Tag: amazon.com

• Birthday Celebration – Giving it Away

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I decided the best way to celebrate another year was to giveaway my book during the holidays. I’m a Christmas baby (December 23). I’m grateful I made it through another year, and I’m extremely grateful to have published two book in 2012. Live from the Road went “live” on amazon in…

  P. C. Zick

  December 20, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, e-book, endangered species, environment, fiction, Kindle, Live from the Road, novel, Route 66, sea turtles, Trails in the Sand, travel

• My Novel Christmas Party

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I love Jae over at Lit and Scribbles. She always has inspiring posts such as her recent Novel Christmas Party. Today, I’m throwing a Novel Christmas Party for my novel Live from the Road. Question:  What Christmas carol best describes Live from the Road and why? Answer: Grandma Got Run over…

  P. C. Zick

  December 6, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Writing Ideas

  amazon.com, blog, characters, Christmas, Christmas carol, e-book, fiction, holidays, Kindle, Live from the Road, novel, writers, writing

• Week 18: The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick I’m participating in my first blog hop, and I hope you’ll join me on this journey as we blog hop our way through some new reads. A blog hop gives readers an opportunity to find some wonderful authors you might have missed. Be sure to follow our blog hop and be…

  P. C. Zick

  October 24, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Writing Ideas

  amazon.com, authors, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, e-book, editing, editors, fiction, healing, Karen White, Kathleen Heady, Live from the Road, love, novel, Pat Conroy, publishing, recovery, revising, sea turtle eggs, sea turtles, southern families, writers, writing

• Riding the Roller Coaster

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick Seven months ago, I began a perilous journey when I decided to enter the revolution. I’ve earned my living as a writer for more than a decade. Now I’m working longer hours, opening myself to the whole world, and earning just enough to pay my overhead. In these seven months, I’ve…

  P. C. Zick

  October 10, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Style and Grace, Writing Tips

  amazon.com, authors, e-book, e-books, Facebook, Kindle, Live from the Road, novel, reviewers, reviews, twitter, writers

• Following the Muse

    By Patricia Zick @PCZick Sometimes the muse leads us where we need to go. In early 2002, I was working on a novel set on the Suwanee River. I was also a reporter for  a 5,000 circulation weekly newspaper in north Florida. I covered one of the more contentious city commissions as WalMart began…

  P. C. Zick

  September 21, 2012

  Books by P. C. Zick, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, bomb, bomb squad, commission meeting, fiction, Kindle, muse, newspaper, novel, reporter, WalMart, writing

• Win Live from the Road

    Live from the Road is featured on Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews today. The blog contains an excerpt from the book, an interview with me and a chance to win either a print or kindle version of the book. Drop by and visit and enter to win! The contest ends September 22, 2012. I’m shamelessly…

  P. C. Zick

  August 23, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Route 66

  amazon.com, blog, e-book, fiction, Jack Kerouac, Kindle, Live from the Road, mother road, novel, Route 66, writers, writing

• Tortoise Stew on Kindle

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick As promised, I’ve now released Tortoise Stew on Kindle (by P.C. Zick). It’s a real deal at .99 cents. It was originally published in paperback in 2006 under my former name (Patricia Camburn Behnke). The new e-book version has been updated and edited. Here’s a review of the book from 2006.…

  P. C. Zick

  August 7, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, Carl Hiassen, e-book, environment, fiction, Florida environment, Florida politics, Kindle, novel, novels, publishing, writing

• Words of Wisdom?

  “I carried scars, but those scars bring us to places where happiness is perhaps just having the morning paper in the driveway and the coffee steaming hot in the kitchen – the simple pleasures enjoyed in moments of grace.” from Live from the Road By P.C. Zick

  P. C. Zick

  August 4, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Route 66

  amazon.com, e-book, fiction, happiness, Kindle, Live from the Road, moments of grace, novel, Route 66

• An Appetite for Accuracy

  I just finished reading An Appetite for Murder: A Key West Food Critic Mystery. I rarely review other books because it’s such a subjective business, but I have to comment on this book. Signet published it in January 2012. The second in the series is scheduled for release in September 2012. The book is a…

  P. C. Zick

  August 1, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Writing Tips

  amazon.com, authors, characters, editing, editors, fiction, Key West, novels, publishers, Signet

• Five-Star Review

  Diane Rapp is an author and book reviewer. She launched her latest book this week – Dragon Defense. Live from the Road – Five-Star Review by Diane Rapp When I began reading this book, I assumed it might be a travel story about the places visited. Thankfully the engaging story dragged me into the lives…

  P. C. Zick

  July 18, 2012

  Route 66

  amazon.com, characters, e-book, fiction, Kindle, Live from the Road, mother road, novel, Route 66, travel, writing