Literary Lunes Magazine, September Issue

Literary Lunes Magazine
2011
Featured in this issue: Authors Responsibilities Outlining Poetry Palooza Story Time Mind Fog Reviews ehind the S!enes "a!#y "riters
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Literary Lunes Magazine, September issue Beth Ann Masarik Copyright 2011 by Beth Ann Masarik Smashwords Edition
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Letter rom the editor !ear "eaders,
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#hank you $ery mu%h or pi%king up this month&s issue o Literary Lunes Magazine' ( sin%ere)y apo)ogize or getting it out so )ate' *n ortunate)y, my town was impa%ted by +urri%ane (rene, and ( was or%ed to e$a%uate my home' Sin%e this was my irst hurri%ane, ( was a raid, and unsure o how to rea%t' #here ore, ( was set ba%k a ew days' ( want to thank e$eryone or their support and hard work' ( tru)y do appre%iate e$eryone&s enthusiasm regarding the magazine' ( a)so wou)d )ike to take the time to update you a)) on the antho)ogy submissions or CCMC' Submissions are %)osed, and we re%ei$ed an o$erwhe)ming amount, ( wi)) be %onta%ting e$eryone -i ( ha$en&t a)ready. by the end o the month who submitted' #hank you to a)) or your parti%ipation, /e ha$e re%ei$ed o$er 00 submissions to date, /ow, /ithout urther adieu, p)ease en1oy this month&s issue o Literary Lunes Magazine' Sin%ere)y, Beth Ann Masarik
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#ab)e o Contents
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(&m 2ub)ished, 3ow /hat4 By Beth Ann Masarik
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Some peop)e may be thinking, =6kay, (&$e got the pub)isher, my book has been re)eased, my 1ob is done, right4> /"63?, 3ow that you are a pub)ished author, your work is only beginning' ( had a %on$ersation with my soon@to@be mother@in@)aw a ew weeks ago about my author %areer, and she raised a very good point7as an author, we ha$e %ertain responsibi)ities not on)y to ourse)$es, but to our ans as we))' 3ow that our dream o being an author is a rea)ity, it&s time to take a step ba%k, re@ e$a)uate yourse) and ask the a))@important AuestionB =/hat do ( do neCt4> /hi)e that is a $ery )arge, and di i%u)t Auestion to answer, it is a $ery important one indeed' Dou need to make sure that you keep up your image on so%ia) media websites, and you need to wat%h what you say' #his is espe%ia))y true or new authors 1ust starting out in the ie)d' /hether you want to be)ie$e it or not, your ans, riends, ami)y, and e$en your %oworkers are now buying and reading your book' #hey may e$en be si)ent)y o))owing your :a%ebook posts, your #weets or e$en your b)og posts' #he bottom )ine4 /at%h what you say and or do on)ine' Dou may post something that you don&t think is o ensi$e, but somebody e)se %ou)d misinterpret a post you write, and it %ou)d %ause unne%essary drama' #his drama %an not on)y make the person o ended )ook bad, but you )ook bad as we))' :rom what ( ha$e )earned rom my own persona) eCperien%e, is that it is better to )ea$e posts about po)iti%s and re)igion o o your author pages, and b)ogs' -*n)ess you )ike the heat and drama, then by a)) means, go or the go)d,.' ( suggest making a separate page or your ans and your persona) )i e to a$oid any su%h issues' But, that&s on)y my suggestion' Dou do what you ee) is right or you,
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E$eryone 6ut)ines By Eim Mi))er
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3ot a%%ording to tons o peop)e out there in writing)and' #hey a)) swear they don&t out)ine' And i you&re one o them, ( think that this )itt)e essay may make you rethink the who)e %on%ept' +ere&s a samp)ing o a ew de initions o an 6ut)ineB a' A genera) des%ription %o$ering the main points o a sub1e%tB an out)ine o Ameri%an )iterature' b' A statement summarizing the important points o a teCt' %' A summary o a written work or spee%h, usua))y ana)yzed in headings and subheadings' F' A pre)iminary dra t or p)an o a pie%e o writing' As you %an see, based on these de initions, e$eryone has a menta) idea o what they wi)) be writing about' #hat&s rea))y an out)ine' So why are so many s%ared o the term Gout)ine&4 (t&s the basi% bui)ding b)o%k o e$erything we do' ?etting up in the morning you run through a series o things you want to get done today' #hat&s a p)an, or a )ist, or a set o goa)s, or an agenda and yes, it&s an out)ine' /e were taught a kind o out)ining way ba%k in high s%hoo) and it has probab)y done more to s%are tons o writers o the notion that an out)ine %an be he)p u) than any other reason' And Mi%roso t /ord %opied it' Dou know the one, where you get to modi y it so that the out)ine points %an show up as numbers, )etters or e$en roman numera)s' 6ne drawba%k with /ord&s out)ine ( ound was that it&s impossib)e to use the out)ining eature in any kind o pra%ti%a) manner' (t&s 1ust too %umbersome to use' By the time you read this arti%)e, (&)) ha$e parti%ipated in the 0 !ay Annua) Labour -(t&s Canadian, eh4. !ay no$e) writing %ontest or the 5th year'
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( ound it %an be a grue)ing, he))ish way to spend a )ong weekend' But, ( a)so ound it to be one o the most produ%ti$e, inspiring periods o my writing )i e' #he di eren%e between the two is7right' #+E 6*#L(3E' ( ( do a good out)ine my story )ows' My ingers dan%e a)ong the keyboard, words, senten%es, paragraph pour a%ross my s%reen' ( ( on)y do a ha) @assed out)ine then (&m strugg)ing or ;2 )ong and pain u) hours' #he )etters stumb)e onto the s%reen in a dis1ointed series o un%oordinated inger taps' (n this kind o marathon writing you %an&t sit and daydream through your p)ot, %on iguring ideas as you go' Dou need to ha$e it thorough)y mapped out' #hat&s an out)ine' And remember, you&$e done your out)ine on eCpendab)e paper printed with $egetab)e inks' (t&)) %ompost ni%e)y' But it&s not hand@%ar$ed out o a %hunk o pine by )umber1a%ks with %hainsaws' As you mo$e through it, you %hange it to suit yourse) ' +ere&s a simp)e and $ery Aui%k out)ineB 1' An idea or a story' 2' A %hara%ter or the story to happen to' 0' A setting or the %hara%ter to p)ay in' And that&s a simp)e out)ine' ( go on rom there and imagine prob)ems to bede$i) my %hara%ter' ( want him to be )ikab)e, but (&m sure not going to be kind to him' (&m going to be mean and my out)ine he)ps me be mean in a )ogi%a) seAuen%e' ( start o with my shopping )ist -out)ine. o the a)) prob)ems ( %an sho$e at my hero, pi%k one and throw it at my hero' +e gi$es it the o)d %o))ege try and de eats the prob)em, then takes a breather' And 1ust when he&s under the impression that )i e is %oo), ( s)am him with another, bigger prob)em, p)u%ked rom my p)an -out)ine. and he&s ro%ked ba%k on his hee)s on%e again' /hen he gets through my agenda -Dep, out)ine. the story is o$er' And now ( think that with that out o the way ( %an sit ba%k and re)aC be%ause (&$e done it' (&$e written a no$e)' And it&s too bad that (&m now about to be treated )ike my hero' (&m going to be s)ammed with another prob)em' #his is 1ust a irst dra t' But be%ause ( September 2011 Page 7
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ha$e a series o steps -an out)ine., ( know that a irst dra t is 1ust prob)em number one' My out)ine on how to write a no$e) rom b)ank paper to pub)ished no$e) eCtends a)) the way through a )ist o things ( ha$e out)ined' So there&s two eCamp)es o out)ining or two distin%t purposes' 6ne to write a no$e) and the se%ond to get through the entire pub)ishing pro%ess' ( hope this he)ps' ( you want an eCamp)e o my 0 day no$e) entry where the out)ine was so)id be ore the %ontest began, here it is on Amazon' httpBHHwww'amazon'%omHdpHB00FIMJII0 3o, it didn&t win the 0 !ay' My point is that an out)ine got me onto Amazon'%om'
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Literary Lunes Magazine Wacky Writers
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#his month&s /a%ky /riter&s %o)umn was inspired by +urri%ane (rene' ( don&t know about you guys, but (rene de inite)y impa%ted me and my ami)y' (t impa%ted me to the point where ( was e$a%uated rom my own home7 or the irst time in my entire 2; years on this p)anet' 3eed)ess to say, ( was a raid7$ery a raid' ( was a raid not on)y or myse) , but my riends, ami)y and neighbors as we))' My entire neighborhood had to be e$a%uated be%ause we were 1ust be)ow sea@)e$e)' Anyway, now on to this month&s wa%ky writersB ( you were or%ed to )ea$e your home, where wou)d you go and what wou)d you take4 /hat i you %ou)d on)y bring a ew items4 /hat wou)d you take with you4 /here wou)d you4 +ow wou)d you rea%t4
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2oetry 2a)ooza KCrimson "i$erK By Eamie !anzer A %rimson ri$er :)ows through the hearts Stains the memories 6 those who )ost someone #o this ne$er ending batt)e A %rimson ri$er "emembran%e o those /ho bra$ed the desert So that we may remain +ome and ree
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K#imeK By Martin !anzer #ime, A pre%ious item to many, Managed by some /asted by others (t )ies at amazing speeds, 6r it %an drag s)ower than a turt)e (t is a)) around the wor)d But it o%%upies no rea) spa%e ( time is the Answer to a)) Auestions, (s the )ength o time re)e$ant #o the )ength o the Auestion4 =3o 3eed #o Speak> By !iAnne Ebe1er #here is no need to speak right now #here isnLt mu%h to say (Ld rather sit here si)ent)y /at%h the wa$es 1ust ro)) away (n the si)en%e ( %an %)ose my eyes And see that ( %ou)d a)) (nto a wor)d o make be)ie$e En%)osed within a wa)) #hatLs why (Ld rather sit here /at%h the wa$es go out to sea (t sort o ser$es to take #he p)asti% pie%es out o me'
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=:ire 6 Lo$e> By !enny E' Marsha)) +ea$y with ire :)ames shoot out (n no %ertain dire%tion Like arrows in )ight /ith the heat A)) around me "un to the %o)d (n the pits o my sou) ( sti)) ind +er )iAuid (gniting o$er and o$er A)) around me ( know now +er g)ow is eterna) +er spark penetrates And needs no ue) ( wi)) burn (n her ore$er A ire o )o$e (n a heart s%or%hed 3e$er to %oo) 2ermanent %ombustion Like ghost ingers A)) around me
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Buster the )itt)est hobo ByB Ste$en Bergeron 6n%e upon a time on the )ower eastside o the $i))age )i$ed a shy boy named !a$ey' !aye&s parents ga$e him e$erything a )itt)e boy e$er wanted' !a$ey&s )a%k o riends sent him on a 1ourney or a )i etime %ompanion' #he )itt)est hobo had a)ways been !a$ey&s a$orite program' Eust one day he hoped to ind a hobo o his own' !own the road there he was about to )ink into !a$ey&s )i e' As !a$ey rounded the %orner he saw a sma)) brown nosed miniature ?erman Sheppard )imping on his wounded paw in sear%h o a )onesome sou) to aid him o his predi%ament' !a$ey pro%eeded with %aution as his ather a)ways warned him' =Be %autious when approa%hing stray anima)s' Dou ne$er know where they&$e been'> As !a$ey )ooked deep into his eyes he knew no harm was to be had' #hey were instant %ompanionsM !a$ey e$en went as ar as naming him Buster @ simp)y be%ause he )ooked )ike a Buster to him' +is ather had %ome up with numerous reasons why !a$ey ought not to get too atta%hed to Buster' #he best being' =#here might be another )itt)e boy missing Buster as we speak'> /eeks had now past as no one e$er made an attempt to %)aim Buster as their own' !a$ey )o$ed Buster, Buster )o$ed !a$ey' /hene$er !a$ey was not in s%hoo) they&d sti%k )ike g)ue, their best pastime being sitting there en1oying their peanut butter %ookies' !uring the summer months, they&d spend time down by the )ake' #hey %ou)dn&t go as ar as p)a%ing a sing)e pie%e o )uggage into the %ar without Buster wagging his tai) in eC%itement' By the )ake they&d go boating, ishing, hiking, hunting N about $ery ad$enture a )itt)e boy %ou)d get himse) into' 6ne winter though !a$ey was sure Buster was a goner' *pon waking up one morning a ter a re%ord b)izzard !a$ey )ooked out, to his amazement a)) he saw was the tip o Buster&s house' !a$ey ran out sho$e) in hand and began sho$e)ing )ike ne$er sho$e)ed be ore' As he rea%hed Buster&s house he opened the %arpeted )ap and )ooked in amazement, and he ound Buster a)) %ur)ed up in the %orner keeping himse) warm unti) !a$ey&s arri$a)' Dears had now passed as o)d age and arthritis got the best o Buster' !a$ey remained )i$ing a)one in sear%h o his )i etime sou) mates' Many o pets had %ome into !a$ey&s )i e but none seemed to %)i%k )ike !a$ey and Buster'
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2retty Boy :)oyd By Brandon Bergeron
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6n%e, a )ong time ago, there was a young man, his name was :)oyd' +e be)ie$ed that )o$e %ou)d o$er%ome anything' E$ery now and then, a ter work, :)oyd wou)d take the bus to the downtown restaurant %a))ed, =Bus #ermina)>' A)though the ood here was de)i%ious and appetizing, it wasn&t the rea) reason why :)oyd wou)d %ome to the restaurant' 3o, there was another reason, whi%h had nothing at a)) to do with ood' #he waitress, Eeannine, a)ways ser$ed the %ustomers who %ame into the restaurant, she a)ways ser$ed :)oyd, she wou)dn&t want to admit it, but he was her number one %ustomer' Eeannine&s bri))iant mind and beauti u) a%e %aught :)oyd&s eye' /hen Eeannine wou)d ask :)oyd what he&d )ike, :)oyd wou)d end up tripping o$er his words and somehow end up saying si))y things, )ike =Baked 2otato with #@bone roses and )o$ab)e honey N gar)i% kiss sau%e p)ease>, he wou)d Aui%k)y %orre%t himse) and try to ignore Eeannine&s %on used eCpression' 6ne day, :)oyd had an idea' +e de%ided to be %heap, or in other words = )irt> with Eeannine' A ter :)oyd paid her the money, as he was wa)king out the door, :)oyd took a penny out o his po%ket, p)a%ed it on the tab)e and started to wa)k out' Eeannine stared at the penny in disgust, pi%ked it up rom the tab)e, and threw it at :)oyd' +e kept a short smi)e, and wa)ked out heading home' +e didn&t pi%k up the penny, be%ause he had gi$en it to her' Months passed, :)oyd was sti)) going to the =Bus #ermina)>, same as a)ways, but Eeannine pretended to orget about what had happened, but %ou)dn&t he)p but show a sma)) smirk' #he neCt day, :)oyd de%ided to go the =Bus #ermina)> again' A sign o disappointment stroke his a%e, as Eeannine wasn&t here' Ok. +e iguredB She must have called in sick, everybody gets sick sometimes. #o be riend)y, :)oyd bought a bouAuet o roses, and to)d one o the other waitresses to gi$e it to Eeannine when she got ba%k' /eeks passed, Eeannine sti)) hadn&t returned, sur)y it %ou)dn&t ha$e been be%ause o the penny tip, %ou)d it4 #hat was months ago, :)oyd had no idea Eeannine was in troub)e' =:)oyd, :)oyd,> a waitress %a))ed' =Des4> asked :)oyd' =#here&s a note or you on the %ounter, it&s rom Eeannine> she said' :)oyd rushed o$er to the resh pie%e o paper sitting on the %ounter, Eeannine&s beauti u) neat handwriting said, =:)oyd, ( need your he)p, (ndians ha$e taken me away to a araway is)andM ( don&t know where it is, 2)ease he)p me get out o here, +urry, Lo$e, Eeannine'> :)oyd rushed down the streets o Cornwa)), right down to the ri$er' #here was an abandoned boat nearby, he hurried to it and hopped inside' #he )itt)e %anoe ro%ked a bit, but :)oyd de%ided he wou)d do whate$er it takes to res%ue Eeannine rom the (ndians' :)oyd s)ow)y dri ted away rom shore, into the wide@open b)ue' At irst, it wasn&t so badM but s)ow)y, it began to get worse' :)oyd heard the %ra%k)e o thunder, the wa$es got September 2011 Page 14
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bigger and stronger, and )ightning stroke' (t ro%ked the boat ba%k and orth, side to side, e$entua))y, the boat kept on tipping, unti) ina))y, it )ipped o$er, :)oyd was a)right, but his boat was torn to pie%es, he grabbed the %)osest broken board he %ou)d ind' :)oyd %)imbed on to it, shi$eringM he ki%ked his eet, ina))y approa%hing shore' #he )and was u)) o trees, in some areas )at, and there was )ight in a distan%e' :)oyd approa%hed the %ommotion, ho)ding ba%k his ear he 1umped out o the bushes to see strange men with no shirts or shoes on' #hey were dan%ing around a ire pit' #here was one )ady, with brown hair, and a $ery pretty a%e, but a $ery rightened eCpression' She was tied to a po)e by the ire pit' (t didn&t take )ong or :)oyd to rea)ize who this woman was' #he woman who %aught his eye or months, being sa%ri i%ed by a group o (ndians, was the one and on)y, Eeannine' :)oyd hesitated to approa%h the group, but sudden)y had an idea' An (ndian&s set o %)othes was )ying on a )arge ro%k' +e Aui%k)y snat%hed the %u)tura) garments and headed into the bushes' +e %ame out )ooking )ike a rea) (ndianM he started dan%ing )ike them, and de%ided it wou)d be a good idea to sing as we))' #he %hie o the (ndians stepped into the %ir%)e and approa%hed :)oyd' =/ho are the4 Me no see be ore> asked the %hie ' :)oyd a)most ta)ked norma), but soon %orre%ted himse) B =Me tra$e)er, me )ost, and me want to 1oin %u)ture,> answered :)oyd' Eeannine stared at :)oydM she %ou)dn&t make out whom he rea))y was, unti) :)oyd ga$e her a short wink' =/hat you wink or4> asked the %hie ' =Me not )ost, Me angry, Dou stea) poor )ady,> shouted :)oyd' =Dou %ome to res%ue me sa%ri i%e4 3o,> shouted the %hie ' =Des, ( re use to )et you sa%ri i%e su%h a beauti u) women, 3ow p)ease gi$e her to me,> said :)oyd' =3o, 3e$er,> said the %hie ' A)) the (ndians stared at :)oyd and %ame %)oser and %)oser to him unti) he was surrounded' Me no scared! Me brave! shouted the Indian. :)oyd wasn&t about to gi$e up, instead, he said to the %hie B Me no scared, me pretty boy Floyd! :)oyd s%reamed at the group and pushed through them unti) he was ree in the %ir%)e' +e knee)ed down at Eeannine, =Dou&re sa e now Eeannine, ( ha$e ne$er seen any other woman more ta)ented and in%redib)y beauti u) then you> said :)oyd, ho)ding Eeannine&s hand' She hugged :)oyd and kissed him on the %heek' :)oyd rozeM he b)ushed, knowing he&d won Eeannine o$er the (ndians' #he two o them rushed through the %rowd o (ndians to the bea%h' #he %hie and his group were %hasing them to the shore' #hey were too )ate, or Eeannine and :)oyd saw a nearby boat, it wasn&t the best, but it wou)d do, they put it into the water and began dri ting o to the big b)ue' /hen :)oyd and the beauti u) Eeannine returned home, :)oyd asked Eeannine to marry him' +ow %ou)d she possib)y re use4 (n no time at a)), they married, had two %hi)dren named Connie and Ste$en' Later on, they had an adorab)e grandson named Brandon' #he %oup)e )i$ed together happi)y or many years, and their )o$e or ea%h other wou)d stay $ery strong, or years to %ome' September 2011 Page 15

3o More "egrets by Erin !anzer
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#hunder %rashed o$erhead, ratt)ing the windows and e e%ti$e)y shaking me out o my stupor' /hat was ( doing4 /hy was ( sitting here4 My heart ra%ed in my %hest as ( 1umped to my eet' Something b)a%k and white )uttered to the %arpet at my eet' ( bent down to pi%k it up and e)t a stab o )oss in my %hest as my eyes s%anned the tear stained )etter on%e again' (&d ound the )etter an hour ago, though its %ontents were twenty years in the making' I loved you then and I love you now I will love you until my last breath leaves my body Were both free to pursue whatever we want what Ill never understand is how you can say youll never want me. #ears burned in my throat as my mind %on1ured a pi%ture o him' #hi%k dark hair ( knew was as so t as it )ookedM $ibrant green eyes that a)ways he)d a smi)eM u)) )ips that )e t iery trai)s where$er they tou%hed on my body' ( knew him better than myse) ' ( loved him more than ( )o$ed myse) N and that was why ( had to )et him go' ( %ou)dn&t be with him when my )i e N my heart N was sti)) so messed up' ( %rump)ed the )etter in my hand as ( %o))apsed to my knees on the )oor' /hy had this happened4 +ow %ou)d ( be gi$en this gi t N to be reunited a ter twenty years on)y to be kept apart again4 ( )ooked up abo$e the irep)a%e in ront o me, my eyes sear%hing or those o my dead husband, as they had been sear%hing or him sin%e that ate u) night two years ago' +is smi)e in the )arge pi%ture seemed mo%king, as though he was happy where$er he was but ( ne$er wou)d be' Anger swe))ed within me but then dissipated 1ust as Aui%k)y' #hat wasn&t right' +ow many times had #om and ( ta)ked about the possibi)ity o one o us dying be ore the other4 (n a%t, #om had e$en teased me about seeking out "yan and spending the rest o my )i e with him N the same man ( was now )etting get away' ( straightened my shou)ders and he)d my head high as ( %ontinued to )ook at #om&s pi%ture' +is smi)e now seemed en%ouraging, a)most teasing )ike he was asking what ( was waiting or' ( %)ambered to my eet, thank u) my parents had taken the kids or the weekend as ( rea)ized what ( had to do' =( )o$e you, but you ne$er wanted me to )i$e this way,> ( to)d the pi%ture and dashed a%ross the room towards the door' ( ye)ped as my eyes e)) on the %)o%k on the mi%rowa$e' FB2<' ( had an hour to get to the airport and ind "yan' ( grabbed my purse, s)id my eet into )ight brown mo%%asins and ran out the door, bare)y remembering to )o%k it behind me' ( 1umped into the %ar and pu))ed on my seatbe)t as ( started the engine N the )ast thing ( needed was to miss "yan be%ause (&d been pu))ed o$er or not wearing a seatbe)t' ( ba%ked out o the dri$eway and sped down the street, heading towards the interstate' ( turned on my wipers to %)ear the windshie)d, surprised to see the rain had stoppedM the weather ore%ast had %a))ed or thunderstorms a)) a ternoon' September 2011 Page 16
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( sped through town and ina))y made it to the interstate' ( was down to orty@ i$e minutes to get to the airport' 2ani% sett)ed in the pit o my stoma%h as ( prayed ( wou)d get there in time' ( had to te)) him he was wrong' ( had to te)) him ( )o$ed him and ( needed him' ( needed him to stay with me' We sat on the couch in my one bedroom apartment !ust off campus. I pulled away from the kiss with a sigh. "yan was the most wonderful man# why couldnt I have met him first$ %I love you,& we said at the same time, both of us smiling. 'y smile faltered as my eyes wandered to the engagement ring on my left hand. In a few days time, we would both be married to other people. Only (ate would be cruel enough to put our weddings on the same day. %It should be us,& he stated seeing where my eyes were. 'y hand automatically went to my stomach. %)ut *om and I &I began. %I know,& he interrupted grimly. %I !ust wish it was us.& +s having the baby or us getting married$ I wanted to ask but I was afraid I already knew the answer. )oth. *he worse part about that reali,ation was that I wished it was us, too. I sighed and "yan reached up to lift my chin so my eyes met his. %Someday it might be us,& he promised and I sadly nodded. )oth of us knew that would never be possible. #ears streamed down my %heeks as the memory aded rom my mind' #hat day had ina))y %ome and i ( didn&t get to the airport in thirty@ i$e minutes, that day wou)d be gone' ( had to get there' ( pressed down on the a%%e)erator and gripped the steering whee) tighter' ( swore a moment )ater when b)ue and red )ashing )ights appeared in my rear$iew mirror' Cursing my )u%k and the ine$itabi)ity o missing "yan at the airport, ( signa)ed and pu))ed o$er to the side o the road' ( ished my registration out o the g)o$e boC and my )i%ense out o my purse whi)e the o i%er made his way to my window' ( )ooked up and b)inked in re%ognition' =/e)), hi, Emi)y, where you o to in su%h a hurry4> 6 i%er Oen Brody asked with a smi)e' Oen and ( had gone to %o))ege togetherM in a%t, he&d known about me and "yan' +ope began to b)ossom in my %hestM maybe this was a b)essing in disguise' =+i, Oen,> ( greeted him with my most ingratiating smi)e' =Sorry ( was going so ast' #he truth is that (&m trying to get to the airport to stop "yan M%Cormi%k rom )ea$ing me again'> =#he guy you had the thing with in %o))ege4> he asked and ( nodded' ( g)an%ed at the %)o%k on the dashboard' =( ha$e ha) an hour to get there,> ( to)d him' #hat seemed to make up his mind about my punishment' +e nodded as a dazz)ing grin sp)it his a%e' =#hen we&d better get you there ast,> he de%)ared and 1ogged ba%k to his %ar' +e ye))ed or me to o))ow him and ( wa$ed out the window to indi%ate ( had heard him' September 2011 Page 17
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Butter )ies )uttered in my stoma%h as errati%a))y as my heart pounded in my %hest' Oen put on his siren and pu))ed out into tra i%' ( immediate)y o))owed him, keeping as %)ose to his ba%k bumper as ( %ou)d without hitting him' ( wat%hed him radio something in and prayed he was %a))ing the airport to de)ay "yan&s p)ane' ( %ou)dn&t miss him againM ( 1ust knew this was my )ast %han%e' /e pu))ed up to the airport termina) and stopped with a s%ree%h o tires' ( 1umped out o my %ar and ye))ed my thanks to Oen as ( ran into the bui)ding' ( didn&t e$en know what gate "yan&s p)ane was boarding rom' ( stopped at the arri$a)Hdeparture board and saw the on)y p)ane )ea$ing or 2hoeniC was boarding at gate ten' ( had no idea where that was, 2ani% sett)ed hea$i)y in the pit o my stoma%h as ( )ooked around or someone to ask' ( saw a person in a b)a%k and white uni orm and grabbed her arms' =2)ease, where&s gate ten4 ( ha$e to get there' ( ha$e to stop him,> ( p)eaded' #he woman&s eyes widened and she pointed a shaking hand behind me' ( thanked her and tore o in that dire%tion' ( dodged peop)e and ran o$er the ones who wou)dn&t get out o the way' A)) the whi)e, ( %ou)d on)y think that this was my )ast %han%e, my on)y %han%e to ina))y be with the man ( )o$ed' ( had to stop him rom getting on that p)ane' ( ran through the se%urity gates without stopping, ignoring the ye))s rom the o i%ers' ( didn&t ha$e time to stop' ( had i$e minutes to ind "yan&s gate and get him o the p)ane' ?od, how was ( going to do that4 /hat %ou)d ( say to get him o the p)ane4 #he on)y thing that %ame to mind was the most imp)ausib)e' ( gritted my teeth and de%ided ( wou)d dea) with it when ( got there' ( skidded to a stop at gate ten' My heart p)ummeted to my toes as ( took in the empty seats and the p)ane mo$ing away rom the termina) outside the window' ( had missed him' As a )ast dit%h e ort, ( ran up to the woman sti)) behind the %ounter o the gate' She )ooked up, start)ed as ( barre)ed straight or her' =2)ease, you ha$e to stop that p)ane' #he man ( )o$e is on that p)ane and he doesn&t e$en know it,> ( gasped' =(&m sorry, ma&am, but ( %an&t do that' Dou&)) 1ust ha$e to %a)) him and beg him to %ome ba%k,> she to)d me and mo$ed away rom the %ounter' !espair washed o$er me as ( rea)ized ( had missed him' +e was gone and he wou)d ne$er know how mu%h ( )o$ed him' #ears )ooded my eyes and ( sat down in a nearby %hair so ( wou)dn&t stumb)e b)ind)y through the airport' ( %o$ered my a%e with my hands and sobbed, not %aring i anyone stopped to wat%h and wonder what had happened' =(s there anything ( %an do to he)p4> "yan&s $oi%e asked sometime )ater' ( gasped and my head shot up, my eyes as big as sau%ers as ( took him in sitting neCt to me' =/hat are you doing here4> ( asked' ( b)inked and he didn&t disappearM he was rea))y here' A grin stret%hed a%ross his a%e' =( %ou)d ask you the same thing,> he %ountered' ( shook my head and ran a hand through my hair, trying to understand' =But your p)ane is goneM you&re supposed to be gone' /hat N /hy are you here4> September 2011 Page 18
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(&m sure ( )ooked si))y )oundering or words, my hair and a%e a mess, but "yan didn&t seem to mind' (n a%t, he 1ust kept grinning at me' =( knew it was you the moment the pi)ot announ%ed we were de)ayed or a )ast minute passenger' ( went to the ront and eCp)ained to the pi)ot and stewardesses that ( wou)d get o so they %ou)d depart on time'> +e )aughed' =#hey must&$e thought ( was %razy'> =But @> ( swa))owed hard, a raid to ask this but %ompe))ed to ask anyway' =/hat i ( hadnLt shown up4> +e )ooked into my eyes as his hands %ame up to rest on my shou)ders' My heart stuttered as my breath %aught in my throat' =( wou)d&$e gone to your houseM ( wou)d&$e begged you to be with me,> he de%)ared er$ent)y' =( )o$e you, Emma :itzgera)dM (&$e )o$ed you or twenty years' ( )et you go on%e but (&m not going to )ose you a se%ond time'> =Dou won&t )ose meM (&m not going anywhere,> ( rep)ied' ( wrapped my arms around him as our )ips %ame together' My heart soared as )o$e washed o$er me and or the irst time in near)y twenty years, ( was without any regrets'
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TITLE: Doing Love Right AUTHOR: Diana DeRicci

REVIEW: In Doing Love Right by Diana DeRicci we find out that RJ afte! having d!un"en night# #$ot# #o%eone in hi# bed that he doe#n&t !e%e%be!' Ju(ian who ha# had an infatuation with RJ #ince hi# Ju(ian&# #i#te!&# wedding and #aved RJ f!o% being a victi% of an a##au(t and d!iving ho%e d!un"' Ju(ian i# dete!%ined to #how RJ that he (ove# hi% and that two $eo$(e who (ove each othe! %a"e a fa%i(y' I fe(t that Doing Love Right wa# an o"ay boo"' I wou(d have (i"ed to have #een %o!e of a bac"g!ound on Ju(ian and a(though I !ea(i)e that thi# i# a #e*ua( boo" I actua((y wou(d have (i"ed +#' DeRicci to do a (itt(e (e## #e* and %o!e #to!y(ine' I don&t "now if the!e i# %uch of a %a!"et fo! thi# ty$e of boo" but with a (itt(e wo!" thi# cou(d be %ade into a we((,w!itten nove(' -o! the %en that need a hot #e*y boo" Doing Love Right wi(( be the $e!fect boo" fo! the%' . boo"%a!"# Lau!a +atthew#
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#(#LEB #he :orget@Me@3ots A*#+6"B ?inger Simpson "EP(E/B #he short story *he (orget 'e -ots by ?inger Simpson is a de)ight u) story o a woman named Sarah who, whi)e going through her mother&s things a ter her death, inds a keepsake %a))ed #he :orget@Me@3ot with her mother&s name, a date and a man&s name she does not re%ognize' She embarks on a 1ourney to ind out more about this keepsake' #his is one o the better shorts ( ha$e read in a )ong time' (t has a we)) written p)ot, be)ie$ab)e %hara%ters and a wonder u) ending' (t isn&t )ike many o today&s short stories where you ind something missing )ike a p)ot or %hara%ter de$e)opment' ( you need a sma)) break rom a )ong day and want a book with a ee) good ending, *he (orget 'e -ots is a keepsake o a story' 5 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB ?host Ship&s Cry A*#+6"B !awn Luede%ke "EP(E/B (n .host Ships /ry by !awn Luede%ke we ind that Laura&s brother&s ship wre%ked and he didn&t %ome ba%k with the rest o the %rew that sur$i$ed' A)) o Laura&s p)eadings to the Lighthouse Oeeper A)ston to keep )ooking or her brother has a))en on dea ears' +er mother %omes up with a p)an to make Lighthouse Oeeper A)ston )ook or Laura&s brother' !oes the p)an work and is Laura&s brother sti)) a)i$e4 .host Ships /ry was a ast read and at times it went a )itt)e too ast' !on&t get me wrong it has a good p)ot and the %hara%ters are we)) written' ( did, howe$er, ee) the need to ha$e a )itt)e more roman%e in this story)ine' Being that this is a short story this is to be eCpe%ted and one hopes to see %hara%ters more de$e)oped in a no$e))a shou)d the author make more o this story)ine' ( wou)d ha$e )iked to ha$e more time with /ade A)ston and Laura in a romanti% situation' A)so ( wou)d ha$e )iked to ha$e seen more s%enes with them inding Laura&s brother' Sti)) it&s a great es%ape or 20 minutes when you are o$erwhe)med by your day and need a break that is en1oyab)e' ( wou)d not sink this author&s ship as she did not )ea$e us high and dry with this short story' 0 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB ( +eard the Be))s A*#+6"B !awn Luede%ke "EP(E/B I 0eard the )ells is the se%ond in a series by !awn Luede%ke' Abigai) )i$es at the Lighthouse and ?a$in is part o a )i esa$ing station where he sa$es )i$es to those )ost in the =?ra$eyard o the 2a%i i%>' Both )o$e ea%h other but %an&t or%e themse)$es to te)) ea%h other' /hen Abigai)&s brother is )ost during his boating trip she and ?a$in begin to rea)ize that they )o$e ea%h other' ( ound I 0eard the )ells to be a de)ight u) short story' (t had a =+a))mark> ee)ing to it and was 1ust a roman%e story not a seCua) one or whi%h ( app)aud Ms' Laede%ke' She knows how to write an awesome short story without sa%ri i%ing the p)ot or %hara%ter de$e)opment' ( %an&t wait to read more rom this ta)ented author' 0'5 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB #he Lo%ket A*#+6"B ?inger Simpson "EP(E/B *he 1ocket by ?inger Simpson %enters around a )o%ket that seems to %ause peop)e to murder' #he story starts in 19F0 with a woman gi$ing it to a priest a ter she ki))ed someone and the story o))ows the )o%ket through the years' Can a simp)e )o%ket %ause a)) these women to ki)) or is it 1ust a %oin%iden%e4 ( am a big an o ?inger Simpson and ( am surprised to ind a di erent type o book rom her than her roman%es' ( ha$e to say she shows with *he 1ocket that she %an write 1ust about any genre' ( ound this to be as en1oyab)e as or maybe more than her other books' She de inite)y has ta)ent' 0'5 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB #he 6 i%er&s Eourney A*#+6"B Eri% E' 6bmann "EP(E/B *he Officers 2ourney by Eri% E' 6bmann te))s us a antasy that %ame to )i e or Captain L)oyd 2)ayers, Commander o the 0;th Ca)$ary !i$ision o the British Army' (n a midd)e o a batt)e he sudden)y inds himse) being pu))ed into another dimensionH wor)d %a))ed +o)ihand, where the peop)e are ighting someone rom the uture o Earth&s time' /i)) Commander 2)ayers be ab)e to he)p them4 /i)) he be ab)e to return to Earth and his own time4 *he Officers 2ourney, ( e)t was a di erent take on time tra$e)' Captain 2)ayers didn&t 1ust time tra$e), he tra$e)ed to a di erent wor)d, whi%h ( thought was interesting' Another thing ( )iked was the %hara%ter o Captain 2)ayers was true to himse) throughout the who)e book' +e didn&t %hange who he was in a di erent wor)dHtime' #he one prob)em ( did ha$e was with the se%ond ha) o the book' ( don&t want to gi$e away the ending o the book as it does ha$e merit' ( e)t the se%ond ha) went way to ast and %ou)d ha$e been more de$e)oped' ( know some hard %ore antasy readers that wou)d )o$e this story and ( wi)) be re%ommending it to them' 0 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB #he /ar o the !eadB Andy&s Story A*#+6"B Brian Oittre)) "EP(E/B *he War of the 3ead4 5ndys Story is the se%ond in =#he Sur$i$or Chroni%)es> by Brian Oittre))' (n this story we get Captain Andy Ma%kenzie&s $iew o the e$ents )eading up to war)ord ?enera) Mumbatu sending missi)es with the $irus "e$e)ation aHkHa Oemper@A' Andy&s point o $iew is rom the beginning o when the %risis started, rom the Army getting samp)es o the $irus so they %an ind a %ure to the a%tua) missi)es )anding on *S soi)' ( was ortunate to be the one who re$iewed the irst in this series *he 3ying *imes' As with the irst no$e), Mr' Oittre)) does a )arge amount o resear%h in this story' #he %hara%ters are we)) ormed and the ba%kground gi$en he)ps the story %ome a)i$e' Dou %an a%tua))y ee) the dis)ike the Captain has against ?enera) Sparey and how mu%h he hated it when his %ountry started gunning down a person in a he)i%opter who was trying to es%ape the $irus that turns the dead into zombies' (t seems )ate)y a)) ( ha$e been re$iewing is zombie stories' +owe$er, ( ee) that out o a)) that ( ha$e re$iewed, Mr' Oittre))&s&s stories out do them a))' ( %an&t wait or the third book in the series %a))ed 6risoner and Survivor4 Williams Story' F bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iew
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#(#LEB B)oodB)eedersB Li$ing in !arkness A*#+6"B "obin "enee "ay "EP(E/B )lood)leeders4 1iving in 3arkness by "obin "enee "ay is a wonder u) $ampire no$e)' /hen Martin Pigee Lebrun enters "enee&s )i e, things happened that she wou)d ne$er ha$e eCpe%ted to happen' Martin is a $ampire and desires "enee' Be ore she knew it she be%ame a $ampire and has to )ea$e the )i e she had' "enee has to igure out how to )i$e the )i e o a $ampire and ind out whom she %an trust and who she %an&t' /i)) "enee igure out the good $ampires rom the e$i) ones4 /i)) she )earn to trust not on)y others but herse) 4 ( norma))y am not a an o $ampire books howe$er this book had me rom the irst %hapter' Be ore ( knew it, in about our hours, ( had the book a)most done' Ms' "ay made the )lood)reeders4 1iving in 3arkness %ome a)i$e and the %hara%ters a)most e)t rea) to me' #he on)y prob)em ( ha$e is that she )e t me wanting more o the story as it is one part o a 5 part series' ( hope that ( am the )u%ky one that gets to read the neCt one %a))ed )lood)leeders4 *he "evenge. F bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB +unting Season A*#+6"B E'E' #ay)or "EP(E/B 0unting Season by E'E' #ay)or is the seAue) to 7engeance' Ste$e /i))iam is doing e$erything he %an to ind Oy)e /ins)ow, the man who ki))ed his baby daughter and put his wi e in a %oma' A ter the death o his partner and boss Ste$e re%ei$es he)p rom the partners ather, Chris "yan, who is a ormer %rimina)' Chris uses his eCpertise in ha%king and know)edge o the underwor)d to he)p tra%k Oy)e' Can Chris and Ste$e ind Oy)e ast enough or wi)) Ste$e&s wi e and Chris& wi e be ki))ed be ore they %an4 SeAue)s are not usua))y as good as the irst book' ( am $ery p)eased to say that 0unting Season is as good or e$en better than Pengean%e' Ms' E'E' #ay)or inishes the story %omp)ete)y, howe$er she )e t herse) some wigg)e room or another book i she shou)d %hose to do so' ( )o$ed the %hara%ters in 0unting Season, espe%ia))y Chris "yan&s wi e and son C'E' ( %an honest)y say that it wi)) be a shame i peop)e don&t read 7engeance and 0unting Season by E'E' #ay)or as it&s a antasti% read to es%ape the bad news o the wor)d' F'5 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB (saa% 3ewton&s App)e A*#+6"B Aaron Ma1ewski "EP(E/B Aaron Ma1ewski&s Isaac -ewtons 5pple is a short story that shows a )o$e s%ene between ?)oria and Ea%k' (t is a %ute, )irta%ious s%ene that made my heart smi)e' #he author says this is a short story whereas ( think it&s 1ust a )o$e s%ene as ( ound it )a%king in p)ot' ( a)so kept wondering why they were meeting where they did meet' Aaron Ma1ewski has great ta)ent and he rea))y %ou)d turn this =short story> into a antasti% no$e) i he persued it' 0 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB !ark "e%koning A*#+6"B E'E' #ay)or "EP(E/B (n 3ark "eckoning by E'E' #ay)or, Ste$e /i))iam is an under%o$er :B( Agent in$estigating a series o murders and there is a )ink to the %o))ege' /hi)e being a raternity brother he meets Bi))y and his gir) riend #ra%y' Bi))y and #ra%y try to set up Ste$e with #ra%y&s riend Eenni er Curtis' /i)) Ste$e ind the murderer at the %o))ege and what do Bi))y and Eenni er ha$e to do with it4 Dou ha$e to read it to ind out' E'E' #ay)or&s 3ark "eckoning is the best %rime no$e) ( ha$e e$er read' ( was hooked at the irst ew pages when you ind out that Eenni er and Ste$e grew up together and they wanted to =tea%h> Bi))y and #ra%y a )esson about setting peop)e up' #he ending -( won&t gi$e it away. )eaps o the page and you ee) )ike you are witnessing it irsthand' 3ark "eckoning has a )itt)e bit or e$eryone, a%tion s%enes or the guys and )o$e s%enes or the ga)s' Serious)y7it wou)d be a %rime not to read 3ark "eckoning' 5 bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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#(#LEB My Son&s /i e A*#+6"B She)ia E' Lipsey "EP(E/B 'y Sons Wife by author She)ia E' Lipsey, we ind "ena and :ran%es%a were riends rom the moment "ena started high s%hoo)' "ena&s ami)y and :ran%es%a&s ami)y be%ome $ery %)ose when "ena&s ami)y 1oined :ran%es%a&s ather&s %hur%h' /hen :ran%es%a re$ea)ed at the age o 15 that she was gay and was attra%ted to "ena, "ena had troub)e be)ie$ing that :ran%es%a is gay as they both grew up in a Christian househo)d' "ena te))s :ran%es%a that :rankie %an pra%ti%e on her whi%h is how their re)ationship began' Dears )ater when :rankie&s brother, Sti)es, returns home he has de%ided to he)p his ather run the +o)y "o%k Ministry' /hi)e :rankie spends some time in 1ai) "ena and Sti)es a)) in )o$e and p)an to get married' /hen :rankie gets out o 1ai), she te))s "ena that i she doesn&t te)) Sti)es the truth that they were in a re)ationship she wi))' /i)) "ena te)) Sti)es the truth4 +ow wi)) Sti)es and his ami)y rea%t4 ( en1oyed the 'y Sons Wife be%ause it takes a situation and te))s it rom a Christian point o $iew' #he %hara%ters ee) $ery rea) and you %an ee) the emotions that they are ee)ing' ( be)ie$e that Ms' Lipsey te))s the story that shows how sin %an take o$er your )i e and %an )ead you down a path o se) @destru%tion' As a Christian, ( myse) , ha$e sinned and has seen irst@hand how hard it is to stop and how you want to bury it and not a%e the %onseAuen%es o your a%tions' ( you are a Christian who desires a book that is raw, rea) and we)) written then 'y Sons Wife its the bi))' F bookmarks Caro) Langstroth, Manager and "e$iewer Mind :og "e$iews
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Behind the Scenes !n intervie" "ith #acob $rake By Beth Ann Masarik
2011
What is your name% Ea%ob !rake or 1ust Eake' (&$e been %a))ed )ots worse' &o" lon' have you been "ritin'% Quite a ew years, but pro essiona))y about a year and a ha) ' &o" did you kno" that "ritin' "as 'oin' to be your pro(ession% ( didn&t' ( 1ust en1oy tapping my ingers on the keyboard o my %omputer and seeing what %omes out' (t&s a)ways something di erent than what ( eCpe%t' &o" many books have you "ritten and published% Ah, under my name ( think thirteen' A)together about twenty@ i$e' Who is your publisher% Cres%ent Suns eBooks' A%tua))y, ( started that up myse) and other peop)e ha$e %onta%ted me about being pub)ished by CSeB' A)) ( rea))y do is he)p them with their writing pro%ess, edit, proo their work, make %o$ers i they want me to' (t a)) %osts a )itt)e, but it he)ps them and me' &ave you "on any a"ards% 3ope' +a$en&t entered any %ontests' (&m more interested in what readers think' (n my who)e )i e ( ha$e ne$er %hosen an author to read be%ause he or she won an award' ( ne$er e$en )ook at that aspe%t' What 'enre do you 'enerally "rite in% Deah' )o) ( write whate$er story is in my head' S%i@ i, +orror, :antasy, Eroti%a7a)) o them are eAua) in my writing' What are your stories)novels usually about% 2eop)e and their )i$es' Serious)y' ( get an idea and think, =+ey, ( %an make a +orror story out o this,> or S%i@ i or whate$er works best' What prompted you to si'n "ith your current publisher% ( started the business' /ou)dn&t )ook right i ( wasn&t pub)ished by my own on)ine pub)ishing %ompany, wou)d it4 What is your (avorite (ood to eat "hile "ritin'% ( don&t' !on&t )ike getting anything on the keyboard' Stu gets between the keys and %an be hard to get out' #his means sometimes ( go $ery )ong times without eating during the day, be%ause ( hate to stop my writing or something as mundane as eating' What is your (avorite drink to have "hile "ritin'% Morning N %o ee' 3ight N whiskey' Eameson i any readers are interested' $o you listen to music or "atch tv "hile "ritin'% I( so, "hat do you listen to)"atch% 3o' My brain is too o$er@a%ti$e' ( something is making noise ( key into it and it distra%ts me' (&m one o those tota) si)en%e peop)e' ( got )ots done 1ust yesterday be%ause no one e)se was home' "ight now (&m ha$ing a terrib)e time %on%entrating e$en on these Auestions be%ause my wi e is home and thinks she %an a%tua))y ho)d %on$ersations with me whi)e (&m writing' !amn woman, anyway' ?otta )o$e her'
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What is your muse% Li e' ( do norma) things and )i e takes ho)d and gi$es me ideas and inspiration' ( guess that means i ( e$er stop )i$ing (&)) stop writing, but unti) then7 Where is your (avorite place to "rite% Oi%ked ba%k on my end o the re%)iner so a with my eet up, my head ba%k and my )aptop a%tua))y on my )ap' So mu%h easier on my )ower ba%k and ( %an sit here or many hours writing without mo$ing' *n)ess my whiskey g)ass is empty' !amn thing, anyway' /hen&s it going to )earn to re i)) itse) 4 $o you have anythin' else you mi'ht (ind use(ul to add% /riting is )i e' /riting is my sou), my passion, my greatest )o$e' E$erything and e$eryone e)se %an drop o the a%e o the Earth, but as )ong as ( ha$e the means to write, (&)) keep doing it' $o you have any advice (or aspirin' "riters "ho are tryin' to 'et into the "orld o( publishin'% Eust do it' (n today&s on)ine N internet wor)d there&s no reason to not be pub)ished' !on&t take no or an answer' Oi%k the bRstRrds in the teeth and pub)ish anyway'
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What is your name% E)izabeth Eane Pan Ame)s$oort, known by many as E'E'
2011
&o" lon' have you been "ritin'% ( irst started serious)y writing, ba%k in 1990, howe$er (&$e been writing or as )ong as ( %an remember' As a %hi)d, ( used to write on an
o)d note pad ( kept under the mattress in my room' ( wou)d write short stories, poetry and had many pen pa)s, ( wrote to week)y' /riting has a)ways been something ( en1oyed and some wou)d say, my greatest passion'
&o" did you kno" that you "anted to be an author% (&$e a)ways )o$ed both reading and writing' As a teen, ( wou)d babysit around the neighborhood and then go out and buy books to add to my %o))e%tion' At one point, ( was reading F@5 books per week and had a dream, to someday write books o my own' ( had many short stories (&d written and kept, hoping to someday, see one in print' /hene$er someone wou)d ask me, what ( wanted to be when ( grew up' ( answered =An Author> &o" many books have you "ritten and published% ( ha$e 12 books in tota), %onsisting o 0 teen no$e)s, 2 poetry %o))e%tions and ; %hi)dren&s books' #he %hi)dren&s books %onsisting o the (nspe%tor C)aus series and the Edwin E' Bunny #a)es, whi%h is my )atest series and one that is dear to my heart' Who is your publisher% ( work with a pri$ate pub)isher in /innipeg Manitoba, Art Book Bindery' (t&s basi%a))y a se) @pub)ishing %ompany, who has a team o designers and editors who work persona))y with you, to make sure your work is re)eased on)y at its best' Making the Author, a)so the books pub)isher' My irst F re)eases howe$er, were pub)ished by Essen%e pub)ishing, in Be))e$i))e 6ntario' &ave you "on any a"ards% Ba%k in 2000, ( re%ei$ed a writers gui)d award, or my irst Chi)dren&s book (nspe%tor C)aus and the %ase o the missing toy' What 'enre do you 'enerally "rite in% ( pre er, young adu)t and %hi)drenLs i%tion o$er any
other genre' Chi)dren are our uture and keeping them interested in reading is a key e)ement in how su%%ess u) todayLs youth wi)) be in the uture
What are your stories)novels usually about% My teen no$e)s, are main)y about rea) )i e issues' ( pre er, te))ing teens =how it is> rather than sugar %oating the rea)ities o )i e' /hen it %omes to my %hi)dren&s books, ( write about things that %ome to mind, whi)e wat%hing )itt)e things my %hi)dren do, or be%ome interested in' $o you have an a'ent% 3o, (&$e a%tua))y )ooked into agents, but here in Canada, )iterary agents are one in ew and inding an agent in the *S, is not an easy task, when you&re Canadian' &o" lon' did it take (or you to (ind your publisher% /orking without an agent, makes inding the per e%t pub)isher, a ne$er ending batt)e' A ter 10 years o sear%hing, ( %hose to be%ome my own pub)isher'
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What is your (avorite (ood to eat "hile "ritin'% ( a%tua))y don&t eat whi)e writing' What is your (avorite drink to have "hile "ritin'% Co ee, whi)e writing a pie%e, ( may go through a pot or two a)) on my own' $o you listen to music or "atch *+ "hile "ritin'% I( so, "hat do you listen to)"atch%
6h yes, or sure' ( need musi% to write, some writers ind it odd, being most pre er tota) Auiet to work' ( howe$er need my musi%, rom the moment ( begin writing unti) ( ha$e %omp)eted a pie%e, ( ha$e musi% p)aying a)ongside me' Musi% is another great )o$e o mine and ( ind )istening to the songs ( )o$e most, he)ps me to do my best work' ( persona))y pre er %ountry musi%, but at times it doesn&t matter what type o musi% is p)aying, as )ong as it&s on'
What inspires you to "rite% "ea) )i e issues, things that happen around me, that prompt a story in my head' My greatest inspiration is my %hi)dren and those %)osest to me' #he )itt)e things that happen in our e$eryday )i$es, the things that =make you think> Where is your (avorite place to "rite% ( %an write pretty mu%h anywhere' Being a mom o ten, )i e is a)ways busy, so (&$e adapted to being ab)e to sit down and write, pretty mu%h anywhere' /hether it be outside, whi)e wat%hing them p)ay in the yard, or in the kit%hen whi)e %ooking dinner' ( don&t need to be anywhere spe%i i% to write, ( 1ust write where e$er and whene$er a story %omes to me' $o you have anythin' else you mi'ht (ind use(ul to add% ( ha$e used the same i))ustrator or ea%h o my re%ent %hi)dren&s books' #i any "udd rom ?ue)ph 6ntario' My )atest %hi)dren&s series =#he Edwin E' Bunny #a)es'> is one series, that has tru)y brought out #i any&s great ta)ent' #he %hara%ters in the story, ha$e been brought to )i e, in the hearts and minds o %hi)dren o a)) ages' #he story was inspired by my dearest and %)osest riend, 2au) Laro%Aue o London 6ntario' +e is a singer and musi%ian, who is ore$er doing %hara%ter $oi%es, espe%ia))y the $oi%e o a du%k, making him a true =2au)ie the du%k> #hough a ma)e %hara%ter in the story, the %hara%ter o Edwin E' Bunny, is based on myse) and my riendship with 2au)' (t a)) began, when my twin daughters, Ma%kenzie and ?ra%e)yn, went on a mission, to ind the Easter bunnies missing tai) and were %ertain, that 2au) was hiding it' A ter the day&s e$ents, the story o Edwin E' Bunny and 2au)ie the du%k was born' #he Edwin E' Bunny #a)es, is a series ( ho)d dearest to my heart and a)so goes right a)ong with my other passion, %ountry musi%' (&m 1ust a true %ountry gir) at heart' (n a way this series is )ike my 11th %hi)d, my true baby in the way it is something ( am deep)y passionate about' ( wou)d )o$e to see this series, possib)y be%ome a %hi)dren&s te)e$ision series in the uture and hope that it goes the distan%e' ( wou)d a)so )o$e or a )arge pub)ishing %ompany, to take me on and get this series mo$ing and o the ground' $o you have any advice (or aspirin' "riters "ho are tryin' to 'et into the "orld o( publishin'% Basi%a))y 1ust keep at it and ne$er gi$e up' ( you ha$e a dream, o))ow that September 2011 Page 35
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dream and work or it, with a)) you ha$e' (t isn&t a)ways easy to make into the writing and pub)ishing wor)d, but it&s de inite)y a road worth tra$e))ing'
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!eth "nn Masari#$ is the %un&er an& 'hie e&it%r % Literary Lunes( She 'reate& this magazine$ be'ause pe%p)e are a)*ays '%ming t% her %r )iterary a&+i'e$ an& she *ante& t% be there %r a)) aspiring *riters( She is the auth%r % her &ebut n%+e)$ The ,%r)& "m%ng -s$ a y%ung a&u)t$ urban antasy n%+e)( .er b%%# *i)) be re)ease& %n "ugust 19$ 2011( /n a&&iti%n t% running Literary Lunes$ !eth a)s% runs her b)%gs$ ,riter0s "&+%'ate$ an& .a))%*e& ,riters( 1%r m%re in %rmati%n ab%ut !eth$ y%u 'an +isit her u)) *ebsite at ***(bethannmasari#(*ebs('%m
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