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Andi Brown

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Agents can contact me at andib88@comcast.net

I'm happy to read and comment on books here, but PLEASE DON'T ASK ME TO READ FANTASY, SCI-FI OR ANCIENT HISTORY.

I'm a walking oxymoron - idealistic yet a tad cynical, funny and serious, a person of substance who's a hoot to spend time with. I'm a multi-lingual world traveler, professional fundraiser and divorced mother of two in the Boston area. I've written three novels, a musical and I've just completed my first screenplay. I've gotten enough positive feedback from a few agents on ANIMAL CRACKER to believe that publication is possible. Never say die!

I encourage you to check out and consider backing and starring the books on my shelf.

And please take a look at the following - they're all good.

Mrs. Jones - BA Norton
Suddenly Strangers - Janny Peacock
GFB Grown Fokes Bidness - Hall-Crews
Line "Em Up - Suzanne Adams
A Reason to Stay - Claire Evans
The Secret Diary - Natalie Martin
The Multiple Choice - Monicque Sharman
Catnip by Valerie Tate
God of the Cocoa by Marilyn Rodwell
and, last but not least...
Hens from Hell by Katina Grist Jones

Thanks, Bradley Wind, for the fantastic cover!






favourite books

My tastes are all over the map. Here's a sampling:
The Return of the Native
Early Joyce Carol Oates
The Corrections
Cloud Atlas (amazing)
Anything by Philip Roth
Everything by William Trevor

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Animal Cracker

Andi Brown

If Carl Hiaasen and The Office had a baby, it might look something like ANIMAL CRACKER.


Can a bunch of smart, sassy women get the goods on their boss at Boston’s venerable Animal Protection Agency? Hal Mason is Brad-Pitt handsome, with a Harvard professor wife and an adorable but shiftless son who wins the heart of Diane Salvi, the organization’s new communications director and the book’s narrator.

The malapropping, narcissistic Hal, famous for his animal-themed ties and jokes, has managed to earn the adulation of the organization’s board of directors and the scorn of his staff. When his negligence leads to the dog poop literally hitting the fan, Diane and her reporter roommate Genie set out to dig up some dirt on him, with a little help from friends in the office.

There's never a bad time for a fun read in which the good guys (or gals) wreak vengeance on a conniving boss who deserves no less.


 

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Dear Andi, I still remember your lovely cover page - and thankyou ag....

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I wrote 139 days ago

hi,, I think you may have an interesting story here. i'm guessing English isn't your first language, as I found several awkward word choices, and mistakes in tense. You may want to consider an editor to help you. I'm a believer in the writer's maxim "Show, don't tell." and I found a fair amount... view book

I wrote 139 days ago

Hi Shweta, I took a look at your book, as you requested. I'll confess I had a lot of trouble with it. The prologue was hard for me to follow. I wish I could find a nicer way to say this, but I found the writing clumsy. "The interesting part of it..."is bland. "if you are a ....fan" you wou... view book

I wrote 142 days ago

Hi, I read a little bit as you asked, and i'm afraid this isn't for me. I have an aversion to alliteratively cute names, so you nearly lost me at hello. Honestly, I had trouble keeping the characters and speakers straight. Another alliteratively named character and wallpaper with a name? As I... view book

I wrote 143 days ago

Hi Sheila, i was especially interested in your book, as i too have adopted internationally (Romania, 1994). I think you have a good story to tell, and I think you can make it stronger. There is some overwriting - places where you offer extraneous information, such as "in joplin , missouri" "t... view book

I wrote 146 days ago

hi claire, this was a pleasure to read. well done! i do have a few suggestions...and a question. re:the smart goals, i think you actually need to delienate them somehow -italics? font? identation?- from rewards, etc. instead of having them run together, i would elaborate a bit on mee... view book

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