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Christine Verstraete

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So excited to have a new story, "Some Kind of Friend," inspired by the song of the same name, in the new anthology, A KILLING AT THE COPA: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF BARRY MANILOW!

This follows up on another music-based story, "Wildfire," (love thissong!) in the anthology, (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY ONE-HIT WONDERS.

It is so fun writing (and reading!) stories inspired by favorite songs and music!
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* Also under name C.A. Verstraete
NEW! Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter - 2nd edition - Releases May 10
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Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall - C.A. Verstraete
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Music & Fiction - Crime Fiction Inspired by Barry Manilow and One-Hit Wonders

I'm a big music lover, always have something playing in the background, so it's not surprising that I've found it's even more fun to write stories based on, and inspired by, music!

My recent story, "Some Kind of Friend," is based on the song of the same name by that favorite singer, Barry Manilow! It appears in the just released anthology, A KILLING AT THE COPA: CRIME FICTION INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC Read more of this blog post »

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	Girl Z: My Life as a Teenage Zombie by Christine Verstraete (Goodreads Author), Denise Camacho (Producer) 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sep 08, 2008 12:37PM

Hi Christine and I LOVE the cover of your book! How precious. Thanks for adding me as a friend. If you have time, I'd love for you to visit my web site, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. I’m co-authoring a novel with Patty Wiseman, another friend on Goodreads. We’ve known each other for over 30 years. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too! There’s also a link to our novel clairkelley@synthasite.com. Please feel free to visit it, too. I look forward to your comments!
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