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January 23, 2012
With Gaap completed and sent off to Caryn for review, it’s time to look forward to a new year full of fun writing events! Coming up in April is the 20th Anniversary of the Pikes Peak Writers Conference. I’ll be there, along with my younger brother, meeting other writers and mingling with the amazing faculty!
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October 18, 2011
Nathan and I took my son Gabriel to Moscow for his birthday. It was six adventure-filled days in Red Square! See some pictures here.
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September 13, 2011
After a summer of writing and traveling, I grabbed my buddy Elias and my nephew Liam and headed off to Southern California for a few last golden days in the sun. We managed to get in some quality beach time, visit Joshua Tree National Park, and spend a fun day at Six Flags.
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August 23, 2011
Author Event! I’ve been invited back to speak again at this year’s Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference, being held September 9-11 in Denver. It’s an honor to be recognized as a successful, published YA author and to be considered knowledgeable enough to speak on the topic, “Writing for the Reluctant Reader.” I’m looking forward to spending the weekend with other writer friends and reader fans, and I hope some of you can make it to my presentation on Friday afternoon. For more information on the conference, you can download the brochure here, or visit the official website by clicking the graphic below.
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January 27, 2011
Author Event! I’ve been invited to be part of the author panel at this year’s 23rd Colorado Teen Literature Conference in Denver on April 2. I’ll be joined by bestselling authors Pete Hautman, Rachel Vail, and other local writers for a fun day of celebrating books and reading with teens. It’d be great to see some of you there!
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October 21, 2010
Thanks to the kids of South Park High School (and Lynde’s class!) for a great day of reading fun. It was great to meet all of you!
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August 7, 2010
It’s been a long summer of school and writing. I’m pleased to announce that I’m hard at work on my latest manuscript, a spooky thriller for middle grade titled “Gaap”.
While my agent helps me get that one ready, I’ll be presenting another class on writing for teenagers at this year’s Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Conference in Denver, Sept 10-12.
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March 1, 2010
I’ll be presenting a writing session called “From Query to Beyond” at the annual Pikes Peak Writers Conference here in Colorado Springs. The fun four-day event runs from April 22-25, 2010.
Presenting with me will be my wonderful agent, Caryn Wiseman from the Andrea Brown Literary Agency in California.
It’d be great to see some of you there!
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Author Event! I’ll be part of a wonderful panel with my pals Robert Spiller and Becca Fitzpatrick at the Englewood Public Library on December 5, 2009, from 1-3 p.m. If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and say hi!
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November 7, 2009
Don’t forget to check out the return of my brother’s TV show, Science of the Movies, on the Discover Science Channel this month. All new episodes start Thursday, November 12!
And if you’re into movies, video games, or other geeky stuff, do yourself a favor and take a few minutes to view his online program, Heads Up, on the Crave Online website. It’s hilarious.
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October 16, 2009 It’s always a great day when a friend and fellow writer releases a new book. Such was the case when one of the finest people I know, Laura Resau, recently had a launch party for her new novel, The Indigo Notebook. I drove up to Ft. Collins with my buddy, Kirk Farber, where we met my writing partner, Brandon Meyers, and joined other friends and family for a wonderful time.
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October 1, 2009
AuthorFest of the Rockies is always one of my favorite events of the year. Once again, I got to spend time at Manitou High School with the kids, hang out with friends and other authors, and learn more about the craft of writing!
While Jaguar Night is being shopped to publishers, my new manuscript, Gaap (which I’m collaborating on with my buddy Brandon), was a big hit at this year’s open mic reading. Spooky stuff.
Below are a couple of snaps from the event at the Cliff House Hotel. Take a look and join us next year!
NOTE: Pictures pop up in separate windows.
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July 21, 2009
My buddy, Bob Spiller, and I taught a class this week on How to Write a Teen Novel.
It was part of the Pikes Peak Writers’ Summer Program, and it sure was a lot of fun!
We invited several local teens to join us in giving tips, tricks, and some unique insight to aspiring YA authors!
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July 11, 2009
With Jaguar Night finished and being shopped to publishers, I’m in search of a new project. My writer buddy, Brandon Meyers, and I headed up to the high country yesterday to talk about some ideas and discuss the details of a neat collaboration. More on that soon. In the meantime, Colorado looked as good as ever. We snapped plenty of pics, which you can see here!
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May 31, 2009
It sure has been a busy Spring! Not only have I been putting the finishing touches on what I hope will be the final revision of the
long-overdue Border Patrol, but I also finished the latest draft of Jaguar Night. To celebrate, I headed off to Ireland for the Memorial Day weekend with my sister Kelly, her husband Jim, and my son Gabriel. Take a look here!
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March 12, 2009
One of the best parts of being an author is sharing in the great success of other writers. I’ve been blessed this year to attend many wonderful events featuring authors I admire and consider friends.
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Author Information
Ronald Cree
rcree@ronaldcree.com
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Book Information
Simon Pulse
Trade Paperback
320 pages $7.99
ISBN: 1-4169-1156-1
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Actor Lee Rumohr
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Meet actor Lee Rumohr. Lee is a good friend of mine who has made several impressive appearances in popular television shows like Smallville, Mutant X, and Queer As Folk,
as well as
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starring in various movies and theatre productions.
We’ve been working on his website for awhile now, and I’m pleased to announce that it can be viewed at
www.leerumohr.com.
Be sure to drop us a line and let us know what you think.
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The “Other” Desert Blood
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In 2001, when I began working on my book, I gave a lot of thought to what its title should be. After doing some snooping around on the Internet, I settled on a name that no one else was using and incorporated it into my story. I called it Desert Blood.
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Imagine my surprise when, after selling the book to Simon & Schuster in January 2005,
I learned that author Alicia Gaspar de Alba had chosen the exact same title for her new mystery novel! Luckily, my editor decided to tweak my title just a bit anyway, renaming it Desert Blood 10pm/9c.
I have met Alicia a couple of times now, and we get a kick out of the coincidence. The Collective Consciousness of the Universe hard at work...
Be sure to stop by Alicia’s site for more details about her book!
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