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Holly
Southern California
I write historical crime fiction
Interests: Reading, knitting, petting dogs, and decorating my house.
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My website is responsive but I doubt it will help my search results (it hasn't thus far). I'm competing w/ a porn star who shares my name and I'm losing the battle.
Commented Apr 24, 2015 on Mobilegeddon 2015 at Hey, There's A Dead Guy in the Living Room
Mobilegeddon 2015
by Erin Mitchell Last Tuesday, Google released substantial changes to its search algorithm. In a nutshell, these changes mean that websites that are responsive (mobile-friendly) are now (most of the time; there are exceptions to every algorithmic rule) getting (much) higher placement in search...
I agree too! Don't get rid of the At Homes, I love them!
Commented Aug 27, 2014 on At Home With Shannon Acheson at A Beautiful Mess
At Home With Shannon Acheson
We are happy to welcome Shannon Acheson to the blog today to share her lovely home with us! "We had outgrown our last house - a bungalow - and were looking for something a little larger for our family of five, but not huge. This house fit the bill with a greaty layout and enough space for ...
This is soooooo interesting, Jeri. Thank you very much for detailing your process so far.
Commented Aug 26, 2014 on How Goes Self-Publishing? at Getting Medieval
How Goes Self-Publishing?
Some of you may or may not know that my seventh Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mystery, CUP OF BLOOD, was self-published. This was both a tough and not-so-tough decision. For the last six books, I was published by St. Martin’s with the best editor anyone could have wanted. And I had wanted St. Mart...
The Politics of Silence
A few minutes ago I read this post about Meghan McCain's boobs and it got me thinking. Warning--this post is kind of tangental to the post about Meghan, not directly relevant to the original. That's just how I roll. About... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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New Story: Corn Nut Caper
Happy Friday, everyone! My new story, Corn Nut Caper, is featured on Shotgun Honey today. Check it out, and while you're there, be sure to check out some of the other great stories. It's one of the best places to... Continue reading
Posted May 25, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Doing Some Damage
Steve Weddle invited me to do a guest post on Do Some Damage today. Check it out: The Diary of Diary of Bedlam Thanks to Steve and the rest of the crew at Do Some Damage for letting me vent--er--visit. Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Holly is now following souris
Apr 23, 2012
Hook Me Up
Forget writing a novel--what about the pitch'? That one perfect sentence designed to describe the plot and provide an emotional hook so that whoever you're telling it to says "I want to read more!" I've struggled with my pitch Diary... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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In Honor of National Poetry Month
Did you know April is National Poetry month? I didn't either until a few days ago. Back in the day, I used to write a lot of poetry. Long before I ever found the courage to write a novel, I... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Turned Tables
Well, sorta. I'm officially querying again and so far, so good. My only real complaint is that it takes awhile to get responses, and since I'm not generally known for my patience, I've resorted to even more obsessive-compulsive gmail refreshing... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Write the Best Novel You Can
What does it mean to write the best novel you can? I think I might finally have the answer. Over the weekend I attended Left Coast Crime in Sacramento. It was a great conference this year, filled to the brim... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Indeed, Sabrina, where have you been?
Commented Mar 21, 2012 on Get to Work - Thomas Pluck at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
Get to Work - Thomas Pluck
"It's important to set aside time to daydream, as much as it is to have writing time. After all, you need something to write about." --Thomas Pluck Hello there, fellow slackers! Today we have another installment of "GET TO WORK," this week featuring Thomas Pluck. An outstanding crime fiction wri...
Thanks Weddle! You know how much I appreciate your contribution to it, I hope.
Commented Mar 21, 2012 on Hold it Right There, Buster at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
Hold it Right There, Buster
AKA: FInish Your Manuscript Before Querying Agents I'm at the tail end of this latest revision on Diary of Bedlam. So close I can taste it, in fact. And frankly, it's tasting pretty darned delicious. This was a huge revision. I cut about 30,000 words, re-arranged many scenes, wrote new scenes, e...
Hold it Right There, Buster
AKA: FInish Your Manuscript Before Querying Agents I'm at the tail end of this latest revision on Diary of Bedlam. So close I can taste it, in fact. And frankly, it's tasting pretty darned delicious. This was a huge revision.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Complete Transformation
Posted Mar 15, 2012 at Crafty Devil
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It took about 10 days to walk without crutches and I don't remember how long it took to use stairs--maybe six weeks? That might be too long. By the end of 3 months I was going up and down stairs like nothing happened, but I was definitely able to climb them (albeit rather gimpy) way before that. Good luck w/ your surgery!
Commented Mar 9, 2012 on Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Having ACL Reconstruction Surgery at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
Everything You Never Wanted to Know about Having ACL Reconstruction Surgery
When I found out I had to have ACL reconstruction surgery, of course I googled it, looking for people who had the same surgery. I found a few blogs about it, but I quickly found that reading them raised my anxiety level. Still, it was good to have a little information in advance from people who ...
Get to Work - Thomas Pluck
Posted Mar 5, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Get to Work - Kris Neri
Posted Feb 27, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Giant Fork & Spoon
Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Crafty Devil
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Get to Work - Eric Beetner
Posted Feb 13, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Where I Work
Posted Feb 9, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Confessions of a Terrible Dog Mom
Posted Feb 3, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Mini Review: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
Posted Jan 16, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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Mini Review: V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton
Posted Jan 6, 2012 at Official Website of Holly West | Crime Fiction Writer
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