“I love this series from
Bethany Maines! Such a funny and interesting read throughout and makes you want
to keep reading! This series is definitely best read in order, short stories
included! A few nitpicky things that I didnt like were titled Chapters that was
a theme for the chapter. (I like a simple number or location & number) and
I'd love another book where Carrie Mae played a bigger role.”
The reviewer gave me a good number of stars and overall that’s
a pretty dang good review. So, thanks! But I find myself flummoxed by the comment on
chapter numbers. I just… I mean… Chapter
numbers?
First of all she’s completely blowing my theory that no one
reads my chapter titles. The truth is,
and this is a deep dark secret regarding the chapter titles in the Carrie Mae
series. They’re really just for me. I mean, I hope the rest of you who bother to
read them enjoy them too. But really
they’re a secret code while I’m writing that means I can glance at the table of
contents and remember what’s going on in each chapter. Also, they’re usually
song titles which means at the end of the book I have a pretty nifty playlist. (Check out this one from Bulletproof Mascara
chapter titles on the Carrie Mae YouTube channel.)
I’m not sure what lesson is to be learned from this, other
than I should stop reading reviews, but I’m sure I’ve definitely learned
it. Maybe. Or maybe next time I’ll do chapter titles
with latitude and longitude and possibly three character names and a
unicorn. We’ll just have to wait and
see.
Bethany Maines is the author of the Carrie Mae Mystery Series, Tales From the City of Destiny, San Juan Islands Mysteries, Shark Santoyo Crime Series, and numerous
short stories. When she's not traveling to exotic lands, or kicking some
serious butt with her fourth degree black belt in karate, she can be found
chasing her daughter or glued to the computer working on her next novel. You
can also view the Carrie Mae YouTube
video or catch up with her on Twitter and Facebook.
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