What about the whole knitting thing?
My sister Loretta started knitting, like, in the womb. She’s incredible, and she can knit anything. I think she could knit world peace, if given enough time and a decent political climate. Anyway, when she was in Colorado visiting for Elena’s graduation from her Ph.D. program (you go, Elena), she taught me how to knit, and I’ve been addicted to it since. There is a very cool knitting store/coffee shop on old Pearl Street in Denver, and that gave me the germ of an idea for Cristy’s life.
Which are you, Cristy or Marisol?
I’m both. I’m very introverted, like Cristy, although most people don’t believe that because I’m not shy and I have a sharp, smartass wit when I’m around other people. But, trust me, you have to be an introvert to willingly sit in a room alone for months on end, writing a book. And I’ve done fifteen of them so far. Probably more, by the time this hits the shelves. But, as I’ve mentioned, I’m also not afraid to speak out like Marisol. And not always at the most appropriate times. Oops.
What was the best part of writing this novella?
I have incorporated a ton of private, longtime family jokes that will crack my sisters up. My mom, too. I just can’t wait for them to read it. That was the best part, by far.
What other books do you have out there?
Sheesh, a bunch. Too many to list. How about popping over to my website—you can view them all there, and even click on the covers to order.
www.LyndaSandoval.com
LYNDA SANDOVAL, a former police officer-turned-author, has become well known for writing five romance novels for the Encanto line. She has presented workshops all over the country, including at the 1999, 2000, and 2001 RWA Nationals, and has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions, most notably the Golden Heart (finalist) and the Rising Star 2000. In 2000, she was profiled in People en Español. After leaving the police force in 1998, Lynda wrote full-time for four years, and recently joined the fire department as a part-time Emergency Medical Dispatcher/EMT.
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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
NAMES I CALL MY SISTER. “Till Death Do Us Part” copyright © 2007 by Mary Castillo; “What Stays in Vegas” copyright © 2007 by Berta Platas; “Whipped” copyright © 2007 by Sofi a Quintero; “Diss-Connected” copyright © 2007 by Lynda Sandoval. Copyright © 2007 by Mary Castillo, Berta Platas, Sofia Quintero and Lynda Sandoval. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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