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My Lunch with award winning author Lois Duncan
I had the honor of sitting next to Lois Duncan at lunch today before a writers' club presentation. She is the author of fifty books.
Duncan received the 1992 Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her contribution in writing for teens.
Duncan is best known for her novels of suspense for teenagers. Some of her works have been adapted for the screen, the most famous example being the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer.
The 1971 children's book Hotel for Dogs was also adapted as a 2009 film of the same name starring Emma Roberts.
So how did I get so lucky? It may sound ludicrous, but Ms. Duncan was there to hear my presentation "Marketing Tips for self-published authors". I gave it to the Sarasota Florida branch of the Pen Writers club.
Duncan has just published her first e-book called "One To The Wolves" about the murder of her own daughter Kaitlyn Arquette in 1989 and the inability of the New Mexico authorities to solve the case. Although the book was published by Ann Rule's company the prolific true crime author, Ms. Duncan has had no experience with marketing an e-book.
Her book is available on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks. I hope I gave her some insight into the ways of marketing in this electronic book age. In any event it was a privilege to have her at my table and in the audience.
I know I shall be buying her newest book and if you share my interest, the link is below.
http://www.amazon.com/One-Wolves-On-T...
Duncan received the 1992 Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her contribution in writing for teens.
Duncan is best known for her novels of suspense for teenagers. Some of her works have been adapted for the screen, the most famous example being the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer.
The 1971 children's book Hotel for Dogs was also adapted as a 2009 film of the same name starring Emma Roberts.
So how did I get so lucky? It may sound ludicrous, but Ms. Duncan was there to hear my presentation "Marketing Tips for self-published authors". I gave it to the Sarasota Florida branch of the Pen Writers club.
Duncan has just published her first e-book called "One To The Wolves" about the murder of her own daughter Kaitlyn Arquette in 1989 and the inability of the New Mexico authorities to solve the case. Although the book was published by Ann Rule's company the prolific true crime author, Ms. Duncan has had no experience with marketing an e-book.
Her book is available on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks. I hope I gave her some insight into the ways of marketing in this electronic book age. In any event it was a privilege to have her at my table and in the audience.
I know I shall be buying her newest book and if you share my interest, the link is below.
http://www.amazon.com/One-Wolves-On-T...
