Christine Amsden

Christine will be teaming up with Jeffery Leever, author of Dark Friday, to sign books and discuss the art of writing mystery and suspense novels.  Please join us and Park Side Books in a celebration of local talent.

It was so much fun last year we just had to go back.  Please come an visit us at Hastings in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.

Christine is proud to be entertaining the residents of Aberdeen Village. The event is open to other that are not a member of this community and is a good opportunity to experience the life there if there is interest.

A short story I wrote many, many years ago has finally seen print this month! “Betrayal” was the audition story I wrote for Orson Scott Card’s Boot Camp in 2003. Since Boot Camp was such an awesome experience for me, this story has some sentimental value for me and I am thrilled to finally see it in print.

Beginning authors, take note: Perseverance pays off. At least half a dozen magazines returned this story to me with a note saying, “Very good, but not for us.” I took them at their word and kept on trying until I figured out who it was for.

In “Betrayal,” a college freshman discovers that her roommate is an alien and vows to keep that secret — at least until aliens attack Earth.

You can purchase a copy of the magazine here.