{"id":1080,"date":"2015-10-11T17:29:35","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T00:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2015-10-18T14:19:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T21:19:19","slug":"getting-ready-to-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=1080","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready to Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you think I had left the country, Dear Reader? It&#8217;s not good form to leave your website un-updated for five months, but there really has been a reason. More than one, in fact. Aside from the usual tedious trips to the hospital for tests and procedures with my beloved spouse, this site has been undergoing some renovation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1081\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Box-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1081\" data-attachment-id=\"1081\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?attachment_id=1081\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Box-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FE-140,X-725&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1444521600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Old Nick and me.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Box-2-300x253.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Box-2.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1081\" alt=\"Old Nick and me.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Box-2-300x253.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Box-2-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Box-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Nick and me.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First of all I have added pages for the new Alafair Tucker Mystery, <em>All Men Fear Me<\/em>, which officially launches on November 3. My webmaster has added the \u00a0links for the new book on the left, but you can also get to the new pages \u00a0by either finding the link above under &#8220;Books&#8221; or &#8220;Reviews&#8221;, or clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?page_id=1049\">here<\/a>, where you can read the first two chapters of All Men before it&#8217;s even available!<\/p>\n<p>If you will lift your eyes to the bar at the top of the page, you will also see an entirely new section entitles &#8220;Recipes&#8221;. I have had so many readers ask me about the old fashioned, country recipes that I include in the back of each novel that I decided to do a regular food feature at least once a month, starting now. The first recipe is taken from <em>All Men Fear Me<\/em>, and is called War Cake. The second is a staple of country cooking, Buttermilk Biscuits, from <em>The Old Buzzard Had It Coming<\/em>. As time goes on, I hope to have all the recipes from the books on this site, as well as some that aren&#8217;t in the books!<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, <em>All Men<\/em> is about to launch, teetering on the edge of the diving board as it were. I&#8217;ll be appearing all around Arizona, starting October 28 and throughout November and December. You can check out my schedule any time by clicking on the Events link above, but for your convenience, and I hope for your future planning purposes, I&#8217;m posting right here and now the entire schedule as it now stands. As you see, I&#8217;ll often be appearing with other fabulous mystery authors, so mark your calendars and come out to see us!<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 28, 2015<\/strong>, 6:30 p.m. \u2013 Donis Casey, Shona Patel, and Anne Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Sunrise Mountain Library,\u00a021109 N. 98th. Ave.\u00a0Peoria, AZ 85382<\/p>\n<p>phone: (623) 773-8650<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 7, 2015,\u00a0<\/strong>2:00 p.m. \u2013 I\u2019ll be speaking to the Arizona Historical Novel Society about creating effective dialog. Check out the AHNS site on Facebook for details<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 8, 2015,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a02:00 p.m. \u2013 I\u2019ll be demonstrating how to make War Cake, recipe taken from All Men Fear Me.<\/p>\n<p>P.E.O. Chapter CZ is hosting \u201cA Taste of Art.\u201d This is a free event, open to the public. Local speakers will be engaging the audience with presentations about food. Art will be raffled off. A unique cookbook by Chapter CZ will be available for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Raffle and cookbook proceeds to benefit P.E.O. educational programs. Learn more about P.E.O. at<a href=\"http:\/\/ www.peointernational.org\">www.peointernational.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>La Casita Recreation Center<br \/>\nDobson Ranch<br \/>\n2719 S. Reyes<br \/>\nMesa, AZ 85202<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorsAndArtists\">www.facebook.com\/AuthorsAndArtists<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 14, 2015,<\/strong>\u00a01:00 p.m. Official Book for\u00a0launch for\u00a0<em>All Men Fear Me<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Poisoned Pen Bookstore,\u00a04014 N Goldwater Blvd #101,\u00a0Scottsdale, AZ 85251 USA<\/p>\n<p>Phone:(480) 947-2974<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/poisonedpen.com\/\">http:\/\/poisonedpen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 15, 2015,<\/strong>\u00a03:00 p.m. \u2013 Donis Casey and Jeffrey Siger<\/p>\n<p>Clues Unlimited Bookstore. 3154 east Fort Lowell Road, Tucson, AZ 85716<\/p>\n<p>phone: (520) 326-8533<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cluesunlimited.com\/\">http:\/\/cluesunlimited.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 19, 2015,\u00a0<\/strong>6:30 p.m. \u2013 Donis Casey, Anne Wilson, and Eileen Brady<\/p>\n<p>Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (623) 930-3431<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glendaleaz.com\/library\/\">http:\/\/www.glendaleaz.com\/library\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 20, 2015<\/strong>, 1:00 p.m., Book Talk at<\/p>\n<p>Salazar-Ajo Public Library,\u00a015 W Plaza St #179, Ajo, AZ 85321<\/p>\n<p>Phone:(520) 387-6075<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 7, 2015,\u00a0<\/strong>10:30 a.m. \u2013 Donis Casey, Betty Webb, Red Ramsay, Eileen Brady.<\/p>\n<p>Perry Branch Library, 1965 E. Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85297<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (602) 652-3000<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mcldaz.org\/custom\/branches\/perry.aspx\">http:\/\/mcldaz.org\/custom\/branches\/perry.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 8, 2015<\/strong>, 7:00 p.m. Donis Casey and Betty Webb at<\/p>\n<p>Changing Hands Bookstore,\u00a06428 S McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283<\/p>\n<p>phone: (480) 730.0205<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.changinghands.com\/\">http:\/\/www.changinghands.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 10, 2015,\u00a0<\/strong>7:00 p.m. Donis Casey, Jon Talton, Fred Ramsay, Anne Wilson, Betty Webb<\/p>\n<p>Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (480) 312-7323<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsdalelibrary.org\/authors\">http:\/\/scottsdalelibrary.org\/authors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 12, 2015<\/strong>, \u00a02:00 p.m., Donis Casey, Jon Talton, Fred Ramsay, Anne Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Tempe Public Library,\u00a03500 South Rural Road,\u00a0Tempe, AZ 85282<\/p>\n<p>phone: (480) 350-5500<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tempe.gov\/library\">http:\/\/www.tempe.gov\/library<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 15, 2015,\u00a0<\/strong>1:00 p.m., Donis Casey, Fred Ramsay, Anne Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Desert Foothills Library, 38443 No. Schoolhouse Rd., Cave Creek, AZ, 85331<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (480) 488-2286<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you think I had left the country, Dear Reader? It&#8217;s not good form to leave your website un-updated for five months, but there really has been a reason. More than one, in fact. 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