Ask the Author: Beth Aldrich
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Beth Aldrich
The howl echoed in my unlit kitchen as I opened the back door to let me dog in, only to discover she had been sprayed by a skunk. As she ran around the house, rubbing herself along the furniture, I knew from experience, the horror that would occupy the next twenty-four hours of my life.
Beth Aldrich
Thank you for your question! I always thought it would be cool to live inside the magical Genie bottle with Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeannie. Growing up I used to love watching that television show and I always thought it would be so cool to blink my eyes and bob my head and disappear or hide in the secret magical bottle-
Beth Aldrich
I get to hang out with my dogs all day and when my son needs to be picked up at school, I'm there.
Beth Aldrich
Write without edits. Fix them later :)
Beth Aldrich
A holiday cozy novel where an unexpected accident gives an unlikely chap the opportunity to become a helper angel. Very cute. You'll love it.
Beth Aldrich
I wake up thinking about my dreams from the night before, and how they can relate to my current stories.
Beth Aldrich
I get up and take my dogs for a walk and ask them for advice. When I get home, write down everything they told me. :)
Beth Aldrich
As a published, award-winning non-fiction writer, I decided to dip my toe into the fiction pond to see how it would feel. I devoured every class and book on the subject I could find. While reading a famed book on "how to" for fiction writing, I came across a prompt to write for several minutes about an "anonymous note or phone call". After a few minutes, memories from fourteen years ago flooded my mind--about the time I was home alone one night with my two-week-old baby. My husband was out at a hockey game with our other two young sons. While sitting quietly with the baby, someone called our house phone (caller I.D. unknown) and began ranting about bloody details from my recent childbirth. Frantic, I hung up the phone and called the police...Fifteen years later, this horrifying experience was the basis for my debut fiction novel, Pink Slips. When I sat down to write the story, the words flew from my fingertips in three weeks. The next several months were spent editing, reviewing and editing some more. The easiest part about writing this book was to let my imagination take over and follow my heroine, Betsy Ryan and her extraordinary dog, Barney, through her terrifying experience and to watch her dig deep and grow as a person. The hardest part was to find enough hours in the day to edit, promote, and learn about self-publishing after working with a publisher on my non-fiction title, Real Moms Love to Eat (Penguin/NAL, 2012). I have a new-found respect for all of the hard work and professionalism publishers bring to the table. Knowing that I'm like a dog with a bone, I tackled self-publishing head on. Delightfully, I have made many friends in the Indie world and, too, adore and appreciate the dedication and hard work they put forth every day. I trust you will take the ride through Pink slips, with Betsy Ryan, and find she's every-woman who's ever been harassed, stalked, assaulted, or bullied. A woman who finds love, perseverance, and survival through the transcendental power of friendship and the relationship we share with our pets. Happy Reading!
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