05/05/2008
by Angela Wilson
Morgan Mandel just can’t stop writing. Even as she promotes her latest, Girl of My Dreams, she’s got three books in the works – and still planning more.
Before the Web, it took some digging to find out when and where your favorite authors were on tour. Then, it wasn’t always easy to get to the venue. If you were lucky enough to make it, then chances were you could not get any good face time with the author because of the line of people also waiting for an autograph and a handshake.
The Internet has changed that. Now, authors are only a Google search and button click away. We meet them on MySpace, share jokes with them on FaceBook, and find out what they are reading on Shelfari. With the invention of the blog, we can now hear from them directly and learn about their lives and latest projects via virtual book tours.
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Morgan Mandel just can’t stop writing. Even as she promotes her latest, Girl of My Dreams, she’s got three books in the works – and still planning more.
How does the busy wife and administrative assistant do it? She plans her romances and mysteries on the commuter train as she heads to and from work in Chicago’s Loop. What better way to make the hum-drum trip more exciting than to create a new world full of suspense and romance?
The former freelance writer is the past president of the Chicago-North Chapter of Romance Writers of America and now serves as the Library Liaison for the Midwest Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. She also belongs to Sisters in Crime and EPIC. When she’s not writing, Morgan spends time with her hubby, Paul, and their dog, Rascal, or listening to country music or playing the slot machines.
This week, we chat it up with Morgan about life, writing, and what she learned about marketing from street people. You can also learn more about Morgan on the Web:
www.morganmandel.com
http://bookplace.ning.com
http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com
http://mysteryturtles.blogspot.com.
http://www.myspace.com/morganmandel
Be sure to catch her videos at YouTube.com, which you can access by typing morganmandel (one word) in the search box.
Location: Midwest
Occupation: Author | Social Media Consultant | Freelance Writer | Storyteller | Tea Lover
Bio: I love to read, write fiction and surf (the Web). My FAV genres include mysteries, romantic suspense and thrillers. I'm finally working on my own thriller (under a pen name) and writing a book on marketing/PR for authors. In my day job, I serve as a social media consultant. I plug businesses and nonprofits into online media. As much as I love social media, the fire in my belly is for fiction. I love telling stories that entertain people. I love creating characters who have tough odds to beat. I love finding romance in the midst of chaos. I love creating mysteries with some thrill - stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats. Find out more at my blogs, http://www.wickedwordsmith.com and http://www.marketmynovel.com
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