Happy Summer!
It's August and the weather is sweltering (at least it is here in New York!), so what better way to spend a hot summer day than by staying indoors in the air conditioning and enjoying the new issue of Rooftop Sessions, the monthly e-zine featuring the finest in Beatles-related fiction! We have a jam-packed issue for you this month, with six stories (including two new authors, one of whom is a Contest Winner) and a new article in our "Write Thinking" section!
First, an announcement:
I will be a guest at the Chicago Beatlefest, August 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. I will be moderating two fan fiction discussion panels on Saturday and Sunday, as well as participating in a poetry reading session on Sunday evening. I will be joined by Rooftop Sessions Authors James Ryan (I Read The News Today, Want of a Nail, Games for May) and Mary Spollen (The Shelly series), as well as Sandra Ulbrich (the Lennon's Line series), Tina Kukla (The Beatles Live at 12 Cold Creek Street) and Sharon Richards (Drop Forged Lennon). Check your schedules upon arrival for the exact time and place of the panels (probably the Conference Center on the Mezzanine Level), and do stop by the London Room on the lower level to say hello at our table! We will have copies of both volumes of the Rooftop Sessions Fiction Digest available for purchase at a special Beatlefest price, as well as some special new poetry booklets!
And now, without futher ado, here are our offerings for August:
"How To Follow Your Heart and Still Lose a Beatle" by Echo Tara DellaFranzia - 2002 FICTION CONTEST WINNER - ROMANCE! -
Erin finds herself torn between Paul McCartney and a charming jazz musician.
"Impressions - Part 3" by C.A. Jones -
Horrors from her past return to haunt Sharon, and she turns to John and Stuart for strength and assistance.
"I Wish You Love" by Angel Godiva -
While Destiny is working as a waitress in a Los Angeles club, she meets and becomes involved with John during his "exile" from New York.
"Shelly and the Beach Bum - Part 7" by Mary Spollen -
Paul and Shelly finally adopt the children and become a real family -- but first they have to get them off the Island!
Summer's Day Song" by Beth Shorten -
A chance encounter in F.A.O. Schwarz on a summer day leads to an unexpected friendship.
"Wedding Knight" by Cheryl Mortensen -
Paul has a ghostly visitation from an old friend on the eve of his wedding.
And, in the "Write Thinking" Section:
"And May I Introduce To You" by Lisa N. Collins -
Here's how to introduce characters to your readers!
Also please take the time to read our revised submission guidelines -- if you're a writer of Beatles-related fiction, we are looking for YOU, so please consider us as a possible venue for your work! We enthusiastically welcome submissions for consideration!
E-mail links to all the authors are at the end of every story -- please write to them and let them know how much you like their work! Hearing from readers is the reward every author lives for, so please warm their hearts! Also, check out and sign our guestbook, about halfway down the main page -- we look forward to your comments! As usual, the URL is
http://www.rooftopsessions.com Enjoy the August issue!
Susan Ryan
Publisher and Editor-In-Chief
Rooftop Sessions
http://www.rooftopsessions.com
[This Message Has Been Edited By HMVNipper On August 01, 2002 03:58 AM]
August 2002 Issue of Rooftop Sessions is UP!
Can't wait to read....
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