Laugh Don't Cry Life Is A Joke

By Fiona L. Woods

Welcome to Fiona Woods writing world!

In this book Fiona shares funny, engaging stories about her life as a writer. In the introduction to each of the six sections she weaves observations about the events in her personal life and how they contributed to her fiction writing.

In this book you get to meet her family, friends, husband, and cat owner in humorous reflections.

Be careful what you do and say around her. You might find it in one of her stories!

This is a quick read and can be finished in one reading session.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fiona L. Woods
• Release date: Sep 27, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463816677

Fiona L. Woods

I write the Lori Stockley, P.I., short stories and police Detective Matt Stockley murder mysteries. Like Lori Stockley, I like solving a good cat mystery. My past careers have included working as a bookkeeper, an insurance agent, a Notary Public, an administrative assistant, a jewelry designer, and a Social Media Information Technology Administrator. None of which were nearly as much fun as chronicling P.I. Lori Stockley and Panzer's adventures as evidenced by "Cats and Crime." I started writing in the second grade with a story about my horse named Booger. Yes, that really was his name and the teacher and my classmates couldn't stop laughing when I read it to the class. I was hooked on the joy of laughter and writing from then on. Now a fulltime freelance writer and cat herder, I've written a short story collection, two novellas and two novels.

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Laugh Don’t Cry

Life Is A Joke

Fiona L. Woods

Copyright 2018 Fiona L. Woods

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Dedication

This book is dedicated: To my mother, Jo, who taught me to read and gave me the love of books. To my best friend, Marilyn, who helped me in more ways than she knew. To my husband, Paul, who has an unparalleled sense of humor. To my owner, Panzer, the Cat, who taught me to be humble to my superiors. I learned from you all and love you for it.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section One: In the Beginning

Murder and the Librarian

Murder at the Repair Shop

Section Two: We Choose Our Friends

Murder at the Gardening Center

Section Three: Sometimes Our Friends Choose Us

The Rat on My Shoe

Section Four: And Then There Were Three

Word Games

Protection

Section Five: Family Is Forever

But, But, Officer, I’m