All Blog Posts Tagged 'groundwater' (5)

My novella has been released!

My science fiction thriller novella, THE EPSILON ERIDANI ALTERNATIVE, has officially been released from Virtual Tales and is available for purchase. The short blurb is:

What would you do if you were confronted with a "kill or be-killed" scenario? What if that meant that you had to kill an infant of an alien species to save your own life? And what if the future of the human race depended on your decision?

paperback ISBN-13: 9781935460138, $9.95

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Added by Beth Groundwater on December 16, 2009 at 11:53pm — No Comments

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

Added by Beth Groundwater on September 4, 2009 at 11:42am — No Comments

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

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Added by Beth Groundwater on July 13, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

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!

Added by Beth Groundwater on June 28, 2009 at 9:03pm — No Comments

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… Continue

Added by Beth Groundwater on June 1, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments