| Name | Helen Chapman / Anne Arrandale |
| Location | TN |
| Member Since | Jun 14, 2010 |
| Votes Received | 218 |
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I am a writer, after a fashion. Most of my fiction is written at work, and begins 'Comes now the Plaintiff, by and through counsel...' When I'm not at work, I write, be it children's stories, young adult novels, or wicked gruesome police procedurals. Some stories are true, with names changed to protect the stupid. Several of my short stories and essays are in assorted print and online periodicals. I have a semi-regular column in I Love Cats magazine, Sparkles is in The Muscadine Lines literary journal come October, Affectionating now appears in An Honest Lie: volume 3, and several of my stories have run in Catnip Chronicles and Horizons. Oh yeah. I'm also the Official Crazy Cat Lady [my byline in I Love Cats is proof] If I don't have at least three cats helping at the computer, I can't write. My book, Adventure of a Crazy Cat Lady will be available at Amazon and book stores around May 25, 2012. He Will Restore, Neutral Zone, and House that Jack Built, are all available at Amazon, and at Smashwords for e-readers.
Works
 | Reasonable Doubt24 parts / 64 pages, updated Nov 18, 2012  124 reads  0  0 |
 | Dearly Departed 4 pages, updated Nov 08, 2012 17 reads 0 0 |
 | The House that Jack Built3 parts / 22 pages, updated Jun 27, 2011 People in Baltimore in 1910 were still trying to rebuild following the great fire of six years before. In the midst of this rebuilding, the working class and the ... read more 306 reads 4 3 |
 | Adventures of a Crazy Cat Lady3 parts / 4 pages, updated Jun 19, 2011 The care and feeding of a woman and the cats she loves.
Some of these stories have appeared in I Love Cats Magazine, Horizon Magazine, and several online pub... read more 262 reads 3 0 |
 | He Will Restore6 parts / 7 pages, updated Nov 07, 2010 Based on an historic event.
Two young men were hanged in 1878, in Cookeville TN, for a double murder. They continued to declare their innocence, right up until they met the... read more 1,242 reads 16 6 |
 | MICE!3 parts / 7 pages, updated Sep 25, 2010 Matthew and his family have adventures out running and out-thinking preditors in their special haven. 242 reads 5 1 |
 | Polly's Peeps5 parts / 9 pages, updated Sep 24, 2010 The adventures of Polly, and her animal companions.
Written for my grandchildren, and suitable for the whole family. 364 reads 8 2 |
 | You Can't Make This Stuff Up3 parts / 7 pages, updated Aug 05, 2010 a collection of true stories, from assorted sources. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. And the stupid. 573 reads 3 3 |
 | Neutral Zone4 parts / 9 pages, updated Jul 10, 2010 New Orleans. The French Quarter.
People are turning up dead. The 'Vampire Killer' of the French Quarter is doing what the police haven't been able to do: protect victims from their abusers. Is he a hero, or a villian 137,811 reads 133 75 |
 | Unidentified Objects3 parts / 7 pages, updated Jul 04, 2010 A teenaged girl sees an unidentified object, and is bullied by other students because of it, and by strange beings. Are they from another planet, or the government? 1,408 reads 10 7 |
Message Board
ajdavidson
1 month ago
Thank you.
wlandlady
1 month ago
Neutral Zone is available FREE as a Kindle Download at Amazon until Sunday midnight.
StephanieAlbrig...
4 months ago
Thank you so much!
wlandlady
4 months ago
@StephanieAlbright I've uploaded 4 fairy stories to Smashwords. Tara & the Gazing Ball, Bran the Brownie, Pixies in the Garden, and The Dragon's Egg. I'll do some more tomorrow.
StephanieAlbrig...
4 months ago
That would be great! Illustrations don't work that well on the older Kindles anyway!
wlandlady
4 months ago
If you don't mind them been without illustrations, I can quickly convert them for e-readers. Honestly, while I love the fairy stories [I wrote those for my granddaughter when she was around 7. Her older sister was devouring Harry Potter books, but Tara was too young. So I wrote about her own magical kingdom] my favorites are still the mouse and other animal stories, such as Cookie the Border Collie and Meghan the pot bellied pig.
StephanieAlbrig...
4 months ago
I teach 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. I would love to use your work! I have Kindles that the kids love to use and I am always looking for more content for them!
wlandlady
4 months ago
Stephanie, I see in your profile you are a reading teacher. May I ask what grade? As soon as I get my fairy stories, Tara and the Gazing Ball, fully illustrated I want to put that up on Smashwords as well. When that happens, or even before, I would be honored if you wanted to use that, if they are age appropriate. The mouse stories as well.
StephanieAlbrig...
4 months ago
Thanks so much! I really love the story and want to read the rest but I rarely read 'real' books anymore.
wlandlady
4 months ago
Hi Stephanie. Yes, there is a Kindle version. Go to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/269750 [I prefer Smashwords for ebook uploads, because they allow the writer much more control over the input.] Use coupon code XK95H to get the book for only $1.
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Unidentified Objects is now available at Amazon in paperback, and at Amazon and Smashwords for e-readers.Unidentified Objects
In honor of the Ravens winning the Superbowl [go Bawlmer!] my book, House that Jack Built will be FREE on Amazon for Kindle this...
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Like the story so far? Want to read more? Then visit https://www.createspace.com/4113781 The book is out, and available at Create Space, and...
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