Ghoul Problems

by Sarina Dorie

  Charles, thank you for your encouragement and support. Other writers complain about significant others who don’t understand their need for writing time. I lucked out and found you. If it weren’t for you, our home would never have tissue, toilet paper, or any other paper products, just like Joan Wilder’s house in Romancing the Stone.

  A special thanks to my Patreon supporters! You are helping me spend more time doing what I am passionate about (and what I like to think I am good at)—writing! Thank you to my first Patreon supporters: Michael M., Betty I., Stan H., Natasha L., Simo M., Amanda W., and Rosalie B.

  To my ARC Team/Street Team:

  Thank you for posting reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookBub, and other places where you share your passion for reading. Janet S., Karen W., Shannon T., Ramona W., Susan F., Dawn H., Stephanie M., Heather B., Veronica M., Cathy S., Judy J., Anthea T., Sheree K., Brian B., Susan B., Sherri L., Vicki G., Christine H., Steve P., Darla C., Cheryl C., Dina E., Katherine M., Stan H., Maria L.S., Paul D., Terasa F., Linda M., Tony S., Linda C., Heather W., Pat, Shoshanah L., Becky B., Jackie T., Maggie B., Paul K., Georganne L., Cassie T., Sherri J., Robin D., Richelle R., Alison P., Deb L., Barbara H., Charlotte W., Brenda B., Jodi S., Valerie L., Wilma C.S., Deborah B., Lynn E., Billie W., Evelyn G., Tonya G., Elaine S., Sandy V., Linda B., Donna S., Karen B., Jennifer W., Jennifer L., Susan E., Diane K., Cheryl B., Mary N., Michelle R., Suki R., Annalisa A., Tonia W., Bev S., Amy M., Jeannie M., your honest reviews of the books are helpful in spreading the word. Having reviewed books helps me reach readers who might not otherwise know what the books are about, who might wonder if the books are a good fit for their interests, and in general, helps me make the books more visible.

  I appreciate that you are willing to share my books, covers, blurbs, and sale days on social media. I am fortunate to have more people than just myself posting on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and other places that I often don’t think about. Judy J., Hec S., Maria L.S., Darla C., Linda B., Pat, Shoshanah L., Jackie T., Christine H., Robin D., Barbara H., Sherri L., Stephanie M., Jodi S., Lynn E., Evelyn G., Jennifer W., Jeri M., Cheryl B., Deb L., Bev S., Amy M., Devin C., you help me find readers I wouldn’t necessarily know might be interested in my books. Thank you for that!

  Thank you for finding my typos and saving me from public shaming and future humiliation due to the sins of my bad grammar. Stan H., Amber L., Stephanie M., Sharee S., Julie M., Linda C., Brian B., Christine H., Karen B., Susan F., Maggie B., Richelle R., Barbara H., Jeannie M., Wayne N., Lynn E., Elaine S., Sandy V., Amy M., I appreciate you pointing out mistakes so that I can provide cleaner copies before I publish the books.

  Sometimes I think I can sneak foreign languages into a book because I have lived in Japan for two years and learned the language, took Spanish in high school and college, and I can use Google translate, but that doesn’t mean I actually understand those languages, let alone all the other foreign words I put into my novels. Stella M., thank you for helping me with my Italian!

  Thank you for suggesting my books to your book groups. Shannon T., Jeannie M., Anthea T., Stephanie M., Steve P., Darla C., Dina E., Barb F., Jeannie M., Vicki G., Evelyn G., Joeline W., Annalisa A., Amy M., I appreciate your enthusiasm for my work enough that you are willing to share that excitement with others.

  Thank you for contributing to my Indiegogo campaign to turn my books into audiobooks: Kas B., George W., Charles L., Judy J., Dave M., Christine J., Natasha A., Whitney W., Sabrina J., Alison P., John W., Patricia G., Alex C., Cynthia M., Wayne N., Jed B., Steve A., Shoshanah L., Susan E., Jenny C., Kimberly M., Donna M., Robin B.G., Bobbie M., Laura C., Rosalie B., Sandi G., Rebecca G., Robert I., Amalia, Francois Z., Anne P., Jana H., Charlotte W., Dawn H., John H., Linden D., Era J., Donna S., Simo M., Charles H., Maria S., Jeannie M., Deborah H., Diane K., Gary T., Larry P., Maria M., Judy J., Stanley H., and E. Steidle.

  Thank you for reading, supporting, and being a fan: Shannon T., Jeannie M., Ramona W., Jeannie M., Julie M., Judy J., Becky B., Beth M.W., Anthea T., Sheree K., Susan B., Stephanie M., Christine H., Darla C., Steve P., Hec S., Dina E., Stan H., Maria L.S., Paul D., Terasa F., Barbara H., Pat, Brian B., Cassie T., Robin D., Susan F., Alison P., Su O., Kris T., Dawn H., Charlotte W., Brenda B., Shoshanah L., Jodi S., Jeannie M., Karen W., Valerie L., Lynn E., Sandy V., Donna S., Tonia W., Georganne L., Susan E., Jeri M., Evelyn G., Linda M., Diane K., Joeline W., Devin C., Janet S., Annalisa A., Deb L., and Bev S. Jeannie M., I am so glad you were able to share the joy of reading with your partner, and I am touched that I was able to bring joy during difficult times. Terasa F., thank you for sharing my books with your mother. Gifting books is such a great idea!

  Sam N., thank you for formatting my short stories so that I could make them available for free to fans. I also appreciate all the work you put into formatting my collections of short stories and helping with the tasks that are not my strengths like the table of contents and finding errors that slipped through the first time they were published.

  To everyone, thank you for your encouragement and enthusiasm. I appreciate your willingness to download and purchase books. I am glad you are enjoying them as much as I enjoy writing them!

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Sarina Dorie has sold over 150 short stories to markets like Analog, Daily Science Fiction, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Orson Scott Card’s IGMS, Cosmos, and Abyss and Apex. Her stories and published novels have won humor and Romance Writer of America awards. She has sold three novels to publishers. Her steampunk romance series, The Memory Thief and her collections, Fairies, Robots and Unicorns—Oh My! and Ghosts, Werewolves and Zombies—Oh My! are available on Amazon, along with a dozen other novels she has written.

  A few of her favorite things include: gluten-free brownies (not necessarily glutton-free), Star Trek, steampunk aesthetics, fairies, Severus Snape, Captain Jack Sparrow and Mr. Darcy.

  By day, Sarina is a public school art teacher, artist, belly dance performer and instructor, copy editor, fashion designer, event organizer and probably a few other things. By night, she writes. As you might imagine, this leaves little time for sleep.