Author Archives: Kourtney

Fruit of All Evil–Book Review

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Kourtney

The best Christmas present I got (excluding the Ipad from Mom)? The ARC for Paige Shelton’s second book in the Farmers’ Market Mystery series, Fruit of All Evil. Ms. Shelton does it again with a deliciously good twist. There are … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1–Another Well Told Story

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Kourtney

  Lately, I watch tv and movies through the lenses of a writer. I can’t seem to stop. Unbelievable characters, confusing plots, slow pacing, and uninteresting protagonists are my biggest turn-offs. So when I catch something I like, I think … Continue reading →

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Writing Great Books for Young Adults–Book Review

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Kourtney

I was one of the first 100 contestants for Gotham Writers’ Workshop recent YA contest and I won a copy of Writing Great Books For Young Adults. Winners to the contest will be posted February 2011. But in the interim, … Continue reading →

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Fatal Fixer-Upper–Book Review

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Kourtney

I just finished Jennie Bentley’s first book in her Do-It-Yourself series! I know a couple years late. LOL. But I just picked it up this summer. Fatal Fixer-Upper doesn’t disappoint. Avery is a plucky, likable protagonist (and a believable Manhattanite sans the … Continue reading →

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Crimebake–Guest Blog on Talking About Your Book on the Radio and Creating Podcasts

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Kourtney

Today is the first guest blog ever by my amazing friend and fellow author, Nora LeDuc. I met Nora at the Backspace Conference last May. She went out of her way to help me work out some of the issues … Continue reading →

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A Cutthroat Business–Book Review

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Kourtney

I started reading Bente Gallagher’s novel, A Cutthroat Business, after meeting her at Killer Nashville. She’s a totally cool person and her book intrigued me from what she mentioned during her panel about blending romance and mystery. Then I read … Continue reading →

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My Unfair Lady–A Book Review

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Kourtney

This is a great travel read. I was headed to Killer Nashville on a tiny 80 seat plane and it made the flight fly by. I was looking for a distraction that wouldn’t tax my mind and a fun read. … Continue reading →

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What to Do in the Northwoods in a Day?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Kourtney

What did we do besides stay at the amazing Deer Haven Lodge? We had a fun packed day hiking 2 miles at the Copper Falls State Park. The water is dark brown and made me long for a root beer … Continue reading →

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Deer Haven Lodge–The best Wisconsin Vacation Getaway

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Kourtney

We pulled up at 6:30 after about 6 hours of driving from Milwaukee. OL and I started smiling the minute we turned into the driveway for Deer Haven Lodge. I stopped the car and demanded he takes pictures. As we … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Here I come

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Kourtney

I hate the muggy heat of summers here. I got back from Newport and it was nice. 80s. For two days I could wear jeans. Sigh. Now muggy again. But I am heading out to Wisconsin for a long weekend … Continue reading →

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