Tag Archives: Madelyn Alt

Contest using series starters.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by RIEDEL Fascination

  How ludicrous it must seem to commit in December when most contests end.  It’s easy to just begin, quite a while before declaring it.  With a telephone modem, there’s no whipping anything up.  I *can* start Christmas baking while pages … Continue reading →

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Cozy Theme Conquered.

Posted on December 5, 2012 by RIEDEL Fascination

I’ve said and will say it again:  ‘cozy’ is a weak, lame word for a heading!  I cringe if it is used in reviews and urge everyone to just say ‘mystery’.  However since I enjoy so many authors labelled thusly;  I must be … Continue reading →

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Mystery & Suspense Circle.

Posted on October 22, 2012 by RIEDEL Fascination

There are two levels: Read 12 mystery & suspense novels in 2012 Read 24 mystery & suspense novels in 2012   In June I discovered reading challenges and had a ball jumping in.  I’m in 11 of them, an important … Continue reading →

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Challenged To Finish Sequels.

Posted on September 12, 2012 by RIEDEL Fascination

I spent summers on Lake Winnipeg, floating around then visiting the beach store.  In a box on the floor were novels, 25c or less!  I grabbed every eerie mansion, without a care for the synopsis.  If a character rooted around hallways … Continue reading →

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Silly name but love the genre.

Posted on August 8, 2012 by RIEDEL Fascination

Isn’t ‘cozy’ a stupid name for novels?  I love a paranormal aura.  Like gothics, some authors continue to write ghost stories:  EJ Copperman, Alice Kimberly, Christie Fifield, PJ Alderman.  Whenever keeners throw around “nice cozy” in reviews, I wince!  The genre means stories propelled by … Continue reading →

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Ideal shelf-cleaning event.

Posted on August 6, 2012 by RIEDEL Fascination

January 1  ~  December 31   When there’s one good community, might as well join them all!  “Off The Shelf” is a comfortable circle seeking pre-2012 acquisitions.  For example, Canadian Lyn Hamilton’s third novel is “Moche Warrior” but I just got it.  Instead I … Continue reading →

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A witch novel challenge!

Posted on June 30, 2012 by RIEDEL Fascination

  THE LEVELS Initiate:  read 01 – 05 books Maiden:  read 06 – 10 books Mother:  read 11 – 15 books Crone:    read 16 – 20 books   With pleasure I join Witch Reading!  From Jan 1 – Dec 31;  some readers halfway in.  If I’d read … Continue reading →

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