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About ::
A Letter from Cindy ::
Contacting Cindy
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Cindy Brandner
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I live in the interior of
British Columbia with a menagerie that includes: one
husband, three children, two dogs, one cat and an
assortment of impermanent lodgers otherwise known as
‘neighbourhood children.’
The two
great passions of my life are writing and Irish history,
in writing Exit Unicorns I have, I hope, fused these two
elements together. Much of the fiction I read today has
left me feeling that, while the writing was technically
good, there wasn’t enough story to sink my teeth into.
I believe myself to be a storyteller before all else.
Thousands of years ago I’d of sat by the tribal fire
and woven tales for my shaggy-haired listeners. Very
simply, it’s what I was meant to do.
I’ve
traveled extensively in Ireland, particularly in the
North where my story takes place. I walked the streets
where history was made and smelled the smoke and blood
of those times. I spoke with people on both sides of the
political and religious divide about their beliefs and
their struggles- this included a particularly memorable
evening in an IRA pub. I drew from my own family history
as well, the stories told by my great-grandmother who
was a native of Belfast and left the country she loved
because of political upheaval.
Currently
I’m hard at work on the continuing story of Jamie,
Pamela and Casey that began with Exit Unicorns.
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:: January
2008- A letter from Cindy
A very
belated Happy New Year to you all!
Wow- 2007 went by so quickly! The big event for me
last year was that ‘Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears’
finally came out and is doing nicely in the world at
large. I was also lucky enough to spend some time in a
wee cottage in Tipperary- I always rely on Ireland to
refill my creative well and She never fails me.
The question of the hour seems to be ‘how far along
are you on the third book?’ or ‘please tell me there
is a third book?’ The answers to those questions are
(respectively) about a third of the way into it, I think
and, obviously, yes there most certainly is and will be
a third book. The working title is ‘Flights of
Angels’ from the line in ‘Hamlet’.
"Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels
sing thee to thy rest!"
I’m trying to stay with the mystical creature
theme I have going in the titles- but it’s getting
harder as I go along- my friend and I joke that by the
last book I’ll be down to ‘Leprechauns in a Barrel
of Whiskey’. J
In the coming weeks I will (with the help of my
web master) be posting a couple of excerpts from the
work in progress.
Thanks to all of you who have taken a minute to let me
know what my work means to you, I appreciate it!
Slainte,
Cindy
:: Contacting
Cindy
If
you have any questions about anything regarding the
books, or would just like to drop me a line, please feel
free to do so. I'd love to hear from you.

Email me:
Cindy Brandner
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