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MY FAVORITE SPORT

By: Morgan Mandel
Published: April 02, 2008 7:56 AM EST

Some people enjoy baseball, football, basketball, wrestling and hockey. My husband is one of them. He’ll watch any sport on TV, except for WGN news or the Honeymooners. Sometimes I can con him into watching the Grand Old Opry.

On the other hand, I get bored watching sports. Although I attend step classes and aerobics, I do it not for fun, but to stay healthy. I walk to the train, which isn’t too bad, but if I lived closer, I would be happier.

Right now the Sox game is on TV, but I’m barely glancing at it. That’s because the sport I enjoy is not physical. I love to kick around ideas, bounce words around and wrestle with sentence structure. My idea of a hit out of the ballpark is a bestseller.

Some may think what I do is dull, but it’s my kind of fun. I’m a writer.

Morgan's Bio

Morgan Mandel is a past president of Chicago-North Romance Writers of America and presently serves as the Library Liaison for Midwest Mystery Writers of America. She’s an active member of Sisters In Crime and EPIC, The Electronically Published Internet Connection, and the creator of the Internet network, Book Place. She previously freelanced for the Daily Herald newspaper.

Morgan creates novels onboard the Metra commuter train as she travels to her day job as an administrative assistant in Chicago's Loop. She and her husband enjoy suburban life with their dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name.

Morgan’s current release, the romantic comedy, GIRL OF MY DREAMS, is a Cinderella story about a straitlaced assistant who turns vamp in a reality show to save a dying TV studio. She may win the millionaire, but can money make her love him?

Morgan’s debut novel, the mystery, TWO WRONGS, #6 in the Preditors & Editors Poll and a Top Ten Read at MyShelf.Com, is a tale of revenge and a second chance at love, set in Chicago, containing such area references as Marshall Fields before it became Macy’s, Frango mints, DePaul University basketball and Chase Park.

Her books are available at www.hardshell.com, in print & ebook, www.amazon.com, in print & kindle, www.fictionwise.com. Also by Order at Bookstores and other online sites.

Morgan’s website: www.morganmandel.com Morgan’s Book network: http://bookplace.ning.com Also at: www.myspace.com/morganmandel, http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com, http://mysteryturtles.blogspot.com, on Youtube.com if you search for morganmandel.