It’s the new year and I’m having a beer and a yarn with friend and author, Juliet Madison, who is getting exactly what she wished for – writing and publishing her magical stories.
First, Juliet, here is a beer coaster! Take a minute to jot down the blurb for your book.
THE JANUARY WISH:
When Dr Sylvia Greene makes an impromptu wish at the Tarrin’s Bay Wishing Festival, it’s the most out of character action she can think of. Hers is not a life of wishes. Hers is a controlled life of order, plans and preparation…of science and research and
diagnosis and treatment. But her past has been weighing on her mind, and decisions made long ago have far-reaching consequences.
A week later, the daughter she secretly gave up for adoption at sixteen arrives in Sylvia’s small coastal town with secrets that can’t be shared. Between feelings of guilt, gossip, and a growing attraction to an emotionally unavailable colleague, Sylvia’s well-ordered life
is soon thrown into chaos. She is no longer alone, and for the first time she feels as if her world is open to possibilities.
They say be careful what you wish for, but, for Sylvia, the unexpected consequences may be just what the doctor ordered.
Come on in. Grab a pew. What can I get you to go with your beer nuts? (Shandy? Wine Spritzer? Pink Lemonade?)
Oooh let’s be girly and go for pink lemonade!
I’m a beer nut nut! What bar snack would you be and why?
I’ll say a plate of various dips and crackers, to represent my versatility as I write in a few different genres 😉
Ahh, that beer hit the spot. Let me slip a drink coaster under your glass while you tell us—on a scale of 1 to 10—as a writer are you a messy desker or tidy desker? (NB: 1 = “I am a neat nut case” and 10 = “What desk? Where? Is there a desk here somewhere?”)
A 9: I prefer to think of it as untidily organised. And anyway, I read some research that said people with messy desks are more creative, so I’m doing it on purpose 😉
The publican offers you free drinks all night if you will:
- Dance to Gangnam Style
- Sing John Denver’s ‘Take me Home Country Roads’ on the Karaoke machine
- Spend an hour washing dishes
Which do you choose?
A: Gangnam Style hands down. Washing dishes? No thanks!
Time to liven the place up. Got a buck? We can crank up the old jukebox in the corner. You get to pick three songs.
- Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer
- The Time of My Life by, um, those two people who sang it…*googles, then finds pictures of Dirty Dancing, gets distracted and forgets what I’m supposed to be googling for*
- Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal.
An author, an agent and a chicken walk into the bar… how do you know which one crossed the road?
The author was stalking the agent and the chicken was concerned for the agent’s welfare so crossed the road and followed them to make sure everything was okay.
There’s a stapler on the bar. Tell me what it’s doing there.
It’s for all those people who ate too many beer nuts and their pants ripped open so the stapler is to put their pants back together again. Quite resourceful of the pub to think of providing such a courtesy.
(Am starting to see a pattern develop in my Bar Yarns. Authors don’t sew!)
The pub is the heart of a small town and most locals would be lost without one. What are three things you’d be lost without?
- iPhone
- Family
- My imagination
There are a few good prizes up for grabs in the bar jackpot. Do you have a lucky number?
Your lucky number is: 4 (Did I win?)
(YES! You just won $1 million fictional dollars because everyone’s a winner in a fictional pub, Juliet!)
Last drinks, my friend! It’s been great. But before we go, tell us how we can find out more about you and your writing/books.
– Visit Juliet online at her website, blog, facebook, Goodreads, and twitter.
– Buy THE JANUARY WISH from all good ebook retailers:
Amazon – Amazon UK – Amazon Aus – iTunes/iBookstore – Kobo – B&N/Nook – GooglePlay – BigW ebooks – Booktopia – JB HiFi – ebooks.com – All Romance ebooks
– WIN STUFF! Throughout the month of January, Juliet is running a giveaway for a $25 Amazon gift card and a beautiful coastal photographic print (see photo). All you have to do is enter via Juliet’s Rafflecopter form here: Rafflecopter giveaway
In the meantime, watch out … It’s on the way …
This storm season, in Calingarry Crossing, a perfect storm is heading Maggie Lindeman’s way. Find out more, right here. Simmering Season: April 1, 2014
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Happy New Year everyone!
