Fright Reads Spotlight Joyce Elaine and Roasalie Spielman

Dark and Stormy Book Club

Joyce Elaube
?Rosalie Spielman
Today we talk with two of the authors for Fright Reads Book Conference which will be help September
30 and October 1 in Millersville, Maryland
Joyce Elaine is a hard working kind of gal who loves to get out and see new things
and have little adventures during her down time. She also loves to write. She has
enjoyed writing ever since she learned how to write. She can remember being 13
years old, with a notebook, and big yard at home to sit down in and write. She wrote
about many things. Sge made up stories, kept a journal, and wrote poems. As she
got older, she realized how much she really enjoy writing and that people actually
enjoy reading what she writes. Her dream is to be a published author and she is
currently working on that journey! She also wants to travel – get out and see the
world. She has a side project with her husband called Marylander’s Visiting. They
have set out to visit every single city in Maryland as time permits. They also plan to
visit more states and other countries to add to their project. You can find all my
Facebook pages by simply scrolling down and clicking on the one of your choice.
Check back often. Read. Comment. Share.
Her book series has three books – The Gift of Death, the Gift of Death – Revenge and she is working on
the third book called The Final Gift
Her website is joyceelainewrites.com
We then spoke with Rosalie Spielman. She is a contributing author for the Aloha Lagoon Mystery series
put out by Gemma Holiday Publishing. She also writes a Hometown Mystery Series based on a retired
veteran living in a small town in Oregon. Her books are titled “Welcome Home to Murder,”
“Home is Where the Murder Is” and the third book in her series will come out in November “Murder
Comes Home.”
Originally from a tiny town in the Palouse region of Idaho, as a military brat, Army officer, and
military spouse (retired), Rosalie has moved more times than she has fingers to count, ond she
has just broken her record of living six years at one address.
Somewhere along the way, she discovered that she could make other people laugh with her
writing. She enjoys reading to escape from the real world and hopes to give readers the same
with her stories.
Her website is https://rosalie-spielman-author.
Join us at Fright Reads and meet these and the other wonderful authors.
TRIVIA
Last week's question was:
Where did Carole Nelson Douglas find Midnight Louie?
a. At the ASPCA
b. A neighbor gave him to her
c, In the newspaper
d. He was found on her doorstep
The answer was C. In the newspaper. Douglas was a theater and English literature major in college. After
graduation, she worked as a newspaper reporter and then editor in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. During her
time there, she discovered a long, expensive classified advertisement offering a black cat named Midnight
Louie to the "right" home for one dollar and wrote a feature story on the plucky survival artist, putting it into the
cat's point of view. The cat found a country home but its name was revived for her feline PI mystery series
many years later. Some of the Midnight Louie series entries include the dedication "For the real and original
Midnight Louie. Nine lives were not enough.
This week's question is:
In 1991, Dutch writer Richard Klinkhamer wrote his book “Wednesday, Mince Day.” What did he
do right before he delivered the manuscript.
a. murdered his wife
b. Robbed a bank
c. Shot himself
d. Cashed a forged check
Tune in next week for the answer.