Sunday, October 22, 2006

INTERVIEW WITH JOE DEMARCO, OWNER/PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF MYSTERICAL-E

Hi!

Last night's launch party for "LAndmarked for Murder" was a very special time. The Mystery Bookstore in Westwood Village, near UCLA, is fabulous. Books and books and books. The owner is congenial and cooperative. If you weren't there, we missed you.

All the authors and two of the editors who worked on the book attended, we had a champagne toast after introductions, ate cake decorated like the book's cover and sold all but four of the books the chapter had bought. After the standard bookseller's cut, I'm not sure we made a profit, but that's the way of the writing business. We milled around signing books and meeting authors we hadn't met as yet.

After the crowd had cleared, we sat around and talked writing. Wonderful.

When the dentist who's repairing my cracked and broken teeth after my bike spill discovered I was an author, he purchased ten of the twenty books I ordered to sell on my own. He supports the authors in our town, giving their books out as gifts. My sister/fellow "LAndmarked..." contributors graciously autographed every book for me.

This is the dark season, the time for the night rides of the headless horseman and things that "go bump" in the dark. It's the perfect time to check out my website for October Thoughts and my interview with Joe DeMarco, owner, publisher and editor-in-chief of the award winning, online magazine, MYSTERICAL-E.

Meet this interesting man as he discusses the background of acquiring and running this unique e-zine with its emphasis on mystery and the mysterious.

If you have a yen to write something for it, read the interview and check the submission guidelines.

Next time I'll tell you how I came to write "Marathon Madness," my story appearing in "LAndmarked for Murder."

Have a great Monday,

Dee Ann

http://www.deeannpalmer.com
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