Substitute Soloist (ebook) https://amzn.to/2XX2vp4
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Substitute Soloist earned a prize for Fiction in the 2020 Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest! In his fourth outing, Andy Veracruz switches from the familiar world of mariachi to the classical music stage, but he never expects to find so many cutthroat musicians or tackle so many technical challenges. When the conductor enlists him to find a runaway violinist, the game’s afoot…. http://www.dr-ransdell.com
Substitute Soloist (ebook) https://amzn.to/2XX2vp4 Substitute Soloist (print) https://amzn.to/2IS0zL1
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Conferences in 2020 are very funny indeed! And since mine was in the morning, I'm not sure if I remember anything I said. But it did seem that we had a lot of fun doing it. We even had 40 people in the audience! Paula Benson, our moderator, did a wonderful job of keeping everyone on track. And S.C. Perkins did the lovely graphic--and captured the screenshot! Substitute Soloist is a finalist in the Arizona Authors’ Association 2020 Literary Contest! The book will be featured in the 2021 Arizona Literary Magazine. Winners will be announced on Nov. 7, 2020. (www.arizonaauthors.com)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1035232563340231. I’ll have a chance to talk about Andy at Bouchercon, the national mystery conference originally scheduled to be held in Sacramento, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 16th. My panel is “Make Mine Romance: Is There a Love Angle?” Fellow panelists include Camille Minichino (“The Quotient of Murder”) and Julie Henry (Garden Squad mysteries). On a non-mystery note, I just did an interview for Tolkien Fandom. William Fliss is collecting three-minute videos from Tolkien fans. If you love “The Lord of the Rings” or “The Hobbit,” be sure to check out the website. I was Interviewee 481! https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/fandomoh.php Last week was great for Substitute Soloist! First, the book earned a sweet review from Elizabeth Solara at Silver Reviews
https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2020/05/substitute-soloist-by-d-r-ransdell.html More importantly, (but also ironically), the title won Silver for the regional IPPY Award! (Independent Publisher Book Award) (Scroll down to the West/Mountain category.) http://www.ippyawards.com/147/2020-regional During any other year, I would have been invited to the IPPY Ceremony in NYC! Any other year I would be invited to attend the ceremony! I guess that just means I'll have to win another one........ I got to do a fun radio interview for Traci Halesvass up at Four Corners, New Mexico. She read SECRETS of a MARIACHI VIOLINIST and SUBSTITUTE SOLOIST and asked great questions about both!
The show aired on March 18th. https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-9yxmm-d55dec On Saturday, November 30th, 1-2 pm, I get to do a book talk at Mostly Books. I'm going to talk about Mostly Mariachi!
Seriously, I'm going to explain basic aspects of mariachi music and explain how I've used mariachi elements to write my Andy Veracruz murder mysteries. I'll also going to talk about my memoir about learning to play mariachi. There may be singing! Mostly Books 6208 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85712 (SW corner of Wilmot and Speedway) In a month I'll be speaking at Bouchercon, the biggest U.S. mystery conference. My panel will be on November 1, the same day I do speed dating. Please stop by if you're at the conference or in the vicinity!
Friday, 2:30 - 3:30: Escaping the Village: Modern Traditional Mysteries Moderator: Con Lehane Panelists: Cheryl Hollon, Julie Hyzy, D.R. Ransdell, Nancy Cole Silverman, Wendall Thomas Description: One of the elements that make cozies popular is the sense of community they illustrate for their readers. But cozies have also moved beyond the small villages of St. Mary Mead and Three Pines, but still manage to provide that sense of community for their readers. Join some top cozy writers as they discuss the challenges and benefits of not writing a series set in a small town, without crossing over into another genre. If I do say so myself, the book launch for Substitute Soloist was a complete success! We started with a little Q & A. My mom asked Linus hard questions about conducting such as "Have you worked with any difficult soloists?" and "What do you do if a soloist has to cancel at the last minute?"
Listen to an excerpt from the interview here. Linus was the warm-up act to the mariachi! Tony Reis, Jaime Valenzuela, and Rudy Valenzuela helped me entertain the crowd. Listen to some of our mariachi songs here. Please enjoy the book launch vicariously if you couldn't make it in person--and re-live it if you were there! See pictures here. The next book launch will be.......?????? That writing stuff is slow work, but somebody's got to do it! Book Party for Substitute Soloist!
Thursday, April 4th 5-7 p.m. 1648 E. 9th St, (south of UA football stadium) It’s a big pink house, so it’s easy to find! 5-5:00 Meet and greet, book signing 5:30-6:00 Interview with Maestro Linus Lerner (inspiration for a main character) 6:00-7:00 Mariachi! Finally! I've just uploaded the second version of SECRETS OF A MARIACHI VIOLINIST. Why do a second edition? Here's the low-down. I started out with 100k words, and good friends said, well, this manuscript is nice, but it seems a little long....So I cut A LOT! But I left out too many details. So now, here's an edition that contains ten extra chapters. Here are the additions:
Mostly Mexico 2. What’s the Best Part of School? Music Class. 5. What Is a Guitar? An Invitation. 6. What Is a Home? An Orchestra. Boot Camp 12. What Makes an Expert Mariachi Player? Versatility. 18. What Is Halloween? An Opportunity. 25. What’s Almost the Same as a Mariachi? A Bouzouki Band. Reinvention 47. What Is a Symphony? A Real Snooze. 51. What Is Mariachi Preparation For? A Concert Tour through China. 55. What’s the Best Kind of Performer? A Role Model. 56. What Shocks Mariachi Players? A Request for their Instruments. Get your copy today! |
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