Blog Posts from Kelly

Free Reads Revisited

Posted by Kelly Fitzpatrick Nov 23 2012, 12:01 am in Christmas, Christmas stories, ebook, free read, Kelly Fitzpatrick

Happy day after Thanksgiving! Let’s talk Christmas! Back in February 2011 my free read, Holiday Hostage went live. It’s been available for way over a year with close to 100,000 downloads. What did the experience teach me? I don’t know. Did offering a sample of my writing drive my sales up? Not sure. Would I [...]

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Pleasant Lake P.D. Release!

Posted by Kelly Fitzpatrick Sep 28 2012, 12:01 am in golden heart, golden heart finalists, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Pleasant Lake P.D., Ruby Release

I think it was 2006 when I first entered the Golden Heart® contest with Pleasant Lake P.D.

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Where’s My T-shirt

Posted by Kelly Fitzpatrick Aug 2 2012, 12:01 am in conferences, Kelly Fitzpatrick, rwa

All my romance writer friends went to the RWA National Conference in Anaheim and I didn’t even get a T-shirt. Romance writing brains are bulging from the workshops. Bellies are busting from the convention food. And jetlag among attendees is epidemic, the recovery slow. I didn’t go. Do I sound bitter? I’m not. Really, I’m [...]

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PRODUCT PLACEMENT

Posted by Kelly Fitzpatrick Jun 22 2012, 12:01 am in Kelly Fitzpatrick, writer's advice, writing tips, writing tools

How much thought do you give to the products your characters use? A) Not much? B) Somewhat? C) The story hinges on it? D) None of the above.

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Snow Day!

Posted by Kelly Fitzpatrick Feb 7 2012, 12:01 am in Dodging Cupid, Holiday Hostage, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Lily in Wonderland, This Side of Dead

Yeah, I knew it was coming. And come it did. About six to ten inches of it, depending on where you lived.

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RESEARCH FOR DUMMIES

Posted by Kelly Fitzpatrick Nov 8 2011, 2:24 am in Kelly Fitzpatrick, TV/movies, writing tips, writing tools

Let me begin by admitting that I hate research.

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HERO UP

Posted by Kelly Fitzpatrick Sep 12 2011, 12:01 am in Dodging Cupid, heroes, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Lily in Wonderland, This Side of Dead

If we were to take a poll of everyone’s idea of the perfect hero, the words alpha male would echo around the world, gaining momentum like a wave at the World Series. Me, my heroes have always been—nerds. Yes, I said it.

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