WTS Book Club est 1997: May 2013

A person couldn't have asked for a nicer day to have people out for

a little book discussion. We started off on the new Texas Star dining room table with brunch and moved straight into discussion of my book choice and ~~picking on~~ I mean picking William's brain on the whys, how to's, where'd ya get that kinda questions.
For dessert we had Chocolate Spiced Cookies made by Brenny. Yum Yum. They're all gone now. Can't even share a picture. Forgot to take a picture that day. Thanks so much Brenny

And Kathy thanks for bringing me fresh grown tomatoes.

I was nice and shared 1 with Brenny but that's it and I've been working on the rest. mmmmmm. Okay so I finished them all off after I took this picture.

Yes Ladies and Gents I know my book choice wasn't as meaty as some but it was a fast fun read. I enjoyed the book and expect to see a sequel. I mean did Peter Chance really get the serial killer or not? But I was informed, "No there will not be a sequel" or did I see a smirk on William's face? mmmm

So yes Ladies and Gents we did in fact have a special guest amongst us around the table. The author Will Graham aka as I know him William Simon and his lovely wife Donna joined us.

Who as I posted on Face book and told him that day "I see you in a whole new light after a couple of pages in the book" It's like you know your parents had sex but didn't want to acknowledge it kinda thing. I'd never heard William talk like that. I almost blushed and I did crack up. LOL

And William-Donna Thank you so much for the lovely cactus

garden. David noticed it right off and thought it was awesome. Scary part is now I have to keep it alive. eeekkk. I have a sign I hung on a pot outside that said "I tried, It died". I'll do my best to not hang it on the cactus garden. Took this picture with my phone. Not so good.
Just the Facts (and trust me there were plenty I didn't get in my notes)

The book was originally written for a TV series called Midnight Caller but got scrapped.
William is a Computer Forensic Analyst and an avid reader so he has plenty of experience and friends to draw inspiration from.
I met William while working at Cypress Book Store that sadly no longer exists. He was one of our best customers, then he did a little computer investigating and then became an employee during the day.
Author name Will Graham that William wrote under is the main character in the book the Red Dragon
the cover design for the book came from his wife.
in so many books the club reads they mention other books and Street Heat is no different. Mentions a book called Meet the Tiger by Leslie Charters. It is a real book. Published in 1928 and thus began the saga of The Saint series
William has been writing since he was 7. He used his mother's portable Royal typewriter.
While the rest of us in 3rd grade did book reports on Dick and Jane or Little House on the Prairie William read From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming. He got an "A" only after the teacher confirmed with the parents it was okay he had such a book. LOL
In the Street Heat Peter Chase was interviewed by Playboy...so I wondered if maybe William had such an interview. No but that is every writers dream.
Peter Chase's and Sarah's song was "Lady" by Kenny Rogers but it wasn't Donna and Williams. Theirs was "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis
When asked who his favorite authors were he came back with Agatha Christi, John Sanderford, the Prey series, John Patterson the Alex Cross series and many other classics.
In 2004 Murder by Magic was published the traditional way but has since gone independent. William wrote his short story in 2 days
Book suggestion for the club from William was Black Stiletto by Raymond Benson

Whew, I think I covered everything well almost. I couldn't write it all. If I missed anything or misquoted anyone oops.

We did end up out on the patio finally for photo's. What a beautiful

day.

Thanks everyone that made it out. I know it was out of the ordinary which made it difficult for some folks to join us.

Plug for William ...he does have other books out there on Amazon and is about to release another in a week or two called "One Minute After Midnight". William continues to grow with

each year and each book. He did a little book signing in the end for those of us who had books.

Okay here's what everyone has been waiting for ..... TA TA DA next book choice is by Dawnie.

Hope: A Tragedy

by Shalom Auslander

Oh and the next to choose will be Deborah, Denise, or Diana

You can see more pictures on the photo gallery

So until next Meeting... a quote from William who took it from Dean Koontz ~ "A writers mind is like a giant cauldron where an idea will pop out"~ (might be slightly off but I'm close on that quote)

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Carla