Terri Giuliano Long is celebrating bloggers through this huge event during September, 2012. Everyone who shares the event will be able to enter a draw to win a $50 Amazon gift card plus $50 for their chosen charity! (See entry form at bottom of post.)
First, I want to thank Terri for holding this Blog Hop to celebrate bloggers. Everyone, be sure to follow Terri on her blog: http://terriglong.com/blog/celebrating-bloggers/ and on Twitter: @tglong https://twitter.com/tglong
In
November of 2010, I started my blog, an eclectic blend of topics focused on Mystery,
both reading and writing. As a lifetime reader of the Mystery genre, and all
sub-genres, including Cozy, Traditional Mystery, Police Procedural, Thriller,
Suspense, Hard Core Detective, and what I call (and write) Soft Core Sleuth, I
am never at a loss for reading material. It would be nice to say the same about
time, but that often escapes me.
When I published my first Pepper Bibeau Mystery, fifteen book bloggers either invited me to guest blog, hosted me for an author interview, or read and reviewed the novel on their site. Since then, I have paid their generosity forward with interviews on my blog site.
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As of January 2012, I interview authors with my FAST FIVE Author Interview: 5-questions-plus-1 that give the author free rein to promote their latest novel or WIP-work in progress. The focus is on indie/self-published authors whose protagonist is a strong female character (open to interpretation with that in mind.)
Though
I don’t present book reviews on my blog site, I do submit reviews to Amazon and
Goodreads where my blog posts appear regularly.
As
a member of Sisters in Crime National and President of Sisters in Crime/Hawaii,
and as author of The Pepper Bibeau Mystery Series (first and second novels in
series self-published; the third my newest WIP,) my days are filled with
thoughts of mystery, suspense, and murder. My night time is filled with dreams
of same!
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In my opinion, blogging
requires the same quality of research as writing a novel. People who read blog
posts expect the material to have a basis in fact, fantasy blogs included. Even
personal opinion bloggers present material based on research, whether the material
was found in a library, read in a newspaper or book, or gathered during an exchange of ideas with
a neighbor over the backyard fence at sunset.
Speaking
of sunset, I manage to slip in a personal haiku and photograph every so often
to share my pleasure of living in Hawaii. A variation of the traditional
Japanese Haiku is my own haiku of Hawaii, where the blend of seasons and changes
in weather are more aptly demonstrated by shifts in wind: cool, refreshing
Tradewinds from the East and hot Kona winds from the south; or by modifications
in rainfall and threats of impending tsunami; and sunshine.
SUNSET ON THE BEACH
Black feathery fronds
Tickle gold-washed Waikiki
Watchers line the beach
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