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A. E. Bruce
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Guelph, Not in the US, Canada
About Me
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Having El Paso Trail shortlisted for the Text Novel 2010 competition is definitely the highlight of my year. I have also had a second story published in the literary anthology, Canadian Voices and one of my novel is being considered by a publisher.
I started writing stories for other people when I was twelve. I lost my first novel in the women's washroom at Ryerson University. A year later I received my first rejection slip for another story. Being too sensitive for my own good, at the time, I didn't receive my second rejection slip until five years ago. My skin is thicker and my writing tighter, but it's still difficult to get published -- which makes me appreciate Text Novel all the more.
I hope you enjoy my stories on TextNovel.com and that you'll look at other stuff I've done:
In addition to being a freelance writer, editor and author, I am past director of Crime Writers Canada and now manage publications for that organization. I am a member of Writers and Editors Network, and on the board of Action Read Adult Literacy Centre.
I started writing stories for other people when I was twelve. I lost my first novel in the women's washroom at Ryerson University. A year later I received my first rejection slip for another story. Being too sensitive for my own good, at the time, I didn't receive my second rejection slip until five years ago. My skin is thicker and my writing tighter, but it's still difficult to get published -- which makes me appreciate Text Novel all the more.
I hope you enjoy my stories on TextNovel.com and that you'll look at other stuff I've done:
- BOOK LAUNCH FOR CANADIAN VOICES VOLUME 2: September 20, 2010 at the Supermarket Art Bar, Toronto. Legacy, a novel excerpt in the same series as Mystery Loves Company is included in the anthology.
- Joey and the Turtle, an autobiographical story about dealing with my sister's death, in Canadian Voices Volume 1 (ISBN: 978-0-9784395-5-2). Available for order via Amazon and Chapters/Indigo. (Amazon has a great consumer review of the book that mentions my story.)
- For something a bit different, check out my blogs. Have Laptop -- Will Travel is a life column style blog and alisonebruce is a bit more random.
- National Crime Writing Month -- The Blog -- was started for the annual event run by Crime Writers of Canada. Canadian mystery and crime authors contributed vignettes about their detectives throughout May. Off-season, those authors and many others are posting blogs on how they write, their inspirations and sources.
In addition to being a freelance writer, editor and author, I am past director of Crime Writers Canada and now manage publications for that organization. I am a member of Writers and Editors Network, and on the board of Action Read Adult Literacy Centre.
Favorite Author(s)
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Terry Pratchett, Janet Evanovich, Georgette Heyer, Charlotte McLeod, Charlaine Harris, J.K. Rowling, Tanya Huff, Phyllis Smallman, Louis L'Amour
Favorite Book(s):
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Guards, Guards; The Quiet Gentleman; Rest You Merry, Brewski for the Old Man
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2010 Finalist. Release date May 2011 in eBook format, trade paperback to follow. Imajin Books
While tracking a thief and confidence man, Texas Ranger Jason Strachan discovers Marly Landers, a boy ...
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Tasha Wood is serious about helping the war effort. Her beautiful cousin Norma is more interested in having fun and enlists her American boyfriend in her quest to match Tasha up with one of his fellow ...
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The year is 2020. Some things are better (electric cars, cheap alternative energy). Some things are worse (shanty towns are common outside most cities). And somethings are the same. No matter how ...
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Kate Garrett and Jake Carmedy are reluctant partners in her father's private investigation firm. Business is suffering since the death of Joe Garret, so they accept a neighbourhood group as a client ...
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Like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, she wasn't quite sure who she was anymore. If this was a dream, she wished she could wake up. If it was reality, she wished she knew what terrible sin she had ...
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