Summer Newsletter

2011 Summer Edition
C.K. CRIGGER'S NEWSLETTER

Here's a pic of the newest Crigger family member, Houdini. After Lily died in February, we said we weren't going to get another cat, but who could possibly resist this little green-eyed white Persian? Not us. Anyway, a house seems incomplete without a cat. Houdini has decided Jingle is his mommy, not that she's always pleased by his attention, and since she just had surgery, we have to watch him. Meanwhile, he holds his own against Tomasella and Roper just fine.

It's cherry season on Greenbluff, and Gary and I have made two trips to pick Bings, Rainiers, and pie cherries. Do I love pitting cherries? No, but... Part of the problem is that last year just as the season ended, I found a recipe for Cherry Bounce. For our first picking I used vodka and made a batch. Then I read a recipe that uses bourbon, so I had to go pick more cherries. Darn that Martha Washington anyway! But I only made a jar of it. She made the stuff by the barrel. Can't wait for Christmas for a taste.

This month Gary and I are celebrating our anniversary. Our son Justin is throwing barbecue for us, but the best part is that he and Wendi are getting married on that day also. Kind of cool. At least we won't forget each others anniversary.

My old laser printer--such an antique workhorse--isn't compatible with my new computer system, so I broke down and bought a 4-in-1 this week. Good grief, one needs to be a genuine geek to work the thing! But I love that it's wireless and that the only cable I have running to the Mac is the power cord. Love my wireless network, which I set up all by my little old self. The router and cable modem are in another room hooked up to the old PC, so I don't even have to look at them. Hah!

Now to writing stuff. First of all,I'll be selling TWO FEET BELOW and my other books at the Rockford Farmers Market next Saturday, August 6th, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. That's in Rockford's city park right along the highway. Hope to see some of you there.

I've been hitting the guest blog circuit promoting TWO FEET BELOW. Here are links to some of my thoughts on writing and such if you'd like to take a look.
1.http://www.paulapetty.com/paulas-coppers.html

2.http://wwwthouhtfulreflections.blogspot.com/2011/06/discovering-ck-criggers-newest-novel.html

3.http://www.cncbooks.com/blog/2011/06/30/inspiration-and-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-74064

Just got a great review for LETTER OF THE LAW after all this time. It's from a lady who seems to read a lot of romance--erotic romance at that--so I'm tickled she likes my absolutely NOT erotic stuff.

Book Utopia: Letter of the Law by C.K. Crigger

Great news! The third book of my China Bohannon series (1890s bookkeeper turned sleuth) has been accepted by Oak Tree Press. The title of this one is THREE SECONDS TO THUNDER. Not sure when it'll be out, but I hope you'll keep your eye peeled for it. Well, I expect I'll announce it here, too, probably several times.

Meanwhile, I'm about ready to shop around an apocalyptic novel, as well as another fantasy. I keep picking at the plots though, so who knows when I'll be satisfied with them? I thought they'd both be done ages ago. I'm actively working on a contemporary mystery, so I'm keeping busy and out of trouble.

I've also agreed to judge for the Western Writers of America Spur Awards again this year. I'll be looking for the Best First Novel. Hope there are lots of entries.

That's it for now.
Carol

www.ckcrigger.com
TWO FEET BELOW (China Bohannon western suspense)