This Saturday I had the pleasure to join and meet our Administrator Stu,
and January’s Book Pick of the Month, Author Lorraine Cobcroft in
the meeting room. Stu asked some very excellent questions during his
interview with Lorraine. I am very anxious to read Lorraine’s
Noveltunity Book Club winner, The Pencil Case. A true life account.
I'm not telling of what. You will have to read it for yourself!

Ann M. Andrashie

Author of: Dog Island, What Say You, and summer release of The Caregiver

Hi Mike,

For me it's the voice that pulls me in,
that and the characters. If I can't relate to them or if the tone and
or narrative is blaaaa and choppy, woundering, I have a very hard time diving in,
and chances are I will turn a few chapters and set it aside. It can
be just about any genre (except erotica and dark novels) and if the
tone is good, the characters strong, then chances are so will the
book be.

As a writer I believe we hook our
reader(s) by introducing them to characters they our able to relate
to in some aspect. Perhaps I believe this because I am character
driven both as a reader and a writer. To me the characters are the
breath of a story. The worlds we place them in, and the situations
they must live through can be as outrages as we want and still have
it believable if our readers can relate to the characters. But that's
me.

How do you feel about your characters?

Ann M. Andrashie

Curling up with a good book and steaming hot chocolate . . . tapping the keys creating your best ever novel . . . skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice skating. Is there any better way to pass these cold winters months?

Just a quick howdy-do to say hi and to introduce myself. My name is Ann M. Andrashie, and I am a writer and author. I am proud to say I wrote the Novel, 'Dog Island', and recently produced a little ditty of snippets called: 'What Say You'. I am currently working on my second novel, The Caregiver. In between writing and working, I am also putting together future ditty's for easy reading.

I get very busy sometimes like we all do. But I hope we can stay connected and from time to time, share our thoughts and feelings that surround us (and sometimes seem to over take us  

As a reader, I would love to hear what you have to say. What are your likes, dislikes, what do you find intriguing, what disappoints you? What do you want in a book, what don't you want in a story?

As a writer, what is your toughest aspect of writing? Mine is time! Never-ever enough time. Just getting 'There' and having to put it away in order to get to work on time . . . Doubts that I can turn a good page . . .  How do YOU over come your down points?

Take care~~Blessings to you,
Ann M. Andrashie

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Okay, your done with your work. And now
it's time to let go and launch your 'Baby' into the great wide world.

What do you do first? Or, what did you do first?

What worked and what didn't work?