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Ghosts, Girls, and Other Things That Make Me Shiver
As I said on Friday, I was at the Hand Hotel in Fairplay, CO for the YA with Altitude writer’s retreat. Talk about a wonderful experience. Not only was our moderator Courtney Koschel fabulous, but she put together a really helpful retreat. Both Sarah Ockler and Heidi R. Kling shared a wealth of information with us. It’s hard to believe but I actually left feeling like I now have an idea of how to write my pitch and query. And if you’ve ever had to write either of them, you know just how shiver-worthy that is.
But I know you are really curious about the ghosts of Hand Hotel. I don’t put myself in the “disbeliever” category. Instead, I’m a fan of the “why not?” category. There are folks who think the hotel most definitely is haunted (UFONUT) and others who think such an idea is ludicrous. Me? I left thinking that most likely the hotel had more guests over the weekend than visible.
I’m Not Here
Today, instead of being focused on you and my normal world, I’m focused on me. Which is a fine thing, right?
I’m at the Hand Hotel in Fairplay, Colorado at the YA with Altitude Writer’s Retreat. The hotel is purported to be haunted and while I haven’t yet had any overtly corporeal experiences, let’s just say I’m open to it. Read more…

