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http://www.freewebs.com/jackietritt/
- About Me:
- I was born in the UK, but live in Australia and I've been writing since I retired from teaching. I write magazine and newspaper articles, short stories, novels and articles for children's magazines.
I have a crime novel, 'The Burning' published by Virtual Tales and a collection of short stories, 'Unfettered Feet' just out with Ginninderra Press in Canberra.
- Favorite Books:
- Grapes of wrath, Steinbeck; Cloud Street, Tim Winton; Shipping news, Annie Proulx, Ruth Rendell's crime novels, Ed McBain, Val McDermid
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Love 'em all
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Senior Constable Alan Foster noticed the sky change color. It went that particular sickly yellow you don’t see very often—and he’d rather not see now. The wind suddenly gusted strongly from the north, picking up wrappers from the bins outside the shops in the main road and stacking them against fence posts, tree trunks, and chain link fences.
“Oh, no,” he said. “Not again.”
“What’s the matter, sir?” Lee joined him at the window.
“See that? That color in the sky? Bushfire. Perfect day for it, too. Let’s go out the front and get a better view of what’s going on.”
From the front door, they looked across Pelican East Road, past the little weatherboard church, to the steep, heavily forested hills beyond. A huge column of smoke billowed gray in the far distance, screening the sun and turning it into a softly glowing red disc. The wind slapped hot in their faces.
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Posted on April 13, 2008 at 9:59pm —
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Posted on February 26, 2008 at 9:31pm —
The launch - continued ...
My launch of 'Unfettered Feet' went really well and it was great to see so many friends, relatives and writing friends turn up. Michael de Valle had pneumonia, but he came to launch the book anyway, and I'm grateful for his fortitude and his thought-provoking speech on the art of the short story. The music from my son was so accomplished, as always, but it took me a while to realise why he had bare feet (with purple painted nails, at that). They were unfettered, of course. Doh.
It
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Exciting day today - the author copies of my short story collection, 'Unfettered Feet' arrived in th…
Posted on June 12, 2007 at 9:17pm —
The launch
Well, now my short story collection has left the printers, it's time to organise the launch. I think I was too scared to start before, in case it all went pear shaped, as they say on British cop shows.
So, I've organised Michael de Valle (he's had a great deal of success with his collections) to launch it,the local community centre as the venue, for July 29 and I'm sorting out invitation lists, food and drinks. My son is a professional musician and I've asked him to play some
… ContinuePosted on June 10, 2007 at 2:58am —
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Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
Things People Say and Do at Book Signings
The usual assortment of customers did come by, some asking me questions about how long it took to write my book, how I got started, and how many books I'd written.
Some said they'd never heard of me. I've heard that one before. (g)
What was surprising is that three children, not at the same time or with the same party, asked for my autograph - two on the back of bookmarks, one on a slip of paper. That usually doesn't happen. Maybe it's the economy. I don't know if their parents put them up to it, or if they thought of it themselves.
One person asked about my book and then said she doesn't buy from Barnes and Noble, but online instead. Since she was in the store, I can only assume she was scouting there for books first. I don't know.
Oh, yes, a variation on the restroom question was, "Where are the dictionaries?"
New Review for Killer Career
I'm happy to report a new review for Killer Career, this time from Lucille P. Robinson, from Sassy Brit's Gang athttp://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2009/11/killer-career-morgan-mandel-choice-one.html
Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
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Thanks for the frienship. The black cat with the glowing eyes is Nugget, one of two black kitties in my life. He just thinks he's the cutest one in the world. :)
J. K.
Thanks for the invite. I agree with Paula, Virtual Tales authors rule! They provide a plethora of quality reading material available as such a great prices.
Sharon
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