Category Archives: Blogging

Great interview in Apt 613!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

I had a lot of fun being interviewed by Alejandro Bustos for Apt 613, the very cool ”go-to” site for all things Ottawa. And I’m happy to say that Apt 613 has now started a regular feature for interviews with local … Continue reading →

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Cathy Astolfo on Developing Background for your Novel

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

And now with all that frenzied blog tour stuff over, I can get back to thinking about the business and craft of writing. My pal, mystery author Cathy Astolfo, joins me today to guest blog about the research we have to do … Continue reading →

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Last Day on The Blog Tour – the Nicest Review I’ve ever Had!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

This, from Paula Schuck at Thrifty Momma’s Brain Food! (I’ve been blessed with great reviews, but this one is right up there. Thanks so much, Paula!) ______________________________________ Peggy Blair’s first novel The Beggar’s Opera knocked my socks off. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Day Seven: Blog Tour – “I Tell Stories” reviews The Poisoned Pawn

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Now this is a fun review for me to read because Samantha Ball is a member of a book club I visited in Ottawa one evening last year. We had lots of fun hanging out! Sam came to my launch a … Continue reading →

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Day Five: Blog Tour – Serendipitous Readings reviews The Poisoned Pawn!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

It’s Day Five of the Penguin blog tour, and Marci of Serendipitous Readings had this to say about my new novel, The Poisoned Pawn: “I really have to say, Peggy is getting better and better with her 2nd book in the … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour: Day Four – A Bookworm’s World reviews The Poisoned Pawn!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

It’s Day Four of the Penguin blog tour and avid blogger Luanne of A Bookworm’s World really loves the second book! I was worried about writing a sequel (I think most writers are. Have we given away too much of … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour – Day Three: Just a L’il Lost on The Poisoned Pawn

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

It’s day three on the blog tour for The Poisoned Pawn and here’s what book blogger Michele thought of the second in the Inspector Ramirez series. (Spoiler: she liked it even better than the first!) _______________________________ Mere days after Inspector … Continue reading →

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Marketing a Book is a Giant Crap Shoot

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

My pal, Alice Loweecey, is guest-blogging today on what she did to her market her series. Alice is a former nun and so is her lead protagonist.  (Here she is, funny hat and all. Alice, I mean.)  Her mysteries are … Continue reading →

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