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Award-winning journalist and fiction writer. I enjoy writing mysteries, flash ficton and stories that are humorous, (humor subjective, of course!). Author of young adult mystery, "Searching for A Starry Night," (spring '08 Quake/Echelon Press, www.quakeme.com.
I also collect - and write about- dollhouses and miniatures.
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Background
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Two online writing group/lists, The Short Mystery Fiction Society and the Flash Fiction Writing Workshop, have been instrumental in motivating and inspiring me to expand my writing and try new things!
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Accomplishments
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National Newspaper award winner.
Chicago Press Club Lisagor Award finalist.
Suburban IL Newspaper Assn. winner.
Award-winning short fiction.
Mystery Author, young adults, Quake/Echelon Press, www.echelonpress.com
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Additional Information
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Get The Heat of the Moment anthology - on sale Dec. 15, 2007! Get a copy, or have your library order one to help others! See books.**
Read author interviews at my Author Snapshot column at Mysterical-e, http://www.mystericale.com.**
Evil in winged form... read The Witch Tree from Echelon Press, available at Fictionwise! **
Coming MAY '08: "Searching For A Starry Night" - A Miniature Art Mystery: A nosy Dachshund digs up a family curse... is Sam's quest to find the missing miniature art, and save her longest friendship, doomed? Quake/Echelon Press - http://www.quakeme.com. See books or news for Chapter 1 link.
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Searching For A Starry Night
Coming May '08: "Searching For A Starry Night" - A Miniature Art Mystery: A nosy Dachshund digs up a family curse... is Sam's quest to find the missing miniature art, and save her longest friendship, doomed?
Quake/Echelon Press - http://www.quakeme.com
The Heat of the Moment Anthology - Echelon Press
Available Dec. 15, 2007! The Heat of the Moment features stories by 21 authors on the theme of fire. Proceeds benefit the survivors of the 2007 Diego Wildfires. Includes Christine Verstraete's new Sam story, "Fire and Magic."
Verstraete Miniatures Gallery
Links to The Verstraete Miniatures Gallery, featuring some of my scale homes and miniatures. Also, links to the collection of Dutch miniaturist Kitty Balke from Holland.
WRITING PAGE:
Links to mystery author interviews, excerpts, fiction links and samples.
In Miniature Style
Link to IN MINIATURE STYLE - book on cd/download from Writers' Exchange Epublishing. Dollhouse/miniatures photos, how to's, profles and a fun 'Mini' Mystery!
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