Talk about the power of the book. My daughter's third grade teacher was an avid reader. Always had a book in her hand - and instilled that in her students. She told me that she never read a book until she was 29 - and it was Rebecca! She so loved the book that it literally sparked her interest in reading.
Hey! Good luck on ISABELLA MOON. Ballentine's a good house! I just got my 1st book published (two more under contract after that). Today, I saw my sales rank jump! Books are selling! After 15 years of hard work, I'm going to make a dollar or two. I hope you sell many thousands of copies of ISABELLA MOON!
Hi - Many thanks for the warm welcome and good wishes for "Murder Off the Books." Love your dog's name. What's the origin? I confess that my dog, Clio, is more than a tad miffed that she's not on the cover of the book!
Your publishing year sounds BUSY! Congrats on all your projects.
And by Rebecca, do you mean the original Laurence Olivier/Joan Fontaine movie and, of course, the book? I was literally skimming it again when I was in a bookstore on Saturday!
Evelyn
Hi again, Laura! My friend in Carbondale. A read on a "now" mutual friend's chatterwall that you profess to be a chronic enabler. Great! Just what I need. Here I am, a chronic procrastinator, inside crimespace, where there's a bar. If you find me sidled up on a stool, I'm counting on you to tell the barkeep to cut me off the first time I say martoonie. Please!
Any woman married to a fellow with a distinguished old southern name like "Pinkney" is A-OK in my book, Laura. My dad's family is from Arkansas and he wanted to name my brother "Theron," another fine southern name, until my mom pointed at that with a name like "Theron Thornton," the kid would need therapy by the time he hit junior high school. So they settled on "Paul." Speaking of names, "Hrothgar" is cool, too. Nice to see the whole "Beowulf" crowd represented! Congratulations on your success so far, and wishes for continued hoopla and fanfare on your behalf!
I don't believe you should fret about being in Carbondale. Unless, of course, it's the Carbondale in New York where I've set a good portion of my next book. Damn! I shoulda' paid more attention in Geography class. In what state is your Carbondale?
Give me a shout if you're in the neighborhood. Carbondale is kind of a sweet place, though we live in the country environs. My honey teaches at SIU--but we ain't makin' no SIU babies of our own!
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Talk about the power of the book. My daughter's third grade teacher was an avid reader. Always had a book in her hand - and instilled that in her students. She told me that she never read a book until she was 29 - and it was Rebecca! She so loved the book that it literally sparked her interest in reading.
Your publishing year sounds BUSY! Congrats on all your projects.
And by Rebecca, do you mean the original Laurence Olivier/Joan Fontaine movie and, of course, the book? I was literally skimming it again when I was in a bookstore on Saturday!
Evelyn
Morgan
I'd love to hear more about the anthology Srreal South.
Spill, lady.
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