Bulgaria’s Birthday
Bulgaria was excited. Today, was his birthday. Who
wouldn’t be happy on their birthday? So, many good
things happened. Bulgaria got up slowly stretching his
front paws then his middle and finally his hind legs.
Following the amazing fresh scent of coffee being
made, Bulgaria heads into the kitchen for his morning
breakfast. Except when he got there, there wasn’t a
single thing in his bowl.
“Meow?”
Running to find his owner, Bulgaria heads into the
owner’s bedroom. But no sign of the owner there.
Feeling frantic Bulgaria heads to the laundry room.
Still no sign of his owner. Bulgaria then decides to
head into the bathroom. Owner has to be in there!
Stomach growling and fear rushing in, Bulgaria heads
outside. And there, outside grilling food was his owner.
“Happy Birthday, Bulgaria!” His owner said as he
placed a plate full of hot dogs.
After Bulgaria ate his food, he knew what
was next! Birthday cake for him. Climbing his way up to the table. Bulgaria
looks down at the amazing birthday
cake. The top was a picture of him. His
owner came around to take a picture of
Bulgaria and his cake when Midnight the
lab come running through chasing Fat
Eddy. Oh, no!
Hurrying as fast as he could, Bulgaria
tried to get down off the table in time.
But, not fast enough. Whoosh! The table
crashed and the birthday cake came
tumbling down right onto Bulgaria himself. His owner snatched a picture. Fat
Eddy and Midnight stopped to watch as
Bulgaria licked his way out of cake.
“Happy Birthday, Bulgaria,” they shouted before taking off once more.
This short fiction piece
is written by Danielle
Urban.
Now, this is a birthday breakfast.
Author Interview with Alan Stroe continued...
How would you describe the writing and
publishing process of both your novellas?
Was it hard?
Easier than I thought it’d be. Due to their
source of inspiration, both subjects were
very familiar to me, and easy to write
about. The second was a bit harder to the
constraints of the historical context.
What is your advice to other authors on
publishing their work?
Definitely hire a professional to edit and
proofread your work, no matter how good
a writer you are. Don’t quit your day job
until you’re making enough money to comfortably support yourself. :) It’s a very
tough field to make any money in. Cautiously consider taking a Sabbatical if your
particular financial situation permits it—
there’s something to be said about being
able to dedicate all of your energy to what
you love doing most. Spend most of your
efforts on writing more books, but only if
you have more stories to tell that you are
passionate about. Write about what excites
you. If it’s tedious and boring for you to
write something, chances are it will be
tedious and boring for your readers to
read.
Where can readers find your novellas to
buy?
Pretty much everywhere books are sold—
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Smashwords, etc.
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