About
Donna K.Fitch is a professional illuminator of alternate realities, a writer of thefantastic for the amusement of herself and others since junior high. During herlate career as an academic librarian, she published several scholarly articlesin peer-reviewed journals, and edited her late stepfather’s The Thematic Catalogueof the Musical Works of Johann Pachelbel (Scarecrow Press). She now spendsher working days as a web designer and her Sundays as a worship leader for asmall congregation. She spends her spare time (what little of it she has)writing paranormal fiction. Donna recently published Second Death, aparanormal thriller, a short story "Quantum Critique," and a novella,The Color of Darkness. An avid pen-and-paper roleplaying gamer, Donnahas published several gaming supplements, including Imperial Age: Faeriesfor Adamant Publishing, co-written with Scott Carter. Donna lives in suburbanAlabama with her husband Thomas and three cats: Nala, Alice and Sophie.
Description
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span> </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span> </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span> </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span> </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span> </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span> </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>
Story Behind The Book
I conceived of the idea for this book during physical therapy after a fall at work. I had to lie for 20 minutes at a time with electrical stimulation on my injured shoulder. Somehow the image popped in my mind of a Confederate soldier being pursued through the woods as he struggled to get back home to his sick wife. As a librarian, I had access to a wide variety of research sources. I took this kernel of an idea and spun it into this tale of a man whose family is cursed, and the strange visions he experiences that lead him to the truth about his ancestors.
