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Monday, August 29, 2011

Why I write







I thought it would be a good chance for me to tell you a little about me - the writer me.  DISCLAIMER  I will not edit this, so if there is a punctuation problem... deal with it.  If I have a run on sentence.... deal with it.  I write like I think... random.

I live in the South and I'm from the Midwest.  I live in a house, at the end of a street, with one husband (I think it's illegal to have more than that... I'm not a sister wife) and one teenager that apparently got a book titled ALL THE THINGS TO DO TO DRIVE YOUR PARENTS CRAZY and studied it.  He made an A+ .  I have a twenty year old daughter that bought the book ALL THINGS DRAMATIC and studied it.  She made an A+  My husband bought a book.... no he didn't.... he doesn't enjoy books the same way I do.  My husband bought a magazine... for the articles... no he didn't.  No... he says I never talk about him.  My husband is from the South and hates the Midwest, he eats loudly (he is having a bowl of Raisin Bran and I actually double checked he didn't have chips in the bowl)... he puts up with me and doesn't beat me (I'd beat me.... no I wouldn't, I'm an angel).

Why I write.... well, because the Easter Bunny left me poems in my basket - it was a treasure hunt and the poems were silly.... I'd have to find one egg and it would have a clue for the next egg, until there was a big prize at the end.... I love a big prize!
     
              Happy Easter Stefanie Dear
              Can you believe it's been a whole year?
              Put on your shoes, don't move like a snail
              Go take a look where the man leaves mail.

That was really elementary and they did get harder as I got older.... I would write the little poems and make my own treasure hunt and one year I got a book - Poetry for children... I loved that book... and I got Where the Sidewalk Ends.  One day in sixth grade a teacher read The Raven out loud to the class... my love for Edgar began that day.  I wrote poetry, it was dark, it was creepy, it was about death and life and pain and anguish... and my mom read it... Oh crap.  She rushed me to a shrink to make sure I wasn't going to out myself.... I was given a clean bill of life.  I loved the feeling of expression... I wrote silly stories, I wrote deep stories.... I wrote and wrote and wrote. I grew up and didn't have time... I've started so many books but never finished them.... and a character came to life in my head, his reality was brought to life with my keyboard.... Abel was born as was the story about the Great Wolf.

 
I love writing.  I love reading.  I love my husband.  I love my children.  I still write dark poetry.  I have about five characters for five different books living in my head.  

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Ta Da! I'm an Indie author now!

I published my first young adult book The Legacy of Kilkenny -------->
two days ago.  I would've made a link to it via that cute picture over there --->
on the right if I knew how to.  Shamelessly plugging it - you too can have your very own copy of the book by going to http://www.amazon.com/Legacy-Kilkenny-ebook/dp/B0055JCFDQ or going to www.smashwords.com  

Now that I've done that part - let me tell you something about it.  If you love strong characters, vampires, werewolves and teenagers... you will absolutely love this story.  I wouldn't lie to you.  Never.  Ever.  It is about this boy named Abel that lives in a small town that has nothing going on... until Pru moves to town and tells him she is a werewolf.  He is a werewolf too.... not only is he a werewolf but he is the one that lore from Kilkenny talks about.... The Great Wolf.  Whoopee do right?  Notsomuch.  He will be the alpha of all packs - but he hasn't even shifted yet.  As Pru trains him for his destiny, and introducing him to the supernatural world, a sexy vampire starts wooing Abel's sister... now they are in the fight of their life to save his sister Allie from the Human Vampiric Virus (HVV).  I'm not going to tell you any more... today.

Life is short - enjoy a book today