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The Man, The Dog, His Owner & Her Lover available…

May 10th, 2011 by Candace

I’m so excited that my novella, The Man, The Dog, His Owner & Her Lover is available on Kindle and Nook.  See Publications for links or just search for me at Amazon or Barnes & Noble under Candace Carrabus.

 

I LOVE this story. When I started writing it last year, I wasn’t sure where it was going or if it would be a short story or novel.  I’ve never written a novella before and I liked it. It is more in-depth than any short story, but not nearly as complicated as any of my novels.

 

If you love dogs, somewhat older heroines, and a little bit of magic with visits from a previous life thrown in for good measure, then you’ll love this story, too. It’s a quick and fun read for only $.99. And remember, a portion of net proceeds will be donated to animal shelters. Quick, fun, cheap, and a good cause…what could be better?

 

“I ABSOLUTELY LOVED it!!! It’s so easy to visualize your characters, and I love the rapport.” Evie

 

“I could not stop reading this!!! I felt every character, laughed, cried, and mostly laughed at Stephanie’s adventure in finding joy and hope in life.” Kim

 

April 30 Poem-a-Day Prompt

May 1st, 2011 by Amy

April 30 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write an “after leaving here” poem. This poem could be about leaving an actual place, a relationship, or even this challenge. We leave many places and things every day without much ado, including rooms, vehicles, people (both those we know and complete strangers), etc. And to make this poem even more interesting is that there is presumably something that will be done after the leaving, whether that’s something fun, sad, hopeful, or whatever.

April 29 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 29th, 2011 by Amy

April 29 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write an ode. I’m thinking of odes in the more contemporary sense of being a praise poem, though if people want to get all old school with it, then that’s fine too. If I had more energy, I’d try to write a fitting ode to everyone of you participating in the challenge. This has been a terrific month (even with the strep throat). However, I had to settle for writing an ode about something else that just happened.

April 28 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 28th, 2011 by Amy

April 28 prompt from Poetic Aside:

For today’s prompt, write a “the world without something else” poem. If you remember on Day 3, I had everyone write a “the world without me” poem. This prompt imagines the world without something else, whether a person, place, thing, etc.

April 27 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 27th, 2011 by Amy

April 27 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “In the (blank) of (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Some possible titles might include: “In the Heat of the Night,” “In the Heat of the Moment,” “In the Middle of a Heated Argument,” etc. Of course, you don’t have to use the word “heat” in your poem title; blame my fever for coming up with all those sample titles.

April 26 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 26th, 2011 by Amy

April 26 prompt for Poetic Asides:

Today is the final “Two for Tuesday” prompt(s) of the month:

  1. Write a leader poem.
  2. Write a follower poem.

I’ll leave it up to you to decide what a leader or follower poem might be. You can either lead the way in figuring that out, or follow the lead of another.

April 25 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 25th, 2011 by Amy

April 25 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write a falling poem. This could be about the physical act of falling (like someone tying your shoelaces together), or it could be symbolic falling (such as falling in love). With only five days left (after today), we’re quickly falling out of another poem-a-day challenge. Make these last few days count, or at least, fall forward toward the finish line.

April 24 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 24th, 2011 by Amy

April 24 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write a prayer poem.  Your prayer poem could be religious, but it doesn’t have to be.  People can pray to make it to work on time.  Or to be rich.  Or even for the rain.  It’s completely up to you what you’re poem is about.  (I pray that everyone is respectful of each other’s prayer poems today.)

April 23 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 23rd, 2011 by Amy

April 23 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write a quit doing what you’re doing poem.  This could be about something you need to quit doing or that someone or something else should quit doing.

April 22 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 22nd, 2011 by Amy

April 22 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write an “only one in the world” poem. This only one in the world might be a person, an animal, a place, or an object. Think of someone or something unique and write.

April 21 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 21st, 2011 by Amy

April 21 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write a second thoughts poem. You could have second thoughts about something you’ve done or thought in the past. You could write about someone (or something) else having second thoughts. Or you could even take a poem you wrote earlier in the month and flip it in a new direction.

April 20 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 20th, 2011 by Amy

April 20 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write a message in a bottle poem.  Imagine that your poem is being rolled up and put in a bottle for someone to read.  Or if you want to come at it in a different way, think of it as a poem left in a time capsule or hidden away in your sock drawer.  By the way, I would like to thank Nancy Posey for giving me the idea for today’s prompt.

April 19 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 19th, 2011 by Amy

April 19 prompt from Poetic Asides:

Today is a “Two for Tuesday” prompt. In fact, it’s one of my favorite prompts of each challenge. Poets can:

  1. Write a love poem.
  2. Write an anti-love poem.

I’m more of a love poem guy myself. The love poem doesn’t have to be romantic love; there are other types. The anti-love poem can be against love or against love poems.

April 18 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 18th, 2011 by Amy

April 18 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Like (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title to your poem, and write your poem. Some example titles might be: “Like Superman,” “Like Criminals,” “Like a Poem,” “Like Whatever,” etc.

April 17 Poem-a-Day Prompt

April 17th, 2011 by Amy

April 17 prompt from Poetic Asides:

For today’s prompt, write a big picture poem. I know these can be difficult to write, because they cover big ideas or emotions or concepts. However, we’re just getting our first drafts out this month, so it’s the perfect time to attempt something big–even if your big picture poem fits within a shadorma or fib, which actually might be a great fit for tackling a big picture since the poem expands with each new line.