{"id":999,"date":"2018-06-07T08:18:11","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T12:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/?p=999"},"modified":"2021-09-15T11:33:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:33:55","slug":"authors-on-the-bay-anne-weber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liclblog.townoflongisland.us\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"Authors on the bay: Anne Weber"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month I’m introducing a new book by Anne Weber, a resident of Great Diamond Island: Constabulary Tales, short stories based on Anne’s experience as the island constable. Extremely well-written, entertaining, and funny, these stories give a glimpse into island life, especially on an island where locals and summer folk blend in an intricate dance. I asked Anne about her book:<\/span><\/p>\n

How did this book come about?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve journaled on and off for many years, so I\u2019d been writing. When I joined a writing group through \u2018senior college\u2019, I began to put some of my experiences as constable down on paper as stories with a beginning, a middle and end.<\/p>\n

Obviously although it is fiction, it is based on truth – what percentage, roughly, would you say is based on reality?<\/strong>
\nWhile the stories began as memoir \u2013 a half-sister to truth, I realized the Constable had far more patience and understanding than I ever had. Once I realized she was so non-judgmental, I knew I was writing fiction. To answer your question, I would say 15 percent.<\/p>\n

How has your community responded to the book?<\/strong>
\nSo far anyone who has commented to me has liked it. The book was available in late fall so I suspect many summer residents haven\u2019t seen it yet. Guess the jury is still out.<\/p>\n

Is there still no Constable?<\/strong>
\nThat is correct. We live in a lawless land.<\/p>\n

How is island life conducive to writing?<\/strong>
\nThe island provides peace and solitude but the writer still has to provide the discipline.<\/p>\n

If someone wanted to buy a copy of your book, what is the best way?<\/strong>
\nThe Long Island Store has copies for sale, as does Ports of Call on Commercial St. It\u2019s available on amazon.com and I seem to carry a few copies with me at all times.<\/p>\n

What are you working on now?<\/strong>
\nI have several projects going. I\u2019m working on another play for the GDI reader\u2019s theater. A novella about an island woman who gets involved in mayhem and mischief is on the shelf. Then there\u2019s my biography of artist John Mulvany, a relative. I\u2019ve been working on this for twenty years.<\/p>\n

Although Anne would love for you to buy her book, it is also available to read through the Long Island Community Library.<\/span><\/p>\n

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