize this picture? Or at least the guy in it? That might be because I'm all over the web, and used to be the Saturday Writing . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:52:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821084&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-21T22:52:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816385&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace   At long last... Some things are just worth waiting for. Whether you're an author or a reader, it seems inevitable that the next book in the series seems to take . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:29:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816385&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-21T21:29:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816020&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace copyright 2009 aaron paul lazar You want to write. Your head is packed with stories that haunt you, begging to be released. They keep you up at night, and sometimes you wake . . . Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:59:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977816020&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-17T16:59:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802312&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace   As I’ve mentioned in the first two pieces on “Paradise,” my goal is to catalog the extraordinary experiences I’ve had since losing my job of twenty-eight years. Exploring . . . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:23:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802312&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-06T23:23:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795837&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Hello friends, I had hoped to write a new episode in my "Paradise" series this week. But the vagaries of life often intervene, and it was no different this time. When my . . . Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:10:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977795837&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-09-01T16:10:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767728&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace copyright Aaron Paul Lazar 2009 Sometimes my booksignings are madhouses. I've been literally mobbed by ladies going through my wares like it was Filene's Basement sale. I guess that's . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:04:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767728&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-08-08T23:04:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759457&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace This from the final scene of the Prologue -- DQ A block from the hospital she saw a cop car round the corner, coming toward her. They’ll help me, she thought to herself. Get me out of this place. . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:00:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759457&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Douglas Quinn 2009-08-02T02:00:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758394&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Just Released   29 July 2009 Respond to aasmktg@yahoo.com Pelican Point A Webb Sawyer Mystery by Douglas Quinn, a resident of North Carolina and the author of the critically . . . Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:49:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758394&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Douglas Quinn 2009-07-31T22:49:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720713&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Summer 2004 with Julian I've just made the best decision of my life. Really! I'm serious! I've decided to scale down for the summer on the scintillating job search frontier. . . . Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:05:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977720713&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-06-25T01:05:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729548&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Today I woke up to the news that my latest release, A Will to Love, has made it onto the Reviewer's Bookwatch list as a Reviewer's Choice entry for July 2009 at Midwest Book Reviews. It will stay there, . . . Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:23:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729548&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-07-05T16:23:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715558&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace A Will to Love is a WINNER! The reviews are coming in like crazy and they are WONDERFUL!!!   My good friend, Aaron Lazar has posted his here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714946 . . . Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:43:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715558&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Kim S. 2009-06-19T11:43:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714946&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace   Author : Kim Smith Publisher: Red Rose Publishing Format: ebook, novelette Genre: Romance Publisher Addresses: Red Rose Publishing, 12065 . . . Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:26:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714946&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-06-18T21:26:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713505&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Watch The Hour by J. R. Lindermuth Historical Fiction/Romance Whiskey Creek Press, 2009 Trade Paperback, 316 pages ISBN 978-1-60313-476-X **** An Entertaining Read. Recommended. . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:45:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713505&grpId=3659174697241019&nav=Groupspace Douglas Quinn 2009-06-17T13:45:46Z