Category Archives: great stories

Mutt Monday: The Zen of Australian Shepherds

Posted on January 12, 2012 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a “borrowed” post from my writer friend (& co-Redwood Writer,) Deborah Taylor French. Thanks, Deborah for sharing your “Mutt Monday” blog post. Robin Mutt Monday: The Zen of Australian Shepherds.

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New Year’s in 1900

Posted on January 5, 2012 by robinofrockridge

Thanks again to my great friend Arletta Dawdy for permission to repost her New Year’s blog about Grace’s story. Watch for her upcoming novel titled By Grace. 1900 A NEW CENTURY by Arletta Dawdy’s Blog My last post  was an excerpt … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Thank you to my good friend Kent Sorensen for permission to use his beautiful photo in my blog. He’s not only a superb photographer but a gifted author. Watch for his novel The Dark Horse of Shanghai later this spring. Photo … Continue reading →

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Christmas in New York, 1898, by Arletta Dawdy

Posted on December 20, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Thank you to my friend, Arletta Dawdy, for permission to copy & post her blog about Christmas in New York in the year 1898. Arletta is the author of The Huachuca Trilogy of historical fiction set in the southwest. December … Continue reading →

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Hewey Learns About Gratitude

Posted on November 24, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a book review I wrote last year. Hewey  Calloway learns to appreciate the strength of family. The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton Author Elmer Kelton started writing The Good Old Boys while his father was still able to … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Arletta

Posted on November 16, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Check out Arletta’s blog: http://arlettawrites.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/from-the-land-of-sky-blue-pink/#comment-369 I’m glad she liked my reading of part of Nugget’s story at the Redwood Writers meeting 11/13/11. He’s real, but of course his story will be fiction as I write it for NaNoWriMo this year. … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Jack London to fade away?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Will the spirit or ghost of author Jack London fade from our sight next year? Whether or not you believe in such things, isn’t the question. It is true that Jack London State Park in Glen Ellen is on the list of California … Continue reading →

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Promo Ideas for Your Book

Posted on October 7, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here are some ideas from Robert Digitale about promoting your book. Thanks for sharing these thoughts, Robert, with the Redwood Writers members. Fellow Writers, Snowfall Press, a custom printer for micro publishers, has posted on its Facebook site a guest … Continue reading →

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Go NaNoWriMo!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by robinofrockridge

Here’s a great blog post from Erica Johnson regarding November as National Novel Writers Month. Check it out! http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/prepare-for-national-novel-writing-month-with-the-post-a-day-challenge/#respond

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How Do You Promote Your Book?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by robinofrockridge

I’ve heard of a few interesting ways authors here in Northern California are promoting their books. For example Robert Digitale made arrangements with our “local” bookstores where he donates $1 from each sale of his first book in The Horse Stalker series to … Continue reading →

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