How does a mystery writer wind up writing a children’s picture book about flag etiquette? Well, four ingredients led to the creation of The Flag Keeper – undiagnosed hypothyroidism, a patriotic husband, a talented dad, and following up on an idea that excited me. You can get the full scoop on my close friend Darcia Helle’s fabulous blog A Word Please.
Darcia interviewed me about the story behind The Flag Keeper. We chatted about what flag etiquette is, the differences between writing adult books and children’s books, and about my family’s role in this book.
I’m also giving away a free ebook copy of my adult mystery novel Twenty-Five Years Ago Today to one commenter on Darcia’s blog post. Leave a comment before midnight EST on Saturday, October 23 on this site: http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/2010/10/stacyjuba/. Hope to see you there!
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Stacy Juba has written sweet and sassy chick lit novels, mysteries about determined women sleuths, and entertaining books for young adults and children. Her books include the Storybook Valley chick lit series and the Hockey Rivals young adult sports novels. Stacy is also a freelance developmental editor and online writing instructor whose signature course, Book Editing Blueprint: A Step-By-Step Plan to Making Your Novels Publishable, empowers fiction writers to think like an editor so they can save time and money. She also runs the Shortcuts for Writers: Editing Made Simple group on Facebook. Join her Facebook group and download the free toolkit 7 Simple Steps To Nailing Your Book Blurb. You can also visit her website Shortcuts for Writers and her Hockey Rivals website.
