Lori G. Armstrong's Blog, page 3

So, it might be fun to go as Lady Gaga on Halloween if I could get her gun bra like this one:

Western South Dakota was hit with a huge, early snowstorm last weekend. We just got power yesterday.

But as inconvenient as it was for us without power, throwing out tons of food, getting out the chainsaw to cut up the trees that had fallen across the driveway, moving to a hotel for the duration, I consider us very, very lucky. My heart is breaking for the ranchers who are dealing with loss of livestock. Thousands of cattle are dead courtesy of this storm. And there won’t be any government assistance for these ranchers — guess a disaster only counts if it’s a hurricane, or tornado, or flooding, or forest fires…

Follow the link if you want to read about how destructive this snow storm has been to the people in my beloved home state – South Dakota Snow Storm Kills Thousands of Cattle

The first book in my Julie Collins series, BLOOD TIES is on sale at online vendors in digital form through October 15th for .99!! Spread the word — it’s a bargain for this Shamus nominated book!

BLOOD TIES link for kindle

BLOOD TIES link for nook

I saw this and snickered like a teenaged boy – seriously, today’s # is 69, how could I not use this?

Physical stamina is one thing, but does your tongue get tired before you do? The Oral Trainer trains your tongue making it stronger and builds endurance. And unless you’re an auctioneer who gets easily tongue tied, then they only reason you’re picking this up is illustrated on the box.

Ever seen one of these? I’d like to have one just for conversation…

Here’s a picture of us after the Western Crime Wave panel–guess who has her mouth open talking? Haha.

Left to right: CM Wendelboe, Craig Johnson, Ann Charles, me, Sandra Brannan, CJ Box~ thanks to the fab Sandra Brannan for the tag so I could steal borrow this shot!

Been looking for a new pair of lamps…what do you think?

I’m on my way up to Deadwood this morning to participate in South Dakota Festival of the Book. I’ll mostly be there as my Lori Armstrong persona, since my mysteries are set in South Dakota, but I will be talking about writing romance as Lorelei James versus writing mystery too. Here’s my schedule today and happy weekend everyone!

Sept. 21st – 10:00 AM

Panel–Writing Mystery vs Writing Romance

Deadwood Public Library downstairs

Sept. 21st – noon

Western Crime Wave Box Lunch with Lori Armstrong, CJ Box, Craig Johnson, Sandra Brannan, CM Wendelboe, Ann Charles

Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center

Sept. 21st – 1:00 pm

Booksigning

Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center