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I have finished "Choices" and have sent it off to be copy-edited

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I currently do not have any published works. My first story I have written is "Choices". It is a story of a teen, Karla, whose parents have decided to move to a new location. Karla is upset about the move. She is afraid she will be leaving her friends behind.

Karla enters a new school and makes a new friend, Carol. Carol introduces Karla to a different sort of crowd. Karla is impressed by Carol's poppularity and is drawn to her.

Carol invites Karla to a teen drinking party. Karla makes up a story to tell her mom and leaves with Carol to attend this party. Excited by the fact she is on her first date with a football captain, Gerry, Karla does not know she has made the wrong choice of friends.

Disaster ruins the party for all the party goers, especially Karla.

My story and desire to write for Young Adults comes from watching my own two children grow into adults. My son struggles with an alcohol and drug addiction. I would really like to reach out to other teens and maybe be able to sway at least one into making better choices in their lives.

After coming to a completion of my first book, I feel I would like to make a series of books. The books would have a common setting. Each one would have different themes to deal with.
I would like to use a six degree approach. Each character would know another character that would lead to the next book.

The next step I need to learn is how to research for writing the next book.

Favorite Books, Authors, Writers:

Dragon Riders of Pern, Sanctuary (1980's Anthology), The Stand, Dean Koonz, Steven King, Magic of Xanth, Harry Potter, Charles Dickens, Maureen O' Hara

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At 5:44am on September 28, 2009, Teo Graca said…: Authors can create a recurring revenue model with eWorkshops.
Click for more information on our eWorkshop on how you can do this.
This is a great way to accentuate your book sales with a new product.
It also allows you to test new content to see how people react and find the best way to present ideas for your next book!

At 12:53pm on September 14, 2009, Natasha said…: Hi Linda,
Thanks so much for the add..this whole internet thing can be a pretty lonely place by times! Appreciate it!

At 7:26am on September 14, 2009, Shevonne Polastre said…: Thanks for adding me!

At 4:38pm on March 9, 2009, Chris Tusa said…: It's just a pdf file that can be read on the computer or on an e-reader like an ipod or kindle.

At 4:19pm on March 9, 2009, Chris Tusa said…: Hey Linda,

Thanks for your interest. I only suggested an e-book copy because I'm currently out of books, but you CAN buy a copy at Amazon. Here's a link to the Amazon purchase page:

http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Little-Angels-Chris-Tusa/dp/1604890304/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236640656&sr=8-1

At 12:04pm on March 9, 2009, Chris Tusa said…: Hi Linda

My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. My debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com, and I am writing because I was hoping you might be willing to read it and post your thoughts here or on Amazon.com ( or on some of the other book-related sites). If you're interested, I'd be more than willing to send you an e-book version by e-mail. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:

Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.

If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:

http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894

Thanks so much,
Chris

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Christopher Tusa
Department of English
Louisiana State University
Editor, Poetry Southeast
http://www.christophertusa.com
mail@christophertusa.com

At 1:14pm on March 3, 2009, Christopher Scott Silva said…: Forgot to mention. have a look in our Groups section. We all post our work in there and read and comment on others. Great place to post your writing. Feel free to read some of mine and comment.

chris

At 1:10pm on March 3, 2009, Christopher Scott Silva said…: Welcome, I loved Anne Mc Caffery's Pern novels and am a huge Xanth fan. So nice to have you with us!

Chris