Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Somewhere in Mid-America
- About Me:
- I began writing mystery stories in the sixth grade, and made it a lifelong habit. I live in the foothills of the Ozarks with my husband and son, and have three published novels out.
My Blog
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
- http://www.peppersmithbooks.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Elizabeth Peters, Dick Francis, Sue Grafton, among others, and a number of indie authors, such as Pauline Baird Jones and Katherine Smith. Always on the lookout for new ones, though.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Stargate: SG1 and Atlantis
Farscape
CSI (the original)
House
Doctor Who (old and new)
NCIS
Bones
Any number of older crime series, now available on DVD
Pepper Smith's Discussions
New All Digital Publisher
Replied Nov 19
New All Digital Publisher
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New All Digital Publisher
Replied Nov 10
Pepper Smith's Page
Latest Activity
Okay, I'm leaning heavily toward taking back what I said. Harlequin has now opened a new venture with Author Solutions, entitled "Harlequin Horizons." Yep, they're pointing their rejected slush authors toward a self-publishing program. Romance Wri...
I agree with Dana. This should come in handy with any future publisher.
Most of the epubs that I'm familiar with want .rtf. It's supposed to work across platform, unlike .doc, and it is supposedly much more difficult to conceal viruses in .rtf.
They've apparently been doing very well reissuing some of their older romance titles in digital format. They were one of the first print houses to go after digital in a big way. Maybe they've worked out enough of the kinks in the business model to...
Coming in March 2010 from Mundania Press
~~Christine I. Speakman, FMAM Book Reviewer
~~Christine I. Speakman, FMAM Book Reviewer
Pepper Smith's Blog
Story up at Mysterical-E
The Fall 2009 issue of Mysterical-E is now up, and among the stories on offer is "Picture Imperfect", by yours truly. It weighs in at 20,000 words (about), so make sure you've got a moment if you head over to read it.
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 12:32pm — 2 Comments
New Contracts
I'm excited to announce that the three books in my Patty O'Donnell series have been acquired by Mundania Press. As currently scheduled, the first, Blood Money, is due out in April 2010, to be followed by Rio Star in October 2010, and Reef Runner in April 2011.
Sample chapters will probably be available at my website before long, but in the meantime you can get to know Patty through the free story posted on my website. Just go to pep… Continue
Sample chapters will probably be available at my website before long, but in the meantime you can get to know Patty through the free story posted on my website. Just go to pep… Continue
Posted on February 12, 2009 at 3:37am — 6 Comments
Website Update, and Muse Online Writers Conference
Finally got my website updated. The update includes a pdf download of the short story "The Uncle Hunt", previously published in "Hate: An Anthology of Mystery and Murder."
The Muse Online Writers Conference for 2008 is coming in October. Registration is open, but it closes on September 1, 2008. The conference organizers are keeping the deadline strict this year, so if you don't register by… Continue
The Muse Online Writers Conference for 2008 is coming in October. Registration is open, but it closes on September 1, 2008. The conference organizers are keeping the deadline strict this year, so if you don't register by… Continue
Posted on August 20, 2008 at 11:18am —
Stereotypes and Writing
I’ve been pondering this one for a while, and decided to finally get my brain in gear and write it.
A number of years ago, before my first novel made it to print, a reader complained about the fact that my characters of a particular nationality weren’t the way characters of that nationality were portrayed in movies. I explained to her, politely, that the characters in the movies were stereotypes, and that I don’t use them.
Stereotypes are a sort of shorthand that is used to invent characters w… Continue
A number of years ago, before my first novel made it to print, a reader complained about the fact that my characters of a particular nationality weren’t the way characters of that nationality were portrayed in movies. I explained to her, politely, that the characters in the movies were stereotypes, and that I don’t use them.
Stereotypes are a sort of shorthand that is used to invent characters w… Continue
Posted on July 11, 2008 at 4:09am —
What makes a writer a writer?
Crossposted from my other blog...
I tend not to say an awful lot while I'm online. Mostly, I 'listen' to the conversations going on on message boards and lists, learning and picking up interesting tips and tidbits as I go along. I'm still too new at this, and a bit too unknown as a published author to have much of importance to add.
I have to admit that there are times when some of my fellow authors do and say things that leave me scratching my head. There are writers who seem to feel all auth… Continue
I tend not to say an awful lot while I'm online. Mostly, I 'listen' to the conversations going on on message boards and lists, learning and picking up interesting tips and tidbits as I go along. I'm still too new at this, and a bit too unknown as a published author to have much of importance to add.
I have to admit that there are times when some of my fellow authors do and say things that leave me scratching my head. There are writers who seem to feel all auth… Continue
Posted on March 12, 2008 at 7:00am — 8 Comments
Pepper Smith's Photos
Comment Wall (35 comments)
- At 4:00am on September 28, 2009,
REID JACKSON (pen name) said… - i.m a new writer so
be kind
- At 7:38am on August 29, 2009,
Libby Cudmore said… - Thanks . . . I forgot to say this earlier, but you have one of these best names I've ever heard!
- At 6:23am on August 29, 2009,
Libby Cudmore said…
- Howdy! Congrats on all your success!
- At 10:33am on May 10, 2009,
Jean Henry Mead said… - Pepper, I'd like to interview you for my Mysterious People blog. Email me with your bio, web and blog sites to Seniorsleuth@aol.com, if you're interested.
Thanks,
Jean
- At 3:20am on February 12, 2009,
B.R.Stateham said… - Pepper,
About author photos--that's just a casual observation on my part. And yes . . . there are always exceptions!!
- At 11:16am on August 13, 2008,
Tory Richards said… - Hey Pepper, I write for Whiskey Creek Press, too!
- At 8:01am on August 7, 2008,
Beth Groundwater said… - Hi Pepper,
Thanks for becoming my friend--I'm always happy to find fellow mystery authors in online communities.
- At 6:20am on August 6, 2008,
Rhys Bowen said…
- I'm so glad you enjoyed Her Royal Spyness, and I'm happy to be added to your list of friends on Crimespace.
- At 4:19am on July 27, 2008,
Margot Renne Payne said… - You are welcome! I love checking out all the links. So much fun and a great way to check out useful--and useless--information!
- At 5:05pm on July 24, 2008,
Pauline Rowson said… - I will certainly let you know. Murder Mystery evenings seem to be growing in strength over here. I'm always looking for different (and legal) ways to promote my novels, and myself, of course, as an author brand. I did an eight hour book signing on a ferry crossing in conjunction with a bookshop in May, which was great fun, and as it is the National Year of Reading over here, supported by our Prime Minister, I was able to capitalise on this too. Seen the comments about e books. All my novels and business books are available in e books. I have a great UK publisher for them, but the majority of my sales are in the States, which I am certainly not complaining about, and the reviews for my novels from the States are very encouraging. They seem to be very popular with library readers over there. My business books are also available as audio books and soon all my novels will be, my e book publisher is also into this area, and again download sales particularly in the States are good. Not sure if Jean Henry Mead will read this comment, Pepper, but with print on demand she could bring her books back into print under her own imprint and make them available through her web site and contacts. Forgive me if I am already preaching to the converted or going over old ground but wondered if any of this might help. Bye for now Pauline.
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