Born in northern Minnesota, Rhonda now resides in Colorado with her husband and her very spoiled Pomeranian, Roscoe.
Her love of writing took flight at the tender age of four when she was caught writing with her crayons on the knotty pine walls of the family home. Throughout her childhood, her love of writing carried her through hundreds of hours in her room discovering the beauty of words and floating in a fishing boat on the lake writing poetry. In her teens, she tested her hand at journalism by writing a couple of articles for the city newspaper about school events. Later, she completed a Journalism/Short Story Writing course and was a stringer for a local newspaper. That’s when she knew it was writing fiction that captivated her, and she then wrote two novels by hand that are still tucked away in boxes.
Wanting to grow her author business and help other authors, she has branched out by taking an extensive proofreading course. Blackhurst Writing Services, LLC was born and she now provides services including proofreading, indie author support and coaching, and freelance writing.
She is a member of Colorado Authors League, Northern Colorado Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime-National, and the Vice President of Sisters in Crime-CO Chapter.
Recently retired from the District Attorney’s Office, she can now be found hibernating in her home office or a coffee shop creating characters, settings, and stories, emerging occasionally for coffee and dark chocolate.
She would love for you to connect with her at:
Facebook Twitter BookBub Instagram Private FB Group, Salon Talk
She would also love to hear from you via email at rhondablackhurst@gmail.com
Hi! I have just nominated your for a liebster award: http://homeandspirit.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/ive-been-nominated/
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Wow and Thank You! I feel honored! 🙂
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Visiting from the A to Z blog challenge and I grew up in Minneapolis! I live in Nicaragua now and still feel like a Minnesotan even though I haven’t lived there for 10 years. Great blog I’ll be back when this wild blog challenge is over if not before.
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Wonderful! Thank you. It’s so nice to “meet” you. 🙂
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Hi! I’m an A to Z blogging visitor, but I’ll be back to read more!
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Thank you for visiting Lori. I’ll stop by your site as well. 🙂
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Hello, thank you for stopping by my blog. I always love meeting new bloggers and discovering what they write about and their various interests. I look forward to exploring your blog.
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My pleasure, Sheri. Having experienced bipolar with my stepdaughter, it was “enlightening” to read about your story. And thank you!
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Hi Rhonda, I like what you do. So much so, that I’m nominating you for a Liebster Award. Yay! Should you choose to accept, check out this post on http://www.bookgirl.com.au
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Thank you Bookgirl, and I’m honored that you thought of me. However, I was just nominated six months ago. 🙂
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That’s okay, just sending that virtual hug your way.
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I am enjoying your blog and I appreciate hearing of One Word! Curious, is your one word still Grace?
I would have to say my one word is Explore; chosen purposefully as I am on a 3 year journey to transition into something new. Channeling my energy into exploration is freeing.
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Thank you! My one word for 2014 is Silence. It has been a blessing on so many levels to remember silence is golden. I love the word Explore. It sounds like its a great one for you. It’s amazing to me how that “one word” just appears.
Thank you for the follow. I’m following you right back. 🙂
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Wow. Silence. I may have to pursue that at some point. In fact a friend goes to the Krupa lu Center for Yoga & Health year ad her most favorite part of every day is Breakfast. It is completely silent; you eat with everyone including the monks. She says it is incredibly grounding.
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I’ve always wanted to participate in a silent retreat. There’s so much to be “heard” in silence.
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Hi Rhonda, I wanted to let you know that I nominated you for a Liebster Award. I see from reading the comments that you’ve been nominated before. If you choose to accept the nomination this time around, you can find the details here: http://lorilmaclaughlin.com/2015/02/20/celebrate-the-small-things-and-the-liebster-award/
Have a great weekend!
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Hey, thanks for the follow! By the way, I love your header image. It’s very calming and peaceful and looks like a lovely place for a long walk. 🙂
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I could have sworn I had been following you for a long time. It was just recently when I was scrolling through my reader for blogs I follow, specifically to find yours because I wasn’t getting emailed notifications and thought you were just very quiet on your blog :), that I realized I hadn’t been. My bad!
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I know I have trouble keeping track of all the blogs I follow. I don’t get to them nearly as often as I’d like. Too many great blogs, too little time. 🙂
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Hey there Rhonda! I’m doing a project where I’m following ten exciting, fresh, and interesting bloggers each day for the month of March 2015, and you’re today’s #10! Feel free to come visit me when you can at http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com, and follow if you like what you read. Have a good one!
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Thank you for the follow! I followed ya right back. 🙂
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Love your site! I’m a grandmother of a Zoe (and her big sister), an author of a cozy mystery (among other things), a Christian, and a Canadian just across the border from Northern Minnesota. Lots of similarities!
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Indeed! It’s nice to meet you! 🙂 My Zoey is having a little sister in August. Isn’t grandmotherhood the best? 🙂 Thank you so much for visiting.
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Rhonda, nice to read more about you and your journey through life. I really love the “one word” idea for the year. If I had to choose one for 2015, mine would be patience. With myself and with others.
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Thank you Corinne. Patience is a great word and one I could use as well. Was great to meet you last weekend! Looking forward to connecting again. 🙂
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In addition to many other things, we also have our Minnesota roots in common! So glad to have met you, Rhonda.
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I’m going to friend you on Facebook, because I tend to be more active there than on WordPress.
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Sounds great! Looking forward to connecting. 🙂
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Thank you Tracy. My heart will always belong to Minnesota. 🙂
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Wonderful blog, thanks!
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Thank you, Wilson! 🙂
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You’re welcome, Rhonda!
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