Janet Alcorn

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  • Vanishing, Inc.,  Weekend Coffee Share,  Writing

    Successful pitch session and more writing news

    October 8, 2023 /
    Sepia-toned photo of a stone house amid ponderosa pine trees.

    I’m happy to report I survived my pitch session at the WriteNow conference! As a result of that session, I disappeared from the face of the earth–and this blog–for about 3 weeks. Details below. But first: welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer. Grab a treat, have a seat, and let’s get this party started. Writing News How my pitch session went In my last post, I mentioned I’d signed up for the WriteNow conference, including submitting the first 30 pages of my suspense novel in progress, Delta Dawn, for professional editing and pitching my time travel romance, Vanishing, Inc., to an agent. I should get…

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    The most inspiring feedback I’ve ever received

    May 7, 2026
    Vintage houseboat on slough tucked behind twisty branches

    How my novel, Delta Dawn, got its name (#IWSG)

    March 31, 2026
    Round-headed cartoon person staring angrily at computer

    Blurbs, pitches, loglines, and other book marketing necessities I suck at (#IWSG)

    November 3, 2021
  • Arizona,  Photos,  Vanishing, Inc.

    Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon National Park

    June 28, 2021 /

    If you’ve hung around on this blog for very long, you’ve probably figured out that I love photo challenges (see just about any of my photo posts for evidence). Well, I just found a new one, the Amazing Stonework challenge over on the For the Love of blog. Anita’s goal is, “to highlight the artwork created by builders of long ago.” I’m fascinated by old stone buildings, from millennium-old pueblos and cliff dwellings to the midcentury brick homes in my Tucson neighborhood, so I’m excited to participate in this challenge. I’m also excited to use this challenge as an opportunity to share photos from places that relate in some way…

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    Closeup of velvet pod mimosa blooms in various stages, from buds to bright pink open flowers to faded light pink flowers

    Velvet-pod Mimosa (Mimosa dysocarpa)

    August 16, 2021
    Yellow building with cream arched doorway and brown door with brick walkway and garden in front, national park shield on outside wall, labeled Tumacácori National Historical Park

    Tumacácori National Historical Park (Weekend Coffee Share #5)

    September 11, 2021
    Cars on freeway heading into wall of clouds and dust

    Risking my life for new bookcases

    August 19, 2022
  • Arizona,  Photos,  Vanishing, Inc.

    Photo safari through a historic Flagstaff neighborhood

    April 29, 2020 /

    My first novel, Vanishing, Inc., is set in a fictional mountain town in Arizona called Ponderosa. I live in Flagstaff, a not-so-fictional mountain town in Arizona that makes an appearance in my story, but since I’m writing a paranormal romance (a time travel romance, to be specific), I wanted the freedom of a fictional setting. I don’t want some overly-literal reader leaving me a one-star review because there are, in fact, no time portals in Flagstaff. Hey, you know it could happen. I’m sure plenty of tourists have walked through standing stones in Scotland and become very grumpy because they did not immediately find themselves in the arms of a lusty…

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    Hosting a write-in and trying to finish a book

    October 14, 2022
    Brick path through trees with iron sculptures on either side

    Tucson Botanical Gardens and a few laughs (Weekend Coffee Share #15)

    November 21, 2021
    Pink cactus flower with white center

    Saguaro National Park 2: Critters and Flowers

    September 2, 2022

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