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May 31
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Goodreads #giveaway

By Lori | Contest, Little Pretty Things | No Comments

If you’re a Goodreads user, getcherself over to the giveaway for an advanced reader copy of LITTLE PRETTY THINGS going on now, before the book is available in stores July 7. Three copies being given away!

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May 21
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Little Pretty Things is Booklist’s Review of the Day!

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Reviews | No Comments

*Kermit flail* LITTLE PRETTY THINGS is the Review of the Day on Booklist’s homepage (5/21/15 only)! Click to read the starred review (any day of the week)!

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Mar 09
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LCC Rosebuds: Meet the first novel nominees

By Lori | Black Hour, Conferences, Guest post, Little Pretty Things | No Comments

I *may* have mentioned this already, but The Black Hour was nominated for the Rosebud Award at the 2015 Left Coast Crime Conference, Crimelandia! The Rosebud is the best first mystery award at this year’s conference, and the great news is that all the nominees are indeed…

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Jan 28
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The Little Pretty Playlist

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Writing | One Comment

There’s a discussion going on over at Facebook among a few mystery writers about music. Specifically, Dana Cameron is building a playlist to get her through the draft of her next book. If that sentence needs no further explanation, skip this paragraph. For the rest of you:…

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Nov 25
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LITTLE PRETTY THINGS is off to my editor!

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Writing | No Comments
YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!
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Oct 21
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Cover reveal! First look at LITTLE PRETTY THINGS!

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Uncategorized | No Comments

Good news, campers. It’s now available for pre-sale!

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Mar 24
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THE BLACK HOUR gets a little sister!

By Lori | Black Hour, Little Pretty Things, News, Publishing, Writing | No Comments

I mentioned my big news on Facebook and Twitter but kinda forgot to put it here. Oops. Not like I had a fantastic, gorgeous site built just for this kind of news, right? Oops again. But here it is: I sold my second novel, a mystery tentatively…

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Feb 04
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How I write: Do you know the word “ouroboros”?

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Writing, Writing life | No Comments

This week on the Debutante Ball, we’re talking about books we wish we’d written. I had some standard answers. My non-standard answer is probably: the book I’m still writing. I wish I’d already finished it. What’s interesting, though, is that the time I’ve taken on this book…

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Aug 21
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In which writing is a long game in a team sport

By Lori | Black Hour, Little Pretty Things, Writing, Writing life | 2 Comments

I’ve talked to several people who are surprised when I say I’m still ten months away from the publication of The Black Hour, my first novel. This is a long game, people. Despite what you’ve heard about self-publishing, all this writing and whatnot still takes time. In…

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May 30
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Advice

By Lori | Little Pretty Things, Writing, Writing life | 2 Comments

With my book coming out next year, I find myself in a new position. Giving advice. I mean, if you know me, you know I like to give advice. Maybe too often, unbidden, etc. But I honestly love to solve problems. Hello? Mystery writer. We love to…

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