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Dear Reader Column 07-17-06

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Dear Reader,

I'm on vacation this week and some of my friends have graciously offered to fill in for me while I'm gone. Today's column is written by author Nate Kenyon.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com

Today's guest columnist, author Nate Kenyon...

It was nearly a year ago today when my editor called to let me know that DearReader would be featuring my first novel, Bloodstone. As a long time DearReader fan, I was ecstatic. It was a thrill to think of thousands of faithful readers receiving "my" novel in their email inbox, the same way I'd received so many in the past.

I emailed DearReader to thank them. Later, as I was returning to work from a lunch meeting, my cell phone rang. Imagine my surprise to find Suzanne Beecher on the line!

I told her how much I admired what the book clubs do for book lovers. It wasn't long before we were talking like two old friends. Suzanne told me a story or two about her life that made me realize that what she wrote in her columns was absolutely genuine. She made me feel utterly at ease. At some point I pulled over to the side of the road so I wouldn't miss a word. Her love for books and for her subscribers came through loud and clear.

Something we talked about stayed with me long after we'd hung up. As a writer, I had the same concern she did: what will happen to that time-honored tradition, passing the hours during a rainy day curled up in a nice, soft chair in front of a warm fire, reading a good book?

Encouraging a love of books is so very important in this day and age, when the numbers of readers are declining, when technology demands more and more of our time and so many are becoming obsessed with instant messaging and online chat rooms. And it was all hitting closer and closer to home for me. You see, in my own life I'd noticed a change of late. I'd always been a voracious reader. But as Bloodstone's launch date crept closer, I was spending more time answering emails, working on my own website, and visiting message boards. I found myself unable to concentrate for more then ten minutes before having to check my inbox.

And so I decided to pay my own tribute. First, I emailed everyone I knew with a link to DearReader. I posted about it on those message boards I frequented. I called and raved about the service with my local libraries.

After that, I had one more thing to do. I unplugged my television. I shut down my laptop. I turned off the ringer on the phone. And then I took my favorite book into the den and curled up in our big overstuffed easy chair to read.

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I'd like to thank Suzanne and the rest of the DearReader crew for the opportunity to write this column. I'd also like to keep the conversation going, with anyone who is interested.

I'm hosting a special Q&A for DearReader subscribers at my journal:

http://www.natekenyon.com/journal

Go there to post any question you like: what's my writing process, where do I get my ideas, what's it like publishing a first novel, how can I write that 'creepy' stuff, advice for new writers--I'm an open book, so fire away!

I'll also be giving away a few goodies, plus one special prize: a signed copy of my brand new manuscript, which hasn't even hit an editor's desk yet. So drop on by anytime: I'll be glad to talk with you.

Oh, and one more thing: keep reading!

Nate Kenyon
Kenyonn@bc.edu

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Dear Reader Column 07-14-06

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Dear Reader,

I'm on vacation this week and some of my friends have graciously offered to fill in for me while I'm gone. Today's column is written by author Marshall Cook.

Marshall has promised to buy me lunch for over a year, but every time we set a date, one of us has to break it. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin, I live in Sarasota, Florida; that could be part of the problem. But we've set a "for-sure" lunch date in August.

"I hope you've been saving your pennies, Marshall. I'm going to be hungry."

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com

Today's guest columnist, author Marshall Cook...

Sudsy Thoughts

When I'm standing at the sink, up to my elbows in hot, sudsy water, I tend to think deep thoughts.

I don't have to wash the dishes this way. I've got a working dishwasher, and I usually let it do the heavy cleansing. I'm as busy as the next fellow (especially if the next fellow is a one-armed traffic cop in downtown Manhattan at rush hour), and I have no great love of housework. But sometimes I just need to fill the sink with water as hot as I can take it and start sudsing.

It takes me back to the good old days, when Mom washed and Dad dried and then we all gathered around the console radio to listen to Inner Sanctum, The Shadow, and The Chase and Sanborn Hour, staring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, every Sunday evening at 8:00. (I know, I know. The good old days weren't really all that great, a radio ventriloquist makes no sense at all, and most of the stuff we remember never even happened, but doesn't nostalgia feel good!)

Washing dishes soothes me. It's a lot cheaper than therapy. It's a wonderful time to think.

Mostly, I think about washing dishes. (I'm an "in the moment" kind of guy.)

You can learn a lot washing dishes. Wash the glasses and plates first before you put the pots in. Drying harder doesn't make up for sloppy washing. Glass doesn't bounce.

I'm not sure how these lessons apply to life, but maybe some of you can email me and help me out with that.

I've also learned the absolute best method for getting the burned-on gunk off of pots and pans. At no extra charge to you, the Dear Reader subscriber, I will reveal it here.

All manner of liquid detergents promise to "melt the grease away," but that's like the diet aids ("amphetamines") that "melt the pounds away, without diet or exercise."

You can arm yourself with one of the many fine abrasives on the market--my favorite is "Bartender's Friend," for the name alone--but none of that stuff seems able to distinguish between burned-on gunk and skin.

They make scouring pads tough enough to scrape barnacles off the Queen Mary, but you still have to supply a large dollop of the old elbow grease.

But there is something better than detergents, better than abrasives, better even than barnacle-strength scouring pads--for getting rid of the gunk. And it's free.

It's time.

That's right, time.

Here's how it works:

1) Fill the offending pot or pan with scalding hot water and the grease-melter of choice.

2) Let sit.

3) Read, work a crossword puzzle, walk the puppy, play with the kids, or otherwise enjoy yourself.

4) Swish out the gunk in the pot or pan with a soft washcloth.

5) Rinse.

Mom was wrong on this one. Sometimes, if you give things enough time, they really will fix themselves.

I'd love to hear from you. Drop me a line, but be sure to dry your hands off first.

Marshall Cook
mcook@dcs.wisc.edu

Marshall J. Cook is the author of 25 books, including Murder at Midnight, which was a Dear Reader book pick several months back. Contact him at mcook@dcs.wisc.edu

Dear Reader Column 07-13-06

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Dear Reader,

I'm on vacation this week and some of my friends have graciously offered to fill in for me while I'm gone. Today's column is written by author James Born.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

Today's guest columnist, author James O. Born...

The Reader Comes First

I am a reader. I am also a writer but in order to be a writer, I had to be a reader first. Anyone who takes writing seriously has a love of books. This is, in my opinion, one of the first rules of being a writer. That's why I'm a big fan of anyone who tries to get people excited about reading. That's why I love DearReader.com. If that were not enough to be a fan of Suzanne Beecher, the guiding force behind DearReader.com, she came to one of my book signings and brought me homemade chocolate chip cookies. I remember thinking she may have just bumped Mother Teresa down a notch on the list of potential saints.

Baking skills aside, Suzanne has a vital role in the world of writers. If it weren't for people like her and librarians and booksellers, no one would read the stories writers work so hard to create. I love to write. I work on a novel everyday. I always start my next novel the day I turn in the completed manuscript. If it weren't for readers, I could just talk to myself and have the same satisfaction. The biggest thrill I get is not reviews, or seeing one of my books in the store or even collecting a paycheck for doing something that I love. The biggest thrill I get is having a reader come up to me and say, "I read 'Escape Clause' and..." I don't even care that the comment is positive or derogatory. I love that someone is reading a book that I wrote. The same holds true for the comments on my website. If I'm down about something related to publishing I can check the comments page and usually that will lift me out of my funk.

Don't misunderstand me. I'm all in favor of writers like Dan Brown getting a huge payday. I'm not even opposed to my own financial success. But my guess is that every author appreciates it when someone takes the time to acknowledge their work.

I started writing crime fiction because as a cop, I wanted readers to see what real police work was like. The excitement, fears, as well as the humor. I'm thrilled to have a good fan base of cops and that I'm asked to speak at writer's conferences and reading festivals. One of the reasons I never turn down festivals or libraries, if my scheduling allows, is that I get to interact with people who still love books.

My life has changed since my agent called me in June of 2003 to tell me that a publisher wanted to buy my first novel. I never thought, as a working cop, that I'd ever have a second career as a novelist. I love meeting some of my literary heroes at different events. But the big thrill to me is still hearing from the people that read my work. Here's to all the people that bring books to reader's attention. You don't get enough recognition.

Thanks for reading with me today. I always enjoy hearing from readers. You can reach me at: jimborn@adelphia.net

James O. Born

James O. Born is a former Federal drug agent and state police officer in Florida. He is the author of Walking Money, Shock Wave and Escape Clause. His next novel, Field of Fire is due in early 2007. For more information visit www.JAMESOBORN.com

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Dear Reader Column 07-12-06

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Dear Reader,

I'm on vacation this week and some of my friends have graciously offered to fill in for me while I'm gone. Today's column is written by author Barbara Bretton.

Not only does Barbara read at the book club every day, we're fountain pen cohorts in our own "Sisterhood of the Fountain Pen". Barbara still uses her 1967 Parker and I'm partial to either my silver Cross or a navy and yellow ringed MontVerde, depending on my mood. We even have our own "Sisterhood of the Fountain Pen Pledge".

If you're also a fountain pen addict, raise your right, ink-stained hand and read aloud with Barbara and me:

"Fountain pen people are special. Non-fountain pen people may wave their gel pens at us in disgust but we know the value of inky middle fingers, slightly smudged signatures, and the pure bliss to be found in moving that beautiful nib across the snowy page."

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

Today's guest columnist, my ink-stained friend and author, Barbara Bretton...

It's feast or famine around here when I'm on a book deadline. Either the kitchen is alive with pots of soup and rising yeast breads or else I have Domino's on speed dial. There is no middle ground.

I was in full cooking mode today, probably because my brain isn't working on all four burners. No matter how long and diligently I sat at the computer, the words wouldn't come. Let's face it: a writer knows she's got a problem when even her imaginary friends won't behave themselves!

Finally, around three o'clock, I decided to take a break and wandered into the kitchen for a glass of iced tea. Okay, I'm lying. I was on a desperate hunt for chocolate! I didn't find anything suitably sinful but I did notice the fresh tortellini with sun-dried tomatoes that Roy had brought home from the Italian deli earlier in the day and I was overcome with the urge to make a batch of pesto.

I took the paper skins off the garlic and popped them into the Cuisinart. I toasted walnuts. (One day I wanted to make pesto and discovered I was out of pine nuts, so I substituted walnuts for pignole and a new favorite was born. Cooking, like life, is equal parts talent and accommodation. The best recipes are usually happy accidents.) A beautiful wedge of Locatelli Romano. A huge pile of freshly-washed basil. Extra virgin olive oil. I might not have accomplished much at the computer today but I know we'll eat well tonight.

Deadlines are definitely hazardous to your health. The closer I get to the end of a book, the more I crave take-out from Hunan Delight. I don't know why General Tso's Chicken spurs my imagination but it does and I'm superstitious enough not to mess with something that works. One writer friend used to stock her fridge with buckets of KFC and enough Oreos to build a house when she went underground to finish a book. Another corners the market on Mallomars and tuna salad sandwiches. Yes, I know we should be balancing carbs and proteins, turning up our noses at bad fats and embracing the good but somehow my writer friends and I all turn into teenagers cramming for exams when we're on deadline.

You can get away with that when you're in your twenties and thirties but now that I'm in my fifties I think it's time to make a few positive changes. Maybe substitute a handful of almonds for the potato chips. Sliced turkey breast instead of pizza. Rice cakes for chocolate--okay, I went too far that time but you know what I mean. Let's not take healthy eating too far!

I wanted to be a writer when I grew up and I'm delighted that my dream came true. I'm deeply grateful to Suzanne for making it possible for my stories, and the stories of countless other writers, to reach thousands of new readers every day of the week. It really is great to read with friends but, for me, it's even greater to write for them.

Have a great vacation, Suzanne, and hurry home!

Barbara Bretton

P.S. I love email and have given Suzanne my solemn promise to respond to each and every note in a timely fashion. You can reach me at barbara@barbarabretton.com. I hope you'll visit my website -- www.barbarabretton.com -- where you can read an excerpt of my March 2007 release JUST LIKE HEAVEN.

Dear Reader Column 07-11-06

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Dear Reader,

I'm on vacation. My husband and I are heading back to the Smoky Mountains again this year. We'll be wandering around for 12 days. If you see us, be sure to say hello.

Today's column is written by Pat Chiappa, one of the winners of the Write a Dear Reader Contest.

Congratulations, Pat. Four hundred people entered the contest and my staff picked the two winning entries. I'm grateful to everyone who submitted a column.

Pat had only been reading at the Business Book Club two weeks before she saw the contest announcement. "I felt obligated to sign up for the Business Book Club since my husband and I own our own home-based company, Spiritus Financial Planning," she said, "but now the Business Book Club is my favorite genre."

And the library is Pat's second home. "I've always lived just a few hundred feet from a library and now I can easily make a list of the books I've sampled."

Enjoy Pat's column and join me tomorrow as I welcome author Barbara Bretton who is graciously filling in for me with her own Dear Reader column. Everyday for the next week I'll feature a new guest columnist, so be sure to check your email!

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Warm regards,
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

Today's guest columnist, one of the Write a Dear Reader Contest winners, Pat Chiappa...

I don't speak French, I never took it in school and I've only been to France once. But I do love the French West Indies, specifically St. Barthelemy, and I love a restful, quiet beach vacation. Arriving not so fresh off the red-eye from San Francisco, my husband and I plopped ourselves on the white sands of Saline beach. The water there is stunningly beautiful. The colors are blinding shades of turquoise, blue and aqua. When friends ask what we did on vacation, I admit to doing nothing--if you can describe nothing as resting, playing in the water, wonderful French meals, reading and morning walks.

It was on one of these solitary early morning walks, that I had one of those 'vacation moments'. The beach was deserted at 6:00 a.m. Walking on cool soft sand, watching birds dip into the waves, the soft cool breeze--it was a perfect morning. Then, a group of noisy teens ran onto the beach - laughing, screaming and diving recklessly into the waves. My first reaction was shock, as they startled me out of my dreamlike state. Then annoyance--couldn't they have found another, more populated beach? And what on earth were they doing awake at this hour? How far DO you have to travel to get a moments peace?

The spell broken, I began walking back home. As I passed these rambunctious monsters, one of the boys, probably in his twenties, ran out of the water and up to me dripping wet and grinning broadly. 'Madam', he began and then rambled off half a conversation in French. I managed a smile, and told him I did not speak French to which he responded in English, 'Hello and welcome.' Still dripping and out of breath, he leaned over and kissed me on my cheek, and shouted 'I love Americans and I love you!' He ran back to his friends, laughing and jumping over the waves disappearing into the blue.

Ooh la la--what a way to start the day--not exactly what I expected, but better. Happy travels to you too, Suzanne.

Pat Chiappa
A winner of the Write a Dear Reader Contest

Dear Reader Column 07-10-06

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Dear Reader,

I'm on vacation. My husband and I are heading back to the Smoky Mountains again this year. We'll be wandering around for 12 days. If you see us, be sure to say hello.

Today's column is written by Mark L. Sluder, one of the winners of the Write a Dear Reader Contest. Congratulations Mark!

Four hundred people entered the contest and my staff picked the two winning entries. I'm grateful to everyone who submitted a column.

Mark's day job is a Financial Service Specialist at a bank in Knoxville, Tennessee and in the evening you'll find him reading to his children.

He says he entered the Write a Dear Reader Contest because, "I thought it might give me a chance to tell some more people about the importance of reading to their kids. Not only is it intellectually good for kids, but it creates a relationship difference between parents and their children."

Enjoy reading Mark's column today and tomorrow I'll introduce you to the other contest winner.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Warm regards,
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com

Today's guest columnist, one of the Write a Dear Reader Contest winners, Mark L. Sluder...

Until recently, I worked for a "big-box" retailer. In retail, you have to be available seven days a week any hour the store is open. The schedule is tough on the employee, but it can be tougher on the family who never sees you.

A few years ago, I decided on nights when I actually was home, I would make sure and read a book to my son, Joe, who was three. We had been reading him the usual little kid books, but I decided to take on something more ambitious: "The Chronicles of Narnia". I loved reading it as a child, I had bought a collection of all the stories in one volume, and I wanted him to get the same charge out of it that I had. But was he too little for a big book like that?

It turned out to be the best experience. The surprising part to me was that weeks later, Joe would recount to me the stories and characters we had covered in the book. He would remember characters, the creatures, and places where adventures took place--things I often did not remember myself!

Joe is now five, and we've been through all of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, Tom Sawyer, and are into Peter Pan. Besides the immediate joy I get out of reading to him, I got a real payback the other day: a crayon rendering from preschool of Joe and Daddy reading together at bedtime. His assignment was to draw what Daddy liked doing most with him. There I was in stick-figure fashion next to Joe holding a book that appeared to be the size of a queen-size bed. Better than a Picasso any day.

I recently found a job where I can spend more time with both my sons, Joe and little brother Jack, 1 1/2 years old. Although I know there will be school activities, ball games and so on, I also know we'll turn pages together for years to come. And we'll be making trips to Narnia, Middle Earth, and Neverland along the way.

I can't wait.

Mark L. Sluder
A winner of the Write a Dear Reader Contest

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Dear Reader Column 07-07-06

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Dear Reader,

I left early this morning for a two week vacation. My husband and I are headed back to the Smoky Mountains. That's where we went last year on vacation and it turned out to be the absolute best vacation of our lives. It was perfect. It's not that anything didn't go wrong; there were little irritations, but we didn't notice because we were having such a wonderful time.

At first we were nervous about vacationing in the Smoky's again this year. After all, how could we possibly expect a repeat performance? What if this time around, things went really bad, and instead of reminiscing about the best vacation of our lives, we only had vacation horror stories to share with our friends. Maybe we shouldn't mess with our best-ever vacation memories?

But then we looked through last year's vacation pictures and the Smoky's captured our hearts again. So off we go!

Be sure to check in and read my column every day while I'm gone. Next Monday and Tuesday you'll read the winning columns from the "Write a Dear Reader Contest." Every day after that, friends of mine, who are busy authors in the middle of writing their next bestseller, have graciously offered to fill in for me. Ah, aren't writing friends wonderful?

Here's a photo link from last year's vacation if you'd like to see where I'm headed:

http://www.emailbookclub.com/photo/vacation.html

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

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Dear Reader Column 07-06-06

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Dear Reader,

On Mondays and Thursdays you'll find a link to AuthorBuzz right after my column. If you haven't clicked on the link, you should...

"Dear Suzanne, Last week Mary Sharratt was a featured author on AuthorBuzz. I was pleased to read about her and an excerpt from her new book as I was going to see her in person at a reading at a bookstore in Edina, Minnesota.

She was wandering around the room before her reading, dressed in her period costume. I had a chance to speak with her for a few minutes. She asked me if I lived around there, and when I told her Bloomington, she said that she had gone to high school there. What a nice surprise!

I enjoy your book club every day. I am surprised how often I refer to 'my' on-line book club when I talk to friends.

Enjoy your vacation. I am looking forward to seeing your vacation pictures."--Sincerely, Carol Andrus

Thanks for reading with me, Carol. It's so good to read with friends.

Warmest regards...from the woman who can't wait to go on vacation. I leave tomorrow!

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

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Dear Reader Column 07-05-06

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Dear Reader,

Every month this year I'm baking for a lucky book club reader. June's Chocolate Chip Cookie winner was Michele Starkey. To enter the contest all you had to do was email and tell me why you needed chocolate chip cookies.

This was Michele's winning entry:

"Well, I don't actually need the chocolate chip cookies - they are for my husband. Poor thing hasn't had a good home-baked cookie in quite some time. You see, I don't bake. Actually, I don't cook anymore either. Period.

Oh, I used to cook. I even baked from time to time. Then, about six years ago, I lived through a brain aneurysm. Somewhere between the veil of life and the curtain call of death, I lost my short-term memory. You know, the part of your brain that tells you that you have something cooking in the oven and it needs to be removed before the fire department shows up.

So, the meek truly will inherit the earth and the brain-aneurysm-survivors will never have to cook again :) It's a blessing in disguise save for the fact that my beloved loves chocolate chip cookies. The homemade variety of chocolate chip.

I have a girlfriend who doesn't vacuum anymore. She had a hysterectomy. When she and her husband were checking out of the hospital and getting the discharge orders from the nurse, the doctor showed up and said to the husband, 'Absolutely no vacuuming!'

I suppose the husband thought that no uterus translates into no vacuuming. That was 15 years ago. My friend hasn't touched the Hoover since.

It's the same with my oven."

Much love and many blessings, Michele Starkey

I sent Michele's cookies to her last week, so I imagine her husband has properly "dunked" and eaten every one of them by now.

If you'd like me to bake for you, be sure to watch for my July 21st column when I'll announce the July Cookie Contest. But you can start working on your entry right now.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

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Dear Reader Column 07-04-06

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Dear Reader,

My book shelves are overflowing. Can you help me out?

Send an email to me at: enter-to-win5@emailbookclub.com if you'd like a free book. Include your name and mailing address. If you're one of the first 20 book club readers to respond, I'll put a book in the mail to you. It's as easy at that!

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

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