Beth Groundwater
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is writing a summer river rescue scene in her manuscript while it's snowing outside.
October 29
I had a wonderful time at my first Bouchercon: http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/
October 19
Beth Groundwater added a discussion to the group Cozy Mysteries
Bouchercon "All conference reads" book
I'm currently reading Some Buried Caesar, the novel by Rex Stout that has been selected as the "all conference reads" book for the Bouchercon mystery fan conference in Indianapolis this October. Anyone else attending? Reading the book?
August 6

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To Hell in a Handbasket
About Me:
Beth's debut mystery novel, A REAL BASKET CASE, released March, 2007, was one of four nominated for the Best First Novel Agatha Award. The sequel, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, was published in May, 2009. Also, she has published eight short stories. Between writing spurts, Beth defends her meager garden from marauding mule deer and wild rabbits and tries to avoid getting black-and-blue on the black and blue ski slopes of Colorado. Visit her website at http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
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I just signed a new book contract!!

I am thrilled to announce that after my agent, Sandra Bond, spent over a year and a half diligently trying to sell my new mystery series to various publishers in this disastrous economy, she has finally succeeded in finding a home for it at Midnight Ink Books ( http://midnightinkbooks.com/ ), the mystery imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide ( http://www.llewellyn.com/ ). We were getting feedback like "the concept for this series is fabulous and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the manuscript" followed by… Continue

Posted on September 4, 2009 at 11:42am —

Beth Groundwater

Writing "How To" Books I Recommend

At my blog (http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/) today I discussed books about writing that have been useful to me in my career and may be useful to other fiction writers. The list is below. To see why I recommended each one, check out my blog!

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
How to Write a Damn Good Mystery by James Frey
The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler
Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight Swain
Writing the Fiction Synopsis by Pam McCutcheon
10 Steps to Creating Memorable Characte… Continue

Posted on July 13, 2009 at 10:43am —

Beth Groundwater

My northwest book signing tour

For a description of my 2-week northwest book signing tour, complete with photos, go to: http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

I had a great time meeting readers who came in to chat with me!

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 9:03pm —

Beth Groundwater

A Fun and Successful Book Launch Party

Many thanks to all my local friends who came to support me during my book launch party yesterday afternoon at the Barnes & Noble bookstore across from Chapel Hills Mall in Colorado Springs. I had a steady stream of customers, but I was able to chat for awhile with each one, which is just about perfect. Now, I hope you're all enjoying reading about Claire's wild ride in To Hell in a Handbasket!

I had a blue theme to match the book cover, with blue paper goods, blue frosted cookies, and white… Continue

Posted on June 1, 2009 at 12:00pm —

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At 6:31am on October 24, 2009, Tea Norman said…
Hi Beth,

It's easy for me to get lost. My name on Goodreads is "Leola." I prefer Tea, but that's alright.:)
At 3:08pm on October 18, 2009, Sally Wolf said…
I will add your stuff as soon as I figure out how!
At 4:52pm on October 15, 2009, Tea Norman said…
Hi Beth,

I am at GoodReads again. Want to become friends?
At 4:50pm on September 30, 2009, Alex Steere said…
Hello, Colorado neighbor!

All the best with the "new deal". The concept is indeed excellent and the title phrases have been in my less offensive expletive vocabulary for years. Congrats!

Alex Steere
(Author of "IGNORANCE BY CHOICE" , a controversial political mystery/thriller available at Amazon.com)
At 1:17am on September 14, 2009, Sally Wolf said…
You bet I will add your books as soon as I figure out how!
At 8:48pm on September 13, 2009, Stormi Johnson said…
Congrats on your new book contract!
At 8:58pm on September 11, 2009, Ariel H said…
Beth,
Congratulations on your book contract.
I am not a member of the PPW- yet! I need to stop procrastinating and just do it.

I would be honored to meet you face to face sometime soon. I realize you are probably very busy.

Arielle
At 5:40pm on September 9, 2009, knittingmomof3 said…
Congratulations on your new contract!
At 5:36pm on September 9, 2009, knittingmomof3 said…
I am very happy to friend a mystery author! Mysteries after all are my favourite genre of novels to read. :)

Jennifer
At 3:30am on September 2, 2009, Sharon Galligar Chance said…
Hi Beth! I'm sorry I've taken so long in responding back to your message. I'm still trying to get the hang of this BookBlog. I used to live in Colorado Springs, for nine years! Loved it, but don't miss the winters much!

I am doing a cozy mystery week over at my blog, http://sharonsgardenofbookreviews.blogspot.com, and I have had to drop a book - so I have an opening I need to fill. Would you be interested in me reviewing your books for this? I'm doing this from September 3 to the 10th, so I could rearrange what I have scheduled and put you in later in the week. Just let me know! My email address is sharonc76308@Yahoo.com!

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