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Moosicide in Paperback

They Called it Moosicide is a fun, Nancy Drew type mystery set at Christmas in Anchorage Alaska, and at Goodreads, you can win signed copy. Goodreads Book Giveaway They Called It Moosicide by Lisa Deckert Giveaway ends December 09, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

Interview with I.B. Nosey

I'm so excited! On Halloween, October 31, the famous journalist I.B. Nosey will be interviewing me! I.B. Nosey, winner of the famous Pukelitzer Prize, is know for his, let's say, unconventional interviews. Please stop by Feeling Nosey?  and leave a comment. I.B. loves comments - he takes them all as compliments.  I'll see you there!

In the Mood

I’d like to write a Christmas short story – in fact, I’ve started it. I have the characters, and the setting, and the plot, even the main working scenes and an idea for the cover, and yet for some reason, the story just doesn’t want to go anywhere. I don’t know if it’s because there isn’t any snow yet, or if the characters aren’t inspiring, but I can’t seem to focus on them, to make them real in my mind, and I figure if I can’t get excited about them, a reader certainly won’t. In the meantime, the idea for another full-length story popped into my head this morning. I can picture the opening scene, picking blueberries on Powerline Pass near Anchorage on a rare sunny day in August. Of course, the only ones who love blueberries more than people are bears, and they’re not good at sharing. This story wants to be written.   So, I figure I’ll go with the muse and start the new story. I’ll take notes and plan the story, writing little scenes as I picture them. I’ll spend some time

Romantic Settings

How important is the setting of a romance? Setting is central to historical romances, but I think it’s almost as important to the story as character development in contemporary romance. Our surroundings reflect who we are, and contrasting a character against the setting helps define her or him. I know setting is vital in my Choices series. In  Recalculating Route , Marsha and Ben are on a journey of discovery, both literally and figuratively. After thirty years of marriage, Marsha and her husband had great plans for retirement, but he died, and Marsha finds herself struggling in unfamiliar territory. Ben, too, is reassessing his life, after selling his company. The two come together on a road trip, and as they explore and discover America , they learn about each other, and about themselves. Just as Seattle and Sedona can be so different, and yet both so beautiful, so can different people inspire love.  Shades of Sedona would be a different story elsewhere. Rebecca would