emstjames's profile
AGE:
70
LOC: Las Vegas, NV
GEN: Female
LAST LOGIN: August 25
LOC: Las Vegas, NV
GEN: Female
LAST LOGIN: August 25
I write the Silver Sisters Mysteries with my sister Phyllice Bradner. The first book, A CORPSE IN THE SOUP, is in paperback and e-book and will be released as an audio book approximately beginning of May. Trailer:
http://www.mydeo.com/videorequest.asp?XID=4694&CID=70485
Website: www.silversistersmysteries.com
I have the first story in Chicken Soup for the Shopper’s Soul and another in the short selection list for another Chicken Soup book. The Second Time Around will be in Shortstacks: 20 Stories to Fill You Up…anticipated release date end of 2007.
Besides currently working on SEVEN DEADLY SAMOVARS the second Silver Sisters book with my sister, I am also working on a woman in jeopardy novel… Deadly Dance, some short stori…
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BOOK ONE CHICAGO 1956 CHAPTER 1 "A door slamming makes one jump, but it doesn't make one afraid. What one fears is the serpent that crawls underneath it."--- Collette, Cheri The images flickered through my head like the pictures in a flip book. You know, the ones that make things seem like they’re moving. My throat felt dry. One more day like all the rest. Might as well get up. As I forced my eyes open, the bright sunlight shining through the open draperies practically blinded me. I tried to ...
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CHAPTER 4 “Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears." -–Publilius Syrus, Maxims As Angie yanked me into a sitting position, her fingers dug into my shoulders. Then she shoved a glass between my parched lips, and said, "Drink this. Everything is going to be fine. Trust me." The odd tasting fluid did ease the ache in my dry throat, but as moments passed a bitter aftertaste burned my tongue and I started to cough. She just stood there staring at me and said nothing. The blaring of a horn in the st...
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CHAPTER 2 "The smiler with the knife under the cloak." ---Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales I was fighting my way through the black haze when I heard someone who sounded a lot like Danny say, "That horny old goat is gonna flip when he sees our sweet little Pavlova." Then he chuckled. “How damn convenient that the cops will just think she ran away.” Angie’s smooth voice seemed to come from far away. “Yeah, Danny, like we said, they'll probably stop lookin' for her after a while.” She giggled. “No ...
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BOOK ONE - CHICAGO 1956 CHAPTER 1 "A door slamming makes one jump, but it doesn't make one afraid. What one fears is the serpent that crawls underneath it."--- Collette, Cheri The images flickered through my head like the pictures in a flip book. You know, the ones that make things seem like they’re moving. My throat felt dry. One more day like all the rest. Might as well get up. As I forced my eyes open, the bright sunlight shining through the open draperies practically blinded me. I tried t...
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CHAPTER 2 “The smiler with the knife under the cloak.”—-Chaucer, The Canterbury tales I must have slept for quite a while after that. I was still pretty groggy when I heard Angie talking with someone who sounded like Danny. “I guess it’s time to get her ready. Covington is gonna flip when he sees our sweet little Pavlova. That horny old goat.” Danny chuckled to himself sounding awfully pleased. “With the kid bein’ so depressed and all, how damn convenient that the cops will just think she ran...
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I liked this. It describes quite well the ramblings of a single woman's mind. Yeah, you always seem to be attracted to the unattainable, the ones who aren't good for you and you know they aren't. Reading through this I'm back in the dating game, remembering all of if. The great guys I let go because they weren't hunks or they liked to hum while watching movies, the one who got so ticked off at having to pay for parking he threatened to rush the parking lot arm...not so great, that one. But th...
Sounds like an interesting story, but you need a better query. Start out telling about yourself and why you chose to submit to this particular agent. They don't want to know that you are only halfway through. Probably best not to query until you can submit a polished manuscript. by the way, the SASE I've used below means self addressed stamped envelope. Always enclose one if you expect any kind of an answer. EXAMPLE: I’m a student working on a degree in journalism. This is my first novel whic...
There is a good message here about the curiosity and imagination of children and how oblivious many adults have become to the things around them. I can picture this as an illustrated book with either very graphic illustrations or esoteric watercolor like ones. Two completely different approaches. I'm not sure but it looks like this should be split like this instead of the way it is to go with the way a part later on is split: Grown ups will never find him when walking through the woods, too b...
I haven't read the first part of this, but I do have a suggestion since this is in the action/adventure category. I think you need a bit more tension. Here is an example: EXISTING Jimbo took the binoculars from his eyes and looked at the dead city. Had it really been just a few weeks since all this happened? He put the lenses back up and looked at the distant port, large helicopters with vehicles slung below them were flitting back and forth, from where, he couldn’t see. The crunch of gravel ...
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