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Something About Me and My Book:: Growing up in El Paso instilled in me a fascination with all things New Mexican. "The Land of Enchantment" contains White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, towering mountains, the ghost of Billy the Kid, Aliens in Roswell, and exotic Indian Pueblos. I attended the University of New Mexico, eventually became president of New Mexico State University, and decided to write murder mysteries set in New Mexico after I retired. You can learn more about my books at www.orenduff.org.

At 5:50pm on July 11, 2010, Sunny Frazier said…: Mike, the woman who showed up at PSWA and who Billie gave a contract to on the spot is now on this site. Please stop by and meet the newest member of Oak Tree Press: Marja McGraw.

At 6:50am on March 8, 2010, Laurel-Rain Snow said…: Congratulations on your award!

At 6:15am on March 8, 2010, J. Michael Orenduff said…: Winning the EPIC award for the mystery category was great. I think Marilyn Meredith's No Sanctuary should have won - it was also one of the 4 finalists - but I was happy to receive the award.

At 10:27pm on March 7, 2010, Holli Castillo said…: Congrats on the award!!!!! I saw Billie today for lunch and gave her a tour of New Orleans, sorry I didn't get a chance to see you and your wife. Hope to see you in Vegas.

Holli Castillo

At 9:28pm on February 7, 2010, Sunny Frazier said…: What's the title of your next Pot Thief book? And, will it get us high?

At 5:05pm on September 6, 2009, Sunny Frazier said…: Incredibly flattered with your comment about liking my books better than Evanovich. Many people actually mentioned the post to me. Of course, I didn't tell them I was twisting your arm as you were typing one-handed!

At 7:42am on August 30, 2009, Susan Whitfield said…: Good morning, MIchael. I'm ready for your interview, picture, bio, book cover and short synop or blurb. I like to get them in about a week ahead so I can set up the post. Please send the items to ssn.whitfield@gmail.com I look forward to learning more about you and your writing. Let' both get the word out that you're up the week of September 7th. Thanks so much!

At 6:10pm on August 25, 2009, Sunny Frazier said…: Michael, everyone kept saying they wish they had a group like ours. That's one of the reasons why we started posting like this. June jots down the threads and then we do a round-robin via email and encapsulate the conversation. We had a real blow-out last week, I think that's going to be posted in Sept. Sarah, our youngest member, sulked a bit at our critique of her short story. My throwing the pages in the air did NOT make the blog. Yes, I can do the tough-love thing. Feathers are now smoothed. Writing goes on.

A new post went up yesterday. We're posting on Mondays. Talk this time is about a local murder trial and contest strategies.

At 5:05am on July 13, 2009, J. Michael Orenduff said…: Oops. You'd think as a writer, I would pay more attention to precision of expression. "The Land of Enchantment" is actually the state motto of New Mexico, which is why I put in it quotes. But now that I read it, it does sound like the title of a book I'm trying to promote. In fact, my book is "The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras." And you are right, Ann, I love books written by natives of interesting locales because of the sense of place the impart.
Mike Orenduff
www.orenduff.org

At 3:39am on July 13, 2009, Ann B. Keller said…: Welcome, Michael! Glad to have you with us.

Land of Enchantment sounds like a marvelous book. There's nothing like a book written by a native of the area. We find out all sorts of "secrets" that way.

Ann B. Keller
Author of BRIGGEN and Crenellations