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Are the books that are in your series also stand alone? I was thinking of reading Fourth of July at Barbecue Corral before the holiday, but I haven’t read the other two in series yet, and it looks like they come first.
Irene Onorato Yes, the books in the Holiday Corral series are stand alone.

Thanks for your interest, and I hope you enjoy reading it.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Irene Onorato After the great flood of 2016 here in Louisiana, hubby and I volunteered at a makeshift emergency shelter for dogs, cats, pigs, horses, you-name-it, that were displaced or lost during the storm.

The idea started brewing for a story about a young woman who struggles to keep her no-kill shelter for dogs financially afloat. Thus, Thanksgiving at Canine Corral came into being.
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I wanted to leave a review for the Soldier’s Song but the write up is different then the book I read. I received a copy from net galley. Can you help me with this?
Irene Onorato Oh, dear! Thank you for pointing this out. I'm working on fixing this error right now. So nice of you to take the time to contact me about this. Thanks again.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Irene Onorato I don't think there's a single answer. If I'm blogging, I get to write my inner most thoughts, my successes and failures in life, and bare my soul. When I write novels, I write the things I dream or think about before sleep comes. I often tell myself stories before drifting off to dreamland. Sometimes these stories are the basis for my next novel.
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What are you currently working on?
Irene Onorato I finished writing Thanksgiving at Canine Corral and was able to get it out in time for the Holidays. Yay for me!

I'm in the throes of indecision for my next project. Write a sequel to Saving Chase, or get going with another Corral novella? Ideas are brewing, but I need a short break to get the little gray cells reactivated with ideas.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Irene Onorato Read everything you can on the subject of writing. Learn about POV (point of view), showing VS telling, conflict, etc. Buy the most recent copy of The Chicago Manual of Style or subscribe to them online. If you have any doubts about how to use ellipses, em dashes, or questions on what goes inside quotation marks VS what should be written in italics, you'll find the answers in there.

Most of all, just WRITE. Get your thoughts on paper and keep on plugging away.
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