By Lizzie Turner, Book Fair and Foul,
an Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery by Erika Chase
My author
is often asked if I, Lizzie Turner, am like her in any way. Now what I want to
know is why nobody asks me that question. Is Erika Chase anything like me? I’ll
tell you anyway because It’s my turn to blog.
Sure, we
enjoy similar things. We both enjoy choral singing. We’d die for good dark
chocolate. Almond butter out of the jar is a go-to every day. And Siamese cats
rule our lives. But aside from that, I can’t write a book, as much as I might
like to. And she can’t teach.
Of course, I’m trained as a reading specialist
but I do have my teaching certificate, too. I enjoy my job, working one on one
with students who are experiencing difficulties in reading. I do assessments
and make suggestions to both teachers and parents, as to how best deal with each
student and his or her needs. I believe that reading is not only a necessity
but one of life’s joys and I feel proud to be able to work in this area.
She also
belongs to a book club, a nameless one I might point out, that has eight women
as members. The Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, on
the other hand, has seven members, two of which are males, which adds to a more
interesting discussion at times. Especially when Molly Mathews who is so Agatha
Christie she even starting dressing in the period styles for a while, goes head
on with Bob Miller, the former police chief who, not surprisingly, is a police
procedural type of guy.
But back to
the being an author. They say there’s a book in every person. And I’ve also
heard it advised, when it comes to writing, to just do it. But that doesn’t work for me. Maybe at some
stage in life, I’ll give it a try, when I have something to say or someone I
enjoy writing about. Hey – does that describe why Erika writes about me? Wow.
That’s so cool. And, I'm really thrilled that she's just finished book #5 in the series. Who knows what she has planned for me in the future?
Any suggestions?
BOOK FAIR AND FOUL, the 4th in the Ashton Corners Book Club Mysteries
is now available!
Visit Erika at www.erikachase.com
Love to hear from you on my Facebook author page and
onTwitter @erika_chase.
I enjoy this series very much. The latest book is next on my tar list.
ReplyDeleteTBR list, lol.
ReplyDeleteFunny typo, Annette!
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