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check the Chatroom Schedule for information on upcoming guests and writing-related chat topics. Visit our Previous Guests page to catch up on what you've missed. CHAT WITH PENNY RUDOLPH Penny Rudolph is the author of the contemporary mystery Thicker Than Blood and its sequel Lifeblood, as well as the historical mystery Listen to the Mockingbird.
She has worked as a bartender, truck driver, chile picker, musician, science writer, and medical writer. She’s taught high school English, as well as journalism at New Mexico State University. A finalist or winner in five national fiction competitions, she has won more than 50 national non-fiction writing/editing awards, including an international Gold Quill. Penny has lived most of her life in New Mexico, with detours to the
East and West coasts. Thicker Than Blood, hardcover and now in trade paperback: Rachel Chavez owns—and lives in—an L.A. parking garage. She's trying to stay sober and make ends meet. When she discovers a dented car with smudges of what might be blood on the fender, she learns of the hit-and-run death of an executive at InterUrban Water District. This is Chinatown in the 21st century, plus the conflicting emotions of a woman trying to stay afloat and alive, the mixed motives of everyone from activists to bureaucrats, and an eclectic band of misfits who help Rachel solve the crime. Booklist calls Rachel “one of the most refreshing new heroines to wander into the crime genre.” Lifeblood, sequel to Thicker Than Blood, (hardcover) is my second
mystery/thriller with Rachel Chavez. When she discovers two unconscious boys in a van, she rushes them to the emergency room. But the next day, the hospital has no record of either child. Outraged and determined to learn what happened, Rachel gets help from her best friend (a character Whoopi Goldberg should play one day), and a cell-phone-toting homeless woman. But soon someone is gunning for Rachel. Kirkus calls Lifeblood "a quality follow-up to Rachel's first adventure. | On the Products page you will find some great recommendations. Please use our links to buy, and help support the chatroom! 
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DOOR PRIZE Penny has donated a copy of Thicker Than Blood. This will be awarded to a lucky chatter at the mid-point of the chat. Remember, you MUST be present to win! Please feel free to pass this announcement on to
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Quick as a Flash (New Release June 2007) Can you write a complete story in 500 words or less? How about 100 words? Flash is an up and coming fiction form. It's fun and quite the exercise for your other fiction. These markets are hard to find. Here are 98 markets to get you started. We look forward to chatting with you! Audrey Shaffer Linda Hutchinson Renee Barnes | 