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Intermission If you like what you read, subscribe to regular delivery every 6-8 weeks! (Issue
1, August 17, 2002) ~~~~~ The countdown is on! As it stands, Remembering You will be released from Wings ePress in November. Ask me what I think of this new publisher of mine. They've blown me away! The cover for Remembering You (featuring my children) has just been completed by the oh-so-talented Pam Ripling and can be viewed here www.booksbycass.com/books.html . I'm also
thrilled to share my first quote of Remembering You by
three time EPPIE winner, Kate Douglas: So, mark your calendar! November is on its way and with it: Remembering You by Cass Andre. Just in time for Christmas! Shrouded
Hearts, the sequel to Veiled
Hearts has just been released and
at a price everyone can afford: FREE! Access the
"FILE" section of Intermission by clicking
here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/intermission/ to get your copy. ~~~~~ The
following excerpts from authors around the web have
recently been uploaded to my site and are just dying to
be read: WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BOOK WORLD TODAY...? Word
Museum Writers
Exchange E-Publishing American
Book Production 1999-2001 Statistics eBooks
and Publishing areas to focus on PDF
E Ink
unveils displays for phones and handhelds Gemstar-TV
Guide Faces Management Overhaul Into
Your Hands, a free ebook available to all I KNOW SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW<g> When I was a toddler, my mother tells me I used to run about the house singing, "Wunnuh Womuhn! Wunnuh Womuhn!" which apparently translates into "Wonder Woman", my idol of the time. Obviously I've always admired women who stand out among others and use their time on this earth to achieve in whatever vocation they choose, whether fighting crime or...writing novels. So, it's no wonder my introduction interview for this newsletter is a woman who wears many hats and seems to accomplish whatever she sets her mind to. She's a wife, mother of two, speaker, editor, non-fiction author and fiction novelist of bestselling award winning books. Somehow, she still finds time to volunteer within the writing community and distribute her own newsletter! Here's a
few hints. She's an admitted thief who holds children
hostage (perhaps while demanding chocolate and steak),
drives a Saturn and claims Courage the Cowardly Dog lives
within. Who is she? Visit this link to read her interview
with all the juicy details: ~~~~~ PERSONALLY SPEAKING (the "more than you wanted to know" section:-)) Six years ago, at the starting line of my writing career, I attended a writers' conference where I met hundreds of mothers/writers like myself. Well...Not completely like myself. They were well groomed, sophisticated, knew how to dine at a luncheon without hunching over their plate for fear that a child's eager fingers might steal a precious morsel of their nourishment (a milestone I'd yet to overcome). Despite that, I remember hearing so much about a writer's relationship with her children, stories of frantically writing while waiting at school bus-stops or dance recitals, tales of locking one's self in the bathroom to finish just one paragraph of a novel, tid-bits about writing until the wee hours of the morning or of writers who set their alarm clocks for 3AM when "Mommy, can I...?" couldn't stop the flow, not to mention the reports of multiple TV dinners and constant ordering out for food. I remember hearing all this and thinking, "No, not this mom." See, it's going to be different in my house. My children are going to enjoy their mother being a writer. They're going to wake quietly during the summer months with their fingers pressed gently against their lips, reminding one another to "shh" while Mommy works. I will have risen with the sun, refreshed from a wonderful night's sleep, eager to start the last chapter of my next best seller. During the week, the children will go to bed at a reasonable hour, perhaps reading quietly to one another or cleaning up their rooms. They'll learn at a young age that Mommy does have a real job and that she is not to be bothered during the few hours she needs to work. As they grow, they'll be eager to help clean the house as it is very difficult for Mommy to be Mommy, wife and successful author. They'll peer eagerly over my shoulder from time to time, hoping for a taste of the worlds that Mommy creates, only to be gently reprimanded and "tickled" away. With no disturbances, and because an author's life is very calm and predictable, I will have eight course meals prepared for my loved ones every evening...and sometimes a homemade chocolate cake for desert. Oh, it will be so wonderful! And now...six years later, I'm pleased to say it has become just that. In fact, summer just passed. And I'm pretty sure that my loving children were quiet as mice on those warm mornings. Then again it's hard to say considering that while my eyes were open, my brain chose to sleep in, which may be due to the fact that I'd been staring at page 268 of my work in progress until 5:30AM. And, of course, my darling's respect Mommy's work, mostly because they don't like the pulsing vein that clinches her left eye when they ask when she'll get a real job like the other kids' moms. They're very eager to help with the house work too especially when Mommy drops to her knees begging and throwing money their way. They DO peer over my should from time to time and lovingly ask, "How long's this gonna take?" And if you added all the meals together during the week, surely they'd equal eight courses. It's just as I said it would be. Hmph! Locking oneself in the bathroom to work on a book. Never! A query letter or synopsis, maybe...but never to work on a book. Except that one time...When the closet was occupied. Yes...it's been wonderful. Exactly as I imagined. Even now, as I hear the pitter-patter of little fists pounding on the bathroom door and the melodious voice of my young ones screaming bloody murder on the other side, I know--I was right. Now...if I can just figure out how to jimmy the window. REVIEWS TO REMEMBER: REMINDER: SHROUDED HEARTS IS ABSOLUTELY FREE! Find your copy in the
files section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/intermission/ Originally, I'd planned a newsletter per month. But after much thought I discovered that even someone with a mouth as big as mine may not have something to say EVERY month...not if I want to keep subscribers awake...unless you're desperate to hear stories of my youngest's first painting and the cute thing my daughter did when she learned to read or the top ten ways to convince your spouse that the couch is more comfortable than the bed (I may still do this one). The point is, issues of Intermission may not come monthly. I'm guessing, you can expect delivery every 6-8 weeks. If there's any mind blowing news (ie. a million dollar contract that triggers my generosity to take all Intermission subscribers on a huge vacation), then you'll hear from me in between issues. Otherwise....I hope to see you again in about 60 days. ~~~~~ You have
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