tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75892538860687846292024-02-02T08:07:25.857-08:00Where Ladybugs Roar ~ Wendy's Writing BlogConfessions and Passions of a Compulsive WriterWendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-47126136226055747392013-06-05T19:00:00.000-07:002013-06-05T19:00:09.093-07:00Life Outside of Writing?I'd planned on doing a long blog post on how awesome B's new education plan was...but then I found out that it was a "proposed" plan and that the Jr. High will most likely dump half of it. I'm still waiting to hear more.<br />
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B, on the other hand, has been having so much fun lately. She turned 12 and in our church that's a big birthday because she moved up to the Young Women's group where she is making friends and having a blast. She went to a scripture lock-in at someone's house last weekend and she's busy doing all sorts of girl activities during the week and on Sunday she gets to be with the girls 12-18 now. She. Loves. It.<br />
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T did his last Pinewood Derby and finally did the shark car he'd always wanted to. He went through four days of standardized testing this year and he hasn't come down from that stress.<br />
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They're both in school for another week and a half. B's teacher and several other teachers are being laid off at the end of this school year due to budget issues. (Originally there were 9 out of 23 being laid off--I think they're down to 7.) So this end of year has been even more bittersweet than normal.<br />
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I've been diving into writing more--partly to deal with the rest of life's stress. I can't seem to cope if I'm not writing or revising. On my writing site, I've been posting either short stories or part of a serial every Friday. If you're interested, they're all going here: <a href="http://wendysparrow.com/free-shorts/">http://wendysparrow.com/free-shorts/</a><br />
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It's funny...I can't wait for school to be over...even as I know having the kids home all summer is going to make me bonkers. I hope we can find stuff to fill up their days... *fingers crossed*Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-4691208905596176962013-04-26T01:09:00.001-07:002013-04-26T01:10:28.127-07:00The Cold and Lovely Moon - Free Short StoryI put a short story I wrote quite a while ago on my Author blog. If you're interested, go here:<br />
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Leave me a comment so I know I'm not just throwing these stories out into the ether to fend for themselves...poor little short stories.Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-42685447306505759332013-04-24T13:49:00.000-07:002013-04-26T01:07:02.630-07:00Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum<br />
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If you've known me for any length of time, you know that my kids are my world. They’re everything to me. When I was asked as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said, “A mom.” Like most things in the world, those idealized plans we have as children aren't as simple or as care-free as we think.</div>
It started with the miscarriages, I miscarried over and over. At some points, I was on birth control just because we couldn't handle the stress of it as a couple.<br />
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So, when I finally got pregnant and stayed pregnant, it seemed like the tough times were over…and then I threw up every day of the pregnancy and started having contractions at 28 weeks. With bedrest, I made it to 37 weeks and <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">then</em>…then it would be easy and like what you read in the books.<br />
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B was born with an air pocket in her lung and a collapsed lung. They were able to resolve it in the NICU in a few days, and we took her home.<br />
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But, then, it was going to be easy, right? I’d be able to find my answers in all those books I had. I’d be that mom I wanted to be when I was a kid.
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B had so many weird little allergic type reactions and she was sick–all the time–she was sick over two dozen times in the first two years of her life. But then she started talking when I was pregnant with T, and it felt like I was finally fitting on the pages of my parenting books…and then she stopped talking and the words just disappeared. They slipped away and other milestones followed.<br />
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I was given a baby scrapbook at one of my baby showers, and I didn't know what to do with it. One of her sicknesses reverted her back to crawling again. Her first words were gone. She seemed not to care who I was or if I was in the room. She never pointed–she would just shove our hands at what she wanted. There was never any eye contact. She wouldn't react when we called her name. One of the scariest things was that her response to pain was nonexistent at times.<br />
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We were living outside the parenting books…reading them just made me cry.<br />
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A month after T was born, I convinced my husband we should see the doctor about her hearing–but it was more than that–I knew it was more than that.
On March 8th of 2003, the doctor told us he thought she had regressive Autism. It changed everything. It hurt, and it helped. Nothing was the same, but everything made sense. It felt like the start of a different life…and it was.<br />
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Later, my son was diagnosed with Asperger’s and both kids got secondary diagnoses of Sensory Integration Dysfunction.<br />
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Thanks to therapists, doctors, diets, teachers, interventions, family–and a whole lot of work from us and from the kids, my kids are both extremely high-functioning and mainstreamed in school. Most people will never know they were once diagnosed with things that ripped our hearts out.<br />
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B loves math and likes to Skype with friends about Minecraft. She’s sweet, beautiful, and laughs at corny jokes. She has a friend who refers to B as “her best friend.”<br />
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T has been reading at a 12th grade reading level since 3rd grade–likes to know everything about everything, and he, too, is obsessed with Minecraft. He’s charming and treats our furniture like a jungle gym. He is the most literal child you’ll ever meet and half of his sentences are the word “Dude.”<br />
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Ultimately, our story is a story of hope. After the crying and the loss and the confusion, we got up and got to work. My parenting experience has never been in the standard books. We celebrated when B relearned words and could put her feet in sand. We celebrated when T stopped wearing earphones and gloves.<br />
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I’m not at all the mom I thought I’d be as a kid. I’m the mom who learned home therapy and married the dad who built a therapy room for his kids. I’m the mom who cooked gluten-free and dairy-free for four years. My husband is the dad who once stayed in a job he didn't always like because the medical benefits for therapy were good. I’m the mom who jumped at the chance to write something for a book about being a mom to kids on the spectrum. I’m the mom who bawled while reading through journals and through every revision.<br />
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When I heard that my story “When Ladybugs Roar” had been chosen as a finalist–I felt everything I’d always wanted to feel as both a writer and a mom. I've never been so proud of being a writer and a mom. So, I'm that mom…and my story is found in the section of the book under the category of “Hope and Expectations."
Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-75594162779429014262013-04-14T18:37:00.003-07:002013-04-14T18:37:51.872-07:00Downstairs From Hell--Free Short Story<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">So, once upon a time, I wrote a romantic tax season short story. You know...as you do. I put it on my website's blog just now: </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://wendysparrow.com/2013/04/downstairs-from-hell-free-story/" style="background-color: white; color: #369ce0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none !important;">http://wendysparrow.com/2013/04/downstairs-from-hell-free-story/</a>Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-8853296537860543972013-04-13T12:48:00.002-07:002013-04-13T12:48:27.931-07:00The Creeping Death<br />
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This is cut and pasted from my <a href="http://wendysparrow.com/blog/" target="_blank">website's blog</a>--if you haven't seen that, you can go check it out and think, "Wow, Wendy! Look at that! You have a website!" I know, right? Weird. </div>
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I've been gone from online lately because I caught the flu...only just calling it the flu doesn't really cut it. It was definitely the creeping death...and both my kids and I caught it. The timing sucks because I missed Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd, but there was just no way. I think I slept through that day actually--I was that sick. My kids both had fevers so high (over 105) that we were worried about seizures and used frozen rice bags to ice-pack their heads. </div>
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It's been a very slow recovery for me because I took care of the kids when the husband was gone and I have wimpy lungs. I'm still coughing my brains out and it's been over two weeks. Ugh.</div>
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I will be posting more this week and hopefully getting back into the swing of things. I hope. I actually finished a revision during the last two weeks of hell, and I received good news about a few other projects. (Of course, in the world of publishing, this means I'll be able to share it with you around the time they're actually published.) </div>
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In my next post, I'll talk more about my contribution to Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum which came out on April 2nd. There are buy links on <a href="http://wendysparrow.com/books/" target="_blank">my book page on my website. </a> </div>
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Thanks for reading! *blows kisses sprayed with Lysol* </div>
Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-40343459642650603672013-03-26T10:24:00.000-07:002013-03-26T10:24:20.870-07:00Facebook Party Tonight (3/26)<br />
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Tonight is a Flirt & Ever After (novellas) Entangled party on Facebook. It's from 8-9 p.m. (EST) so 5-6 p.m. (PST) There are going to be giveaways and loads of fun I'm sure. But, WOOOOOOO! Giveaways! It'll be my first Facebook event. I'm a little nervous. So, if you're there...and I'm the kid doing their own thing...I'm assuming I'll get better at this with time. : )</div>
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By the way, if you're thinking: Wendy is on Facebook? Wuhhhh? Here is my author page: <a data-mce-href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wendy-Sparrow/471652932872034" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wendy-Sparrow/471652932872034">Wendy IS on Facebook!</a> Come "like" me if you...you know...like me...if you don't...it's fine...we can still do the acquaintance nod when we meet.</div>
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Also, I'm going to be post more or all of my author-related blog posts on my site eventually: http://wendysparrow.com/blog/ Since this blog still has most of my followers, I'm double posting some things. </div>
Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-91241581630834744052013-02-22T01:22:00.003-08:002013-02-22T01:23:59.567-08:00Amalia Dillin's Forged by Fate Cover RevealMy good Twitter friend, Amalia's cover is here and it's gorgeous! Check it out and visit her website for all the amazing new info:<br />
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on using her power to create a new world and make himself its God. Throughout
history, Eve has thwarted him, determined to protect the world and all of
creation. Unknown to her, the Norse god Thor has been sent by the Council of
Gods to keep her from Adam’s influence, and more, to protect the interests of
the gods themselves. But this time, Adam is after something more than just
Eve’s power — he desires her too, body and soul, even if it means the destruction
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Click <a href="http://www.entangledinromance.com/2013/01/30/get-entangled-in-love/">here</a> to check out what the other authors are giving away during the Entangled In Love blog hop!<br />
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This is quite the hoopla so go check out the other blogs--and GET ALL THE THINGS! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
For my blog, I'm giving away a <a href="http://www.personalizationmall.com/Red-Personalized-Holiday-Mugs-with-Hot-Cocoa-i24883.item?productid=7937&sdest=Search&sdestid=25635628">Personalized Snowflake Mug</a> from Personalization Mall! Score!<br />
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You can put whatever name you want on there! Yours, your BFFs, Jack's name, Frosted, Booger, your boss's (suck-up), etc. Limitless limited options. (Let's not get nuts...I'm sure they only allow a certain number of letters.) I'm limiting this to the contiguous United States because their international shipping rates scare the crap out of me...AND I'm terrified I wouldn't pack this well enough and the snowflake mug would be shattered to pieces the size of snowflakes.<br />
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The snowflake necklace I'm giving away in the Get Frosted Blog Hop IS international, though, so knock yourself out there.
Here is the Rafflecopter giveaway for the mug pictured above:<a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/31c3e70/" id="rc-31c3e70" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
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Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-75550680228128998042013-02-07T16:09:00.001-08:002013-02-08T16:48:25.781-08:00Super Bad Jack Frost- Frosted JokesI'm trying to switch more of my writer's blog posts over to my website. (It's been up and going for about a week now...yay! Woo!)<br />
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I know how much you guys have been enjoying my jokes on Twitter, but you’re all heartbroken because you might miss some while you’re sleeping…or whatever you people do during the middle of the night while I’m awake. So, HERE THEY ARE…altogether…for your bad joke enjoyment.</div>
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How does Jack Frost get around town?</div>
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By icicle.</div>
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Where does Jack Frost keep his money?</div>
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In a snowbank.</div>
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After he’s nipped your nose, what does Jack Frost do to show you he REALLY likes you?</div>
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Frost bites.</div>
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What did Jack Frost have for lunch?</div>
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An ice-berger.</div>
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Oh, yeah, well, what did he have for breakfast?</div>
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Frosted Flakes.</div>
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What did Jack Frost call the lazy Frost Fairy who skipped work?</div>
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Snow flake.</div>
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What did Jack Frost give the baby Frost Fairy?</div>
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A snow mobile.</div>
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What happened when Jack Frost got attacked by a vampire?</div>
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Frost bitten.</div>
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What happened when the icicle fell on Jack Frost’s head?</div>
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It knocked him out cold.</div>
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What is Jack Frost’s favorite dessert?</div>
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Something with icing. (You thought I was going to say frosting there, didn’t you? I like to mix it up.)</div>
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How does Jack Frost greet his enemies?</div>
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With an icy stare.</div>
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How did Jack Frost’s ice queen know things were heating up between them?</div>
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She got wet.</div>
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What did Jack Frost’s ice queen do when he came home late one night?</div>
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She gave him the cold shoulder.</div>
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Who is Jack Frost’s favorite aunt?</div>
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Aunt Arctica</div>
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When the Frost Fae return back to the Winter World, how do they greet Jack Frost?</div>
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Ice to see you!</div>
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(I know. That one was really bad. I winced as I was typing it, and I may have thrown-up a little in my mouth too.)</div>
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What does Jack Frost take when he gets sick?</div>
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A chill pill.</div>
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(There was a joke that I thought of adding here where the punchline was snow-balls, but… *coughs* I’m leaving it out.)</div>
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(No, I’m using it.)</div>
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Where does the royal winter couple dance the night away?</div>
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At snow-balls.</div>
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(Wait, what were you thinking?)</div>
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(gasps)</div>
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Why did Jack Frost leave the snowbank in a fury?</div>
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His assets had been frozen.</div>
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(See what I did there? I played off that earlier joke. Oh, what? I can’t do that? FINE!)</div>
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What are little Frost Fae called?</div>
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Chill-dren.</div>
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What do you call Jack Frost in Florida?</div>
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Out of his element.</div>
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Okay, last one… (you’re welcome)</div>
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What did Jack Frost’s wife say to him when he was in a temper?</div>
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Chill out.</div>
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If you groaned at most of these jokes, it shows you have good taste, and you’d definitely enjoy my novella Frosted. There is an abnormally large excerpt on Entangled’s Frosted page…not that size matters…but if it does, it’s here:</div>
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<a href="http://www.entangledpublishing.com/frosted/" style="border: 0px; color: #530606; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Frosted Excerpt</a></div>
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If you laughed at all of these jokes, well you’re just easy to please, and you should just skip to buying Frosted:</div>
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/frosted-wendy-sparrow/1114143830?ean=2940015995114" style="border: 0px; color: #530606; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="65" src="http://www.entangledpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bnbuy.png" style="border: 0px; color: transparent; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Barnes & Noble" width="85" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frosted-ebook/dp/B00BCFXDEW/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3" style="border: 0px; color: #530606; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="65" src="http://www.entangledpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/amazonBig.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: transparent; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Amazon" width="85" /></a><a href="http://www.booksonboard.com/index.php?BODY=viewbook&BOOK=1455227&TITLE=Frosted&AUTHOR=Wendy+Sparrow" style="border: 0px; color: #530606; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="65" src="http://www.entangledpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/booksonboardbuy.jpg" style="border: 0px; color: transparent; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="BooksOnBoard" width="85" /></a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/frosted/id593654828?mt=11" style="border: 0px; color: #530606; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial;" target="itunes_store"><img alt="" src="http://r.mzstatic.com/images/web/linkmaker/badge_bookstore-lrg.gif" style="border: 0px; color: transparent; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="iTunes" /></a></div>
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If you enjoy Frosted, I’d be eternally grateful to you if you review it somewhere or “like” it on Amazon or tell a friend…maybe buy it for everyone you know…whatever…. ; ) Thanks for visiting my blog.</div>Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-26074724071149973582013-02-04T12:02:00.000-08:002013-02-10T23:40:04.234-08:00Get Frosted--Blog Tour<br />
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<strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Get Frosted!</strong></div>
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Please join me in celebrating the release of my debut Contemporary Fantasy Romance Novella, <strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frosted</strong>! Jack Frost will be giving away a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Silver-Snowflake-Pendant-Swarovski/dp/B00AX8P1QW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359955662&sr=8-1&keywords=blue+and+white+swarovski+snowflake+necklace" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Blue and White Swarovski Crystal Snowflake Necklace in Sterling Silver</a> to one lucky winner at the end of the tour–experience the shivers of excitement only Jack can deliver!</div>
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Tuesday February 5th <a href="http://www.readergirlsblog.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Reader Girls Blog</a></div>
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Wednesday February 6th<a href="http://myreadingroom-crystal.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"> My Reading Room</a></div>
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Monday February 18th <a href="http://www.urbangirlreader.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Urban Girl Reader</a></div>
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Tuesday February 19th <a href="http://bookishbabbleswithmichelle.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Bookish Babbles with Michelle</a></div>
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Wednesday February 20th <a href="http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Manga Maniac Cafe</a></div>
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Friday February 22nd <a href="http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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Monday February 25th <a href="http://gravetells.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Grave Tells</a></div>
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Tuesday February 26th <a href="http://thecaffeinateddivareads.multifacetedmama.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">The Caffeinated Diva</a></div>
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Wednesday February 27th <a href="http://randomjendsmit.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Random Jendsmit</a></div>
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Wednesday February 27th <a href="http://sillymelody.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">What I’m Reading in Search of Great Romance</a></div>
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Thursday February 28st <a href="http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Cocktails and Books </a></div>
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Friday March 1st <a href="http://wavesoffiction.blogspot.com/?m=0" style="border: 0px; color: #6d0609; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Waves of Fiction</a></div>
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<i style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </i>Seven years ago, Kate Finley fell through the ice into the Winter World and straight into the heart of its king, Jack Frost. Then cold feet set in and Kate ran from the one man who made her feel complete.</div>
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Jack let his queen go back to the mortal world to say goodbye but she escaped out of his reach to sunny Florida. Now time is short, and he must convince his runaway bride to give him a second chance to melt her heart.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Title: </strong>Frosted</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Author:</strong> Wendy Sparrow</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Genre: </strong> Contemporary Fantasy Romance Novella</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Length:</strong> 117 pages</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Release Date:</strong> January 2013</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ISBN: </strong>978-1-62266-860-1</div>
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Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-20270013521002517592013-01-14T23:33:00.001-08:002013-01-15T12:07:28.131-08:00Cue Crazy Screaming And Muppety Arms<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">So, I told you my novella would be out today...</span></div>
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and Jack have all the regular marital problems of a couple who have been married
a while. The sex has cooled. She’s concerned that he’s not
emotionally invested in their relationship. Distance is definitely a
problem—mostly because, as the King of the winter world, Jack Frost can’t make
it down to sunny Florida where Kate has been hiding for seven years. After
falling through the ice and marrying the king of winter himself, Kate is the
one with cold feet…and cold everything else. Now her work drags her to
Denver, Colorado where Jack has one last chance of convincing his run-away
bride to come home for good. </span></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dudes, there are no words. I've been at this for four years... I've got my unofficial bachelor's in "It's tough to be a writer" and I just got through one of the worst years ever...and then there's this... MY NAME IS ON THERE. I just want to grab you and shake you until you realize how significant this is because you can't possibly... THAT'S MY NAME. I did that. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;"></span>Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-47069534136269308962013-01-10T23:51:00.000-08:002013-01-10T23:51:11.408-08:00Good News from a Bad YearI woke up to a whole slew of emails this morning--all with varying degrees of good news. It felt...odd. This has been a very strange year thus far as compared to last year. I'm not sure if at some point I've paid some debt to the universe or what.<br />
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Most of the news awaits approval from others and so on. It seems like I *might* be signing more than one contract in the next few weeks--which is exciting. I might have to go buy a new lucky pen to sign them.<br />
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(Also knocks on wood)<br />
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It does appear like I'm going to have a novella published this upcoming Monday. I can't tell you which...though I'm sure you can guess if you've read any previous posts. Entangled likes to be all sekrity about things so that you're just blown away when the books hit the "stands." (I picture all of you blasted by an unseen wind as you click on links on Monday--tell me if that's the case.)<br />
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I did get to see the cover this morning.<br />
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I like it.<br />
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I like it a lot.<br />
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It's weird after all this time. I've been "a writer" for over four years now--agented for two years. I've had four short stories published in anthologies and I loved those experiences, but this will be my first standalone. My experience has seemed like a bunch of contradictions.<br />
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Writing is awesome, except when it isn't.<br />
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The publishing world moves slow, except when it doesn't.<br />
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Last year sucked--except that everything that is now spinning into good news--is from last year. Also, November 2012 was one of the worst months of my life, hands down...except that the hell of all that I went through...the sleepless nights...the stress...generated two novels I'm proud of--two novels that are pretty damn funny--which makes sense because I use humor as a defensive mechanism.<br />
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Then, there's you. You might be an old reader of my blog OR you might just be someone who visited my blog to read about a friend stealing an idea from me...and now you care what happens to me.<br />
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Life is a weird bunch of contradictions so I guess it's no surprise that the writing life is too.<br />
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So...Monday...come here...or see me on Twitter...you're supposed to be blown away by the sheer awesomeness that is *Title Redacted*<br />
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*snickers*Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-73652979243046796252013-01-03T11:58:00.000-08:002013-01-04T12:46:23.035-08:00New Odd Prime Year--New Odd GoalsI can't even begin to tell you how much I wanted to get into a new year. Wow, did 2012 suck for the most part. There were some good times, but the amount of stress so vastly outweighed everything.<br />
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Okay...so there were some very good times.<br />
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We took the kids to Disneyland. I wrote a few books I'm really proud of. I won third place in Mystery Times Nine anthology which is available now: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Times-Nine-2012-ebook/dp/B00ALD8GTS/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1357332214&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Mystery Times Nine 2012</a> I grew closer to a few friends that I plan to keep for the rest of my life. My husband and I went on a 15th anniversary trip to New Orleans--which was on my bucket list for the U.S. (Florida Keys is the last remaining on that list.) I spent time with family and friends. There was just so much stress--including a lot of medical stress that is going to spill over to this year.<br />
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Anyway, we're into a new year, and it's prime and odd. Thirteen isn't actually unlucky in my book. It's actually very, very lucky. Prime. Odd. And it's rare to see thirteen stories, Fridays, or anything because of other people being superstitious and, of course, the calendar on the Friday thing--so I see that as positive--like a blue moon. On the whole, many with OCD are extremely superstitious. Not because we believe but because we HAVE to cover our bases and we have to place blame when things go wrong. I don't walk under ladders, open umbrellas inside, and I don't step on crack if I'm paying attention. *knocks on wood* *throws salt over shoulder* On the other hand, my love affair with odd, prime numbers outweighs the number thirteen superstition by a landslide.<br />
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So, in this very lucky new year, I'm going to set some goals.<br />
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1. Read at least 13 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Classics, Mystery, Contemporary, Suspense/Horror, Historical, Paranormal, Non-fiction, Non-fiction (writing), MG, YA, PB, and general/other fiction. 13x13 = at least 169 titles.<br />
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2. Revise Honor Among Thieves, Sentinel's Run, Dream a Little Dream, Secrets of Skin and Stone, and Curse Me a Story.<br />
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3. Keep my house cleaner and quit using my abhorrence as an excuse.<br />
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4. Write three novels (including finishing one I've started.)<br />
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5. Have Sarah sub three novels.<br />
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6. Write at least 13 Amazon reviews.<br />
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7. Average at least 13 blog posts per month. (I know...I've been horrible about that lately--I was burnt out and depressed.)<br />
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I'd planned on starting the year by walking away from publishing...because the stress from all of that contributed to how bad last year was. On the other hand, this is my lucky year...if I can't swing things in my favor this year, I can assume nothing will help. ; ) Plus, I have a difficult time walking away with something unfinished--so maybe "planned" was a pipe-dream/empty threat anyway. I'm a writer to my soul--a storyteller--so the natural progression is to publish. Last year just sucked so bad. I just want to punch it in the face despite all the good times.<br />
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So, that's it.<br />
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I'm starting off the year with a head cold so I'm going back to bed now that I've done this.<br />
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Happy New Year, everyone!!!Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-12297067748196794562013-01-01T01:01:00.000-08:002013-01-01T01:01:14.910-08:00Titles I Read in 2012So, I decided to read 366 titles (short stories, picture books, midgrades included) in 2012. It seemed ambitious and insane...but also the type of thing to do in a Leap Year. It WAS insane. I'm a fast reader, but also...this was crazy. I'm not sure I'll ever hit this high again for a single year. (The previous year was less than 100.) You know what is crazier? I have at least twice this many books on my To-Be-Read list--and there are a bunch I really need to buckle down and read. I really need to quit letting books jump the line too. *headslap*<br />
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I'm posting my final list of books read. Some of my five star reads are going unmarked because I wasn't as careful early on in the year about noting them. So, if a book doesn't have five stars, it doesn't mean it wasn't a five star book. There were actually very few books on this list that I didn't like--probably less than two dozen. For that many books...that's a small amount. Oh, and I cleared it with Twitter about including my own stuff and they okayed it--so take it up with them if you object.<br />
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My other goal for the year was to post 52 Amazon reviews of books and I fell a few reviews short of that--so I really need to clear my slate and write a few more.<br />
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Oh, and I surpassed 366 and finished at 393.<br />
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<!--[endif]-->Fool for Love Anthology by Vicki Lewis Thompson,
Stephanie Bond, Judith Arnold (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Enticed by Stephanie Bond<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Catch Me If You Can by Nina Bruhns ***** (#1 in New
Orleans Series) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Sweet Suspicion by Nina Bruhns ***** (#3 in New Orleans
Series)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Sweet Revenge by Nina Bruhns ***** (#2 in New Orleans
Series)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Killer Temptation by Nina Bruhns***** (#1 in Killer
series) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot ***** (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot ***** (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Constant Craving by Tori Carrington<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->The Temporary Mrs. King by Maureen Child<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Table for One by Ros Clarke<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Love Comes for Saint Patrick’s Day by Jennifer Conner<o:p></o:p></div>
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Crews*****<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->The Day My Sister Shot the Mailman And Got Away With It,
Of Course by Jennifer Crusie<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->A Blazing Little Christmas (in One Click Buy Blaze
December 2008) by Jacquie D’Allessandro, Joanne Rock, and Kathleen O’Reilly
***** (esp. Dear Santa by Kathleen O’Reilly)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tardif<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Killer Affair by Cindy Dees (#3 in Killer series)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Love by Chance by Debra Elizabeth<o:p></o:p></div>
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Buy Blaze December 2008)<o:p></o:p></div>
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series)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brothers set)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brothers set)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Derryville series)<o:p></o:p></div>
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set)<o:p></o:p></div>
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2009)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Blaze December 2008) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->What I Did on My Summer Vacation Anthology by Debbie
Rawlins, Thea Devine, and Samantha Hunger<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Danger Next Door by Katie Reus<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Wrong Bed, Right Guy by Katee Robert *****<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Riding the Storm by Joanne Rock<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->You Again by Carolyn Scott<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->My Fake Fiancé by Lisa Scott<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Aftershock by Jill Shalvis<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->The Heat is On by Jill Shalvis<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Love Letters, Inc. by EC Sheedy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Kiss Me I’m Irish Anthology by Roxanne St. Claire, Jill
Shalvis, and Maureen Child<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Christmas Male by Cara Summers***** (One Click Buy:
December 2009)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Strokes of Midnight by Hope Tarr (in One Click Buy:
December Blaze 2008)*****<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->A Family for Christmas by Helen Scott Taylor*****<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->A Wedding Story by Dee Tenorio<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Holiday Kisses by Various <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Breathless by Nancy Warren *****<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Whisper by Nancy Warren<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Killer Passion by Sheri Whitefeather (#2 in Killer
series) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Fevered by Lori Wilde<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Cathy Yardley<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->The Life She Left Behind by Maisey Yates<o:p></o:p></div>
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Leslie Kelly, and Michelle Rowen<o:p></o:p></div>
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Myles, and Meljean Brook<o:p></o:p></div>
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Andrews and Meljean Brook<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->One Snowy Night Before Christmas by Pamela Fryer<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Forbidden Temptation by Paula Graves***** (#2 in
Forbidden series)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Forbidden Territory by Paula Graves***** (#1 in
Forbidden series) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Forbidden Touch by Paula Graves***** (#3 in Forbidden
series) <o:p></o:p></div>
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(1<sup>st</sup> in Naked Werewolf series) <o:p></o:p></div>
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(RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Stories) (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Into the Woods by Julie Leto Klapka (More Bedtime
Stories) (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Goldie and the Three Brothers by Jennifer LaBrecque
(Bedtime Stories V) (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Siren’s Song by D.L. Snow<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Kiss and Dwell (#1) by Kelley St. John<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Burning Bright Anthology by Anne Stuart, Maggie Shayne,
and Judith Arnold<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Better Naughty Than Nice by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jill
Shalvis, Rhonda Nelson (from One-Click Buy: December 2009 Blaze)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->A Father’s Duty by Joanna Wayne<o:p></o:p></div>
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Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan and Marianne Willman (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Once Upon a Dream Anthology by Jill Gregory, Nora
Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan and Marianne Willman (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan and Marianne Willman***** (RR)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Foley, and Loretta Chase<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Your Happily Ever After by Dieter F. Uchtdorf *****<o:p></o:p></div>
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My Own Manuscripts<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<!--[endif]-->It’s Not You, It’s Me (x3)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Once Upon a Frozen Sleep (Adult Fairy-tale Retelling) (<b>written in 2012</b>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Phoenix’s Flame (Adult Paranormal)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Phoenix’s Flame (x2)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Hold Em’ (Adult Sci-fi)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Time Slime and Other Acne Cures (YA Sci-fi)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Time Slime and Other Acne Cures (x4)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Frosted (x7)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Just Killing Time (YA Horror/Mystery) (<b>written in 2012</b>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Past My Defenses (Adult UF) (<b>written in 2012</b>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->Living Parallel Lives (Adult Suspense)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[endif]-->My Little Runaway (Adult Suspense)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Beta Reads<o:p></o:p></h1>
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Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-15868533616310880662012-12-07T20:04:00.000-08:002012-12-07T20:14:02.094-08:00That Which Doesn't Kill Us...Will make it in a book someday.<br />
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*This post contains references to THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED. If you're squeamish, run...run fast...run hard...but run. And if you don't know what I'm referring to, you must not have grade school-age children. Yes. That. You've been warned.*<br />
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Hey, everyone, my November was insane--and by insane I mean I nearly had a psychotic episode from lack of sleep and stress around Thanksgiving. I averaged around 3 hours of sleep most nights during that month--other than the three times I had the stomach flu and then I crashed for longer periods.<br />
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*THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED is not the stomach flu. If you thought it was the stomach flu, then you're a newb to the world of horrible, horrible experiences. Run away--while you still can.*<br />
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I also went to B's sixth grade camp as a chaperone in early November. If you've known me for a bit, you know I have severe clinical OCD--so luckily the camp was in cabins with showers and not "real" camping. Still, I had three days with nine girls who were not my daughter (our kids couldn't stay in our cabins--so they could have the "same" camp experience.) Fun. Fun. Fun.<br />
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One of the joys I brought home from camp was the stomach flu. One of my cabin members gave me about a ten second warning of "Mrs. Sparrow, I don't feel so good..." Just before she hurled. Special, special memories. Also, B got to dissect a squid at camp--but that was actually hilarious--maybe I'll post pictures sometime.<br />
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*Now, for some background information so you can understand why THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED is such hell for me in particular.*<br />
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I don't have Hollywood OCD. My house is rarely clean or organized--other than piles--I do like piles--and I do try--I just also hate cleaning. I don't have to touch things a certain amount of time--in fact I practice avoidance so thoroughly that up until I came out and started telling people I have OCD eight years ago--few people knew. My primary OCD issue is contamination--and contamination is a broad definition for me, but body fluids and nature are up there at the top. (My kids have always gotten a free pass inside my comfort zone because I gave birth to them so my OCD sees them as an extension of me.) But my contamination issues are severe--they keep me inside--they keep me away from people--usually, they keep me away from nature. I have many other OCD issues, but contamination is the top one.<br />
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So, I came home from camp just sort of wigging out from the whole experience even though the camp was very well run and then I came down with the stomach flu that night.<br />
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But that wasn't the only gift that came home from camp. I also caught lice.<br />
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I will now pause while you all scratch your head furiously and possibly navigate to a different page. (No judgement here--I would do that.) And that, my friends, is THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED.<br />
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I'm thirty-six years old. I made it to thirty-six without EVER experiencing this joy...and by joy I mean hell because it is pure hell. Because you want to burn all of your possessions, cut off all your hair, shave all your body hair just to be safe, and then also die because you will never forget this experience. Ever.<br />
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Wait, are you still here? Are you still reading? Dude, you are hardcore! *high-fives*<br />
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There are certain things that top my list of things that will make me weep and curl into a ball--and lice is up at the top. In fact, lice is the top of my OCD phobias. It hits every area of my OCD. I've always said that lice would send me into a Psych ward and it very nearly did. My husband has become an old pro at handling females with OCD but I think my reaction to this experience even freaked him out. I couldn't stop shaking and crying. I was nearly in a fugue state. It was very, very, very bad.<br />
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I think most people have a similar reaction...but then you multiply it by eighty for me. I cried forever. I cried myself dehydrated. I couldn't stop shaking. And I did curl up into a ball and just cry and shake.<br />
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We nuclear bombed my hair with the expensive stuff--and that got most of them--and then I soaked my head in Listerine for two hours. The Listerine kicked lice butt. That was over three weeks ago. My hair still smells like Listerine. And Listerine smells like no lice...but also like Listerine. Just FYI. (BTW, if you ever try this--make sure to get the brown/yellow Listerine or you'll dye your hair green or blue. You can thank me later.)<br />
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If you're still on this page, holy freak! I didn't realize we were that tight. I might have to get your address and send you a gift card or a twenty or something. But, once again, no judging if you duck off.<br />
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By the way, once you get lice--you will forever have lice. ("But, Wendy, you said you got rid of it..." "Dude, I don't think lice has ever been eradicated that fast--they didn't know what hit them. It was a lice-Armageddon. I'm pretty sure I've killed lice for future generations at this point.") No. Once you itch because it IS lice--you will always think it's lice. You're not itching because you soaked your head in Listerine for two hours and forever changed the PH of your scalp--no, it must be lice. It won't be because you're writing or reading a blog post--that you should have navigated away from--about lice. NO! It's lice! It will always be lice that you fear. Lice. Lice. Lice. It will always be lice. *hisses* You will have it forever.<br />
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You didn't leave. Okay, now I am judging you...I'm judging you to be awesome...and insane. I bet you eat nails for breakfast.<br />
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I also received news from both a radiologist and a dentist that were no good. Three words you never want to hear a radiologist say: We found something. I'd gone in for a routine appointment but I was also hoping to find out why my hair was falling out--and this is the reason my hair is falling out and the appointment became not so routine and sucked. I need to go back for further testing. It might be nothing. It might be cancer. How often can you say that? Hopefully, not often.<br />
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Actually, in a normal world...Cancer would THAT WHICH MUST NOT BE NAMED but in my world, I'm more afraid of living through lice again. True story. OCD is like that.<br />
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If it is cancer--which it most likely isn't--I did something horribly stupid five years ago. Five years ago, I did a treatment for OCD that has a high, high risk for this particular type of cancer. But I was out of the age demographic for it--and I told my doctor that no, no one in my family had ever had THAT type of cancer--only I just found out my great grandmother died of THAT type of cancer.<br />
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PSA--know what type of cancers and serious health conditions run in your family. I never should have done this OCD treatment, and there's no way my doctor would have let me if I'd known. *sighs* Actually, I was about to ask my doctor if I could go back on this treatment again. It helped. C'est la vie.<br />
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Every time I turned around in November, something new went wrong--and all those stomach flus messed with my OCD med dosing. I shouldn't take the meds on an empty stomach--the meds are too strong. And they definitely need to actually hang out in my system for a bit longer than the flu affords--so then I took too little. So, I was mental. My husband is a saint. He didn't stay at work late--like most sane men would have--he even stayed home to help me cope the day after I found out I got lice from camp.<br />
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So, in order to cope, I buried myself in my NaNo novels...yes...novels. I wrote 150K in twenty-one days. Two novels. It was better than my reality so I embraced it--and I have this problem with my OCD--it makes my writing obsessive. I can't stop writing and sleep until it's all out of my head. I got to see the sunrise several times from the wrong side of sleeping--on days when my kids had school and had to be ready to get on a bus. So, there were many days where I slept two hours and wrote for fourteen hours.<br />
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Actually, it would have been amazing if I hadn't approached a psychotic breakdown.<br />
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How about you? How you doing? Itchy? Yeah, I thought so. Sorry about that. Our area is in the process of a major, major outbreak, by the way. If you're planning a trip to the Puget Sound area...wear your hair in braids (if it's long enough) and keep your hair things and brushes to yourself. Be selfish. Or you'll share in my experience...the experience I only experienced thanks to sixth grade camp--the gift that keeps giving.<br />
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Luckily, I have even more reason to be grateful for Thanksgiving than the usual reasons because the kids were off school so I slept in. I got several days in a row with over five hours of sleep--and my hands finally stopped shaking and I stopped getting dizzy whenever I stood up and noise didn't make me curl into a ball and cry. Our stress also cooled off a bit by then.<br />
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So far, December has been slightly better...but, then again... how could it not? Actually, I kept saying that in November and then it'd get worse, so I've stopped saying that. Also words and phrases I will never use again: nit-picker and going over something with a fine-tooth comb.<br />
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How was your November? Was it good? Good. I'm proud of you for sticking this out. If no one else has said this to you today...you're a trooper. I admire the hell out of you.<br />
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BUT...actually...the result of the worst month of my life was the most writing I've ever done and because I use humor to cope--these two novels are actually funny. Well, I think so. I think they're hilarious. Yes, sometimes I laugh at my own jokes.<br />
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(They might not be funny, of course... Actually, I'm not entirely sure this is December and not a hallucination brought on by Listerine fumes and I'm still in November.) (If it is, don't tell me, let me believe the lie. Please. Please. Please.)<br />
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December has also been good because I finished off third pass of FROSTED. Yay! It should come out sometime this winter...hopefully next month. *fingers crossed* My editor at Entangled, Lewis, was awesome and I recognize that he cushioned me on this last pass--there was a lot of head-patting and 'that'll do, pig' in his comments--because he thought I was going to break down--and I appreciate that.<br />
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Thanks to those who checked on me in November when I kept disappearing off the internet. You guys are great. : ) Also, I apologize for all the profanity in emails I sent out...and it might be no coincidence that these two novels have more profanity than any of my previous novels--I might have to deal with that if I ever submit them.<br />
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Well, November did teach me one thing. First, holy freak, I'm stronger than I thought--I seriously have been telling people for years that lice would kill me. Secondly, I have a greater appreciation for Listerine--which is good because I may always smell like Listerine. Third, it can always get worse. Fourth, that which doesn't kill us--will make for some awesome dark moments in our books. I have seen the bottom, people, and the weak among you will not survive...well, maybe you will...because, fifth, all the poignant idiotic films about the human spirit can rise above anything are right--or at least you can survive long enough for Oreos and Mtn Dew to arrive...and, with those, who knows what limits there are to what you can accomplish. 150K, my friends. Eyes on the prize--or a mental breakdown. Actually don't ever do 150K in 21 days. I like you too much and we can all acknowledge that I was already a little bit mental to start off with--so my fall wasn't quite as far. <br />
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So, if you made it through this--you are either my mother or you deserve a gold star for your forehead...and if you didn't, you wouldn't be reading this anyway, but I'm not judging you...just saying. If you did read all of this, comment below because you climbed this lice mountain and that deserves recognition--also probably a visit to a therapist because only a crazy person would keep reading this...or my mother. (Hi, Mom!) (Actually, my mom probably stopped reading after the first warning.) (And I'm not judging.)<br />
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<br />Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-62195040599351562702012-10-17T20:36:00.000-07:002012-10-18T09:23:24.405-07:00These Things Happen...So, yesterday was the worst day I've ever had as a writer. I thought the rejections sucked...and they do...I thought getting harsh critiques was rough...and it is, but yesterday hit a new low, and if I didn't have things contracted and if, in fact, I wasn't working on a novella I'm contracted on, I would have rashly just walked away from this whole thing yesterday, because yesterday sucked. A lot.<br />
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I wasn't sure whether I should talk about this, but I know it's happened to other writers and given how easy it is to stalk anonymously on the Internet, I even suspected it might happen to me eventually, but not like this. I spent so much of yesterday crying that I felt a little dehydrated. My kids had activities at our church last night (scouting and so on) and I kept breaking down and sobbing so I went and hid in the bathroom every so often, but people could tell and I had several people ask about me today. And since it's happened to other writers...and it'll happen again...it's probably worth mentioning in a blog post on a blog about a writer's life. It's a sucktastic part of a writer's life, but it's part of a writer's life.<br />
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So, over a year ago, I asked some Twitter friends and blog friends which of my WIPs I should work on. I had a few that I'd started and, in the end, I got sucked into a revision and didn't get to them, but I basically pitched these WIPs...most of them were over 20K. So, I picked one because I felt like it was uber marketable and it hadn't been done. It felt original, and I was really excited about it--really excited. It was one of those times where you're asking for opinions but you've already decided. ...But then I got sucked into a revision and set it aside. One of my Twitter friends got into a DM (private message) conversation with me on Twitter about my WIPs and most of you noticed I will talk to anyone about anything...and especially with a friend.<br />
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It confused me when not so long after that, this Twitter friend stopped following me on Twitter. Really confused me. I kept thinking, "But we had those long DM conversations. Did I offend them?" So, I unfollowed and refollowed them to see if it was a Twitter mistake...nothing. Okay, well, they were busy working on a WIP, so maybe I just had to wait. They got an agent...I congratulated them. I was happy for them. Then, amazingly, they got an incredible book contract...with a big publishing company. I was giddy and excited and screaming and tweeted that. And they refollowed me shortly after that, so I figured it was just a mistake that they'd unfollowed me in the first place.<br />
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Yesterday, I found out what their book is about. It's nearly word-for-word the WIP I'd pitched back then. The one I'd thought I'd been discussing with friends. And, while, sure, it's all been done and there are no original words under the sky, and I recognize the manner in which we come up with ideas is complicated...there is absolutely no way I can publish my WIP now. The idea was somewhat specific and our pitch would be exactly the same--exactly the same. My WIP is a brick, a doorstop, a paperweight. We have tons of Twitter friends in common, and I can't publish this thing...ever. If one of our friends didn't say, "Wendy, that book of yours...why did you copy so-and-so..." if I tried to get it published, I'd be shocked. There's no point to finishing it because I'll look like I'm mimicking someone's idea.<br />
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It hit me like a gut punch yesterday. And I cried...and cried...because I thought we were friends.<br />
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But, of course, there is nothing I can do, and it doesn't matter. I talked about this WIP online. And it's not like I'd published it. It's not like I'd copyrighted anything. They didn't do anything wrong...technically. *shrugs* And even if they had, I'm not the type of person to do anything--especially when we share a lot of friends.<br />
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Anyway, so that was yesterday. And today I move on. I'm sure my husband hopes, after yesterday's deluge of sobbing mess, that I'll do things differently...that I won't share as much, but that's just not me. I'm sadder, possibly wiser, but I'm still me, and I'll continue to talk to anyone who talks back. The "once burnt, twice shy" idiom just really doesn't apply to someone who values friendship more than she values a document and a book contract.<br />
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There is a possibility that some of my friends might recognize this book when it's published in the far distant future as being the twin to my WIP...because I was just that excited about this premise that I'd worked out clear to the end, and if you do...don't say anything, it's not worth it to anyone. I can't control this person's actions, but the final thing I can control is my response and my response is to just move on.<br />
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If this friend of mine happens to read this blog post, what you did...sucked. It wasn't illegal but it was a lousy trade-off for friendship. And, in the end, I don't care. If you'd asked me if you could use the idea because you were really excited about it, I would have laughed and told you that you absolutely could use it--that I had a lot of other projects and you were sure to do a better job than I could since you were so passionate about it. I've always prized friendship above success. I wish you well with your debut but I don't envy the cost the next few years will play with your conscience. There is always the very small chance that a friend of mine had the same idea at the same time and behaved bizarrely for no reason and I like to believe that people are inherently good, so I'm choosing to believe that. If you talk to me on Twitter, I'll pretend this didn't happen. I'll continue to congratulate you. I'll continue to support you because, from this moment, I'm choosing not to care...and that's the choice you've left me. Best wishes.<br />
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Edited to add: As I mentioned below this wasn't just an idea, it was an active WIP partially completed and I'd done a rare thing and outlined it out. BUT after thinking it over for another night, I'm still not going to say anything more than I said above. I have four or five completed projects that I need to focus on and I have other WIPs and ultimately I can't be sure and I'm in no position to judge guilt. Other writers sometimes realize a ship has sailed on an idea and that's how I'm treating this. I went and looked at their Twitter following and we have a ton of friends in common...really close friends. I keep considering deleting this even and I may even go and delete any online proof I have, but I know this happens to other writers and there are many ways of dealing with it--and this is how one writer chooses to deal with it.Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com87tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-70586445724849674042012-10-17T19:29:00.003-07:002012-10-17T19:29:42.052-07:00Oops. Sorry guys. I approve of all of you!I apologize to anyone who commented on my blog in the last month and a half and their comment never posted...I didn't realize that Blogger was holding those comments awaiting moderation. It didn't notify me and I didn't even see there were comments awaiting moderation. *sighs*<br />
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I just found a whole slew of them including a bunch on the pictures I asked opinions on. *coughs* Yeah...yikes...<br />
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Oh, and in the end, I picked #4 for my headshot.<br />
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So, thanks for keeping my blog warm while I've been goofing off and not posting, and I'm sorry I didn't approve all those comments when you posted them. I swear on my soul it wasn't personal.<br />
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<br />Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-69399121831703001702012-09-21T19:41:00.000-07:002012-09-21T19:41:55.752-07:00Hey! Pick a Pretty Picture! Okay, what are your thoughts on these for my "author" photo? (Wow, that sounds so pretentious... why don't we call it a writer photo instead? Yes, we shall.)<br />
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And I'll be honest, after you pick whatever you pick, it'll just clarify my thoughts and I'll go, "Oh, screw it, forget them, I'm going with picture X." (X here is a place-holder not meant to suggest a rating.)<br />
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Here is Writer Photo 1: (which--yes, I know it's not a headshot. Le sigh. But, I swear, that looks JUST like me--attitude and all.)<br />
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Okay, here is Writer Photo 2: (in my opinion, there's something of the crazed psycho in this picture--but depending on how well you know me--that might fit fairly well.) (Seriously, you can almost see me thinking, "I will kill you and feed you to my pet sharks.") (I will, by the way. And, admit it, if you're going to go--death by sharks has some "cool story, bro" potential...only without the sarcasm.) </div>
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Writer Photo 3: (My photographer friend says this looks like I'm experiencing inner ear problems and about to tip over.) (I added the inner ear bit....)</div>
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Writer Photo 4: (This is my Twitter one...so clearly I didn't hate it. You might though. If you do, I wouldn't mention it.)<br />
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Writer Photo 5: (This is me in a field of flowers. If you zoomed out, I'd be in process of spinning and singing about the hills being alive.) (You know, that'd be a great idea for a science fiction plot--only the hills are out to get you. The book The Ruins did something similar, but it was... wait, I won't spoil it...it wasn't the hills, though.)<br />
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Writer Photo 6: (Okay, I don't know about you--but this photo, when compared to the others, made me bust out laughing and say, "OH MY!" and not in a bad way, but if you don't think that, then I'm just wrong because my husband didn't think that, and you'd think, out of anyone, he would.) (By the way, if you're a guy, I wouldn't say anything...it'll just creep me out, and I'll have to block you.) (Unless you're my husband, who can still redeem himself and notice.) (Oh, and lest I raise your expectations--it's totally the pose.) (I should always pose like that.) </div>
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Okay, thoughts? I sent my photographer friend two more non-smiling shots, but I'm skeptical she'll think they're better than the smiling ones because it's pretty rare I'm not smiling--so it's a little weird seeing me not smiling. I posted a few more on Twitter...but they didn't make the final cut with my friends. They're like that. Also, it was mostly pictures of me cracking up over my husband's jokes. (That's why I'm smiling most of the time.) (Well...it's not JUST his jokes.) </div>
Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-72845238636573141982012-06-29T15:30:00.001-07:002012-06-29T15:30:09.060-07:00Holy Smokes, Batman--Look How Much I've ReadSo, today is day 181 so we're not quite half-way through the year, but I thought I'd mention some of my favorite books I've read this year. My goal is 366 titles read this year and I'm up to 197... I think. (Yeah, I'm a little ahead of the game, but there will be vacations and NaNoWriMo to account for.) And these are titles so some are shorter than others... it's still sort of amazing... even to me, but it is killing my writing goals. Le sigh. Anyway...<br />
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THESE AREN'T IN ORDER OF HOW MUCH I LIKE THEM. They're in order of when I picked their title off my read list. I can't possibly put them in order of how much I liked them. I also linked to my reviews on Amazon on some--and if you feel like marking my reviews as helpful--you know... whatever... I won't stop you. ; )<br />
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Okay, I'll go by genre... and since I'm an overachiever, I'll link you to their Amazon pages:<br />
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Top Five Books in <b>Nonfiction</b>:<br />
1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Procrastinating-ebook/dp/B001AFF25W/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1341005210&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating by Brian Tracy</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Save-the-Cat-ebook/dp/B00340ESIS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005274&sr=1-1&keywords=Save+the+Cat" target="_blank">Save the Cat by Blake Snyder</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RYONPO7WY2DZG/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moved-Your-Cheese-Business-ebook/dp/B005ESWA60/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005319&sr=1-1&keywords=i+moved+your+cheese+deepak+malhotra" target="_blank">I Moved Your Cheese by Deepak Malhotra</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-What-They-Need-ebook/dp/B006FT83QI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005369&sr=1-1&keywords=Heroes+what+they" target="_blank">Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them by Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Exams-Totally-Wrong-Answers-ebook/dp/B004YQVJM4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005425&sr=1-1&keywords=f+in+exams" target="_blank">F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers by Richard Benson </a><br />
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Top Ten Books in <b>YA</b>:<br />
1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Holes-ebook/dp/B004ZZH4V4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005485&sr=1-1&keywords=Holes" target="_blank">Holes by Louis Sachar</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-False-Prince-Ascendance-ebook/dp/B007MHVTY0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005538&sr=1-1&keywords=The+False+Prince" target="_blank">The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R3H8BUV1KLUHR4/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Heros-Guide-Saving-Kingdom-ebook/dp/B00655H6T2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005592&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Heroes+Guide" target="_blank">The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom</a> &<a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RYAQ5LQF37IKQ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank"> Amazon Review</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sophie-Carter-ebook/dp/B0057AP0AS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005634&sr=1-1&keywords=Sophie+and+Carter" target="_blank">Sophie & Carter by Chelsea Fine</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RDX4J2WOHV8MG/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Curse-Girl-ebook/dp/B00512ZWUU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005691&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Curse+Girl" target="_blank">The Curse Girl by Kate Avery Ellison </a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R27MNWUTSTPDCN/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
6. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Series-Unfortunate-Events-Beginning-ebook/dp/B000VYX8PE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005738&sr=1-1&keywords=a+series+of+unfortunate+events" target="_blank">A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket</a> &<a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R3AD405CQDCSBY/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank"> Amazon Review</a><br />
7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Goosebumps-13-Welcome-ebook/dp/B005E8AS28/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005781&sr=1-1&keywords=welcome+to+dead+house" target="_blank">Classic Goosebumps #13: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine</a><br />
8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cryptid-Hunters-Roland-Smith/dp/0786851627/ref=la_B000AP7CLU_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341005849&sr=1-4" target="_blank">Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RZO5EFCJ01RP9/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
9. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tentacles-Roland-Smith/dp/0545178169/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005916&sr=1-1&keywords=Tentacles" target="_blank">Tentacles by Roland Smith </a><br />
10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vordak-Incomprehensible-Grow-Rule-World/dp/1606840134/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341005959&sr=1-1&keywords=vordak+the+incomprehensible" target="_blank">Vordak the Incomprehensible: How to Grow Up and Rule the World by Vordak T. Incomprehensible </a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R2GACUEZCUQG6J/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
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Top Five Titles in <b>Classics </b><br />
1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Christie-Mysteries-Collection-ebook/dp/B000FC1RCI/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006025&sr=1-1&keywords=and+then+there+were+none+by+agatha+christie" target="_blank">And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Ackroyd-Hercule-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B000FC12YQ/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&qid=1341006063&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Poirot-Investigates-Hercule-ebook/dp/B000FCK9DG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006115&sr=1-1&keywords=poirot+investigates+for+kindle" target="_blank">Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Masque-Red-Death-ebook/dp/B004TPFP5M/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006163&sr=1-1&keywords=the+masque+of+the+red+death" target="_blank">The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Screwtape-Letters-ebook/dp/B002BD2V2Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006204&sr=1-1&keywords=the+screwtape+letters" target="_blank">The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis</a><br />
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Top Five Books in <b>General Fiction:</b><br />
1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ella-Minnow-Pea-ebook/dp/B002LE8DNE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006247&sr=1-1&keywords=ella+minnow+pea" target="_blank">Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R4RBHP5KZIWRA/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/On-Island-A-Novel-ebook/dp/B0089PFZGW/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006294&sr=1-1&keywords=On+the+island" target="_blank">On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Enders-Game-ebook/dp/B003G4W49C/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006338&sr=1-1&keywords=Ender%27s+Game" target="_blank">Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R1QJ3XKWMSV8YZ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grimm-Curse-Once-Upon-ebook/dp/B004FV5C4Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006378&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Grimm+Curse" target="_blank">The Grimm Curse by Stephen Carpenter </a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/1001-First-Lines-ebook/dp/B007ATSZW4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006421&sr=1-1&keywords=1001+first+lines" target="_blank">1001 First Lines by Scarlett Archer</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R3FIPDW7FE8KMC/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
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Top Ten Books in <b>Romance</b><br />
1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Disgraced-Playboy-Harlequin-Presents-ebook/dp/B0055PQQWQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006486&sr=1-1&keywords=the+disgraced+playboy" target="_blank">The Disgraced Playboy by Caitlin Crews</a> &<a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R15EABD1E5DDCO/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank"> Amazon Review</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Believe-It-or-Not-ebook/dp/B006YF9ZTW/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006529&sr=1-1&keywords=Believe+it+or+not" target="_blank">Believe It or Not by Tawna Fenske</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/RJV3BVRC12LYK/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
3.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Try-Me-Take-Chance-ebook/dp/B0085YEUJU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006566&sr=1-1&keywords=Try+Me" target="_blank"> Try Me (Take a Chance) by Diane Alberts</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/REWQGDCZ7XAUY/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
4.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Meets-Girl-ebook/dp/B000FC10X4/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006698&sr=1-2&keywords=Boy+Meets+Girl" target="_blank"> Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Flirt-Naked-Werewolf-ebook/dp/B004IK98HO/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006763&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+flirt+with+a+werewolf" target="_blank">How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper</a><br />
6. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hearts-In-Darkness-ebook/dp/B004XJ4WK8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006800&sr=1-1&keywords=hearts+in+darkness" target="_blank">Hearts In Darkness by Laura Kaye</a><br />
7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Time-Author-Spotlight-ebook/dp/B002NOGF00/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006839&sr=1-5&keywords=Killing+Time" target="_blank">Killing Time by Leslie Kelly</a><br />
8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harlequin-Presents-Eligible-Bachelors-ebook/dp/B000SWV6CQ/ref=cm_cr-mr-title" target="_blank">Wife for a Week by Kelly Hunter</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R8DHRULOX2D21/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
9. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Paper-Harlequin-Presents-ebook/dp/B005DF06M4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341006961&sr=1-1&keywords=marriage+made+on+paper" target="_blank">Marriage Made on Paper by Maisey Yates</a> & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R1UY5XHP9MBXQJ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm" target="_blank">Amazon Review</a><br />
10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flirts-Romantic-Stories-Collections-ebook/dp/B006Z0LUWG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341007011&sr=1-1&keywords=Fairy+tale+flirts" target="_blank">Fairy Tales Flirts by Lisa Scott</a><br />
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I know Ender's Game should really be in a separate category with other Sci-fi/Fantasy books but most of the ones I've read fit in other categories and I've got some on my TBR to read before the end of the year, so keep your pants on. My end of the year list will have more Sci-fi/Fantasy. (And, yes, my Classics list could have gone to 20 with just the Agatha Christie books I've read, but I think you got the point with the ones listed.)<br />
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There are quite a few that I really should do reviews on, but I just haven't gotten around to it.<br />
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Oh, wait, one final list:<br />
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<b>Top Ten Books I've Read in 2012 and *Recommended* on Twitter and In Real Life:</b><br />
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1. Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy<br />
2. Save the Cat by Blake Snyder<br />
3. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen<br />
4. Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith<br />
5. Hearts In Darkness by Laura Kaye (explicit content)<br />
6. On The Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves (explicit content)<br />
7. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie<br />
8. Sophie and Carter by Chelsea Fine<br />
9. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card<br />
10. Fairy Tale Flirts by Lisa Scott<br />
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So, that's me... what are your favorite books you've read this year?<br />
<br />Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-90214173710019112772012-05-21T09:55:00.001-07:002012-05-21T09:55:40.896-07:00Mention Monday--DI DID IT!!!For those of you who haven't already heard the news: Diana Paz was picked up by Rhemalda Publishing for her book Twists of Fate. (I've read this book, and it's awesome.)<br />
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<a href="http://blog.rhemalda.com/2012/05/rhemaldas-newest-author-diana-paz/" target="_blank">For Rhemalda's announcement. (I already knew they were cool, but I love their announcement.) </a><br />
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<a href="http://dianapazwrites.blogspot.com/2012/05/video-blog-in-which-i-share-some-big.html" target="_blank">For Di's announcement and to see Tina's moves... because Tina has moves.</a><br />
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Okay, seriously, run over there and congratulate her!Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-49349060538459067052012-04-30T17:47:00.000-07:002012-04-30T17:47:45.535-07:00Jumping the Line--How Books do itSo, I have an ambitious goal to read 366 titles this year. It's crazy but I'm actually on track to do it--I'm even ahead right now (131 as of last night.) Luckily, I read fast and some of those books will be MG or novellas and thus shorter. Having almost my entire To-Be-Read list on my Kindle helps so I don't waste time hunting for books or trying to decide what to read next. The downside of it being so easy to slide books into those Kindle categories is that there are now over 400 titles waiting in line to be read. <div>
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Some are free, some have been Kindle Daily deals... and I try to snatch up things while they're on sale. So, that's not as bank-breaking as it might sound. I still spend far too much on books, but not quite that much. The weird thing is that the last group of books I've read have been in my TBR categories under a week. </div>
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There are a few different reasons this happens. </div>
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First and foremost, I'm attracted to the shiny. These new books have just strutted in with the luck of timing and they're in my short term memory banks. I remember a great premise or a blurb full of voice for about a week. These are just lucky books. Unfortunately, luck is a huge factor in publishing success in my opinion. </div>
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Second, I've bumped things that I'd like my kids to read to the top of the list. So, books I'm set to preview get bumped up to a priority so that my kids never lack for books to read. I read Cryptid Hunters last night for this reason (also it had an amazing premise)... along with the Grimm Legacy (another amazing premise), and the False Prince (see below.) I also bump things up the list for book club. (Tonight I'll be reading Peter Pan for that reason.)</div>
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Third, my friends have had books come out so I've read them in order to review them positively on Amazon--if I like them. Otherwise, I get really quiet and never mention I read them. When I post all 366 titles at the end of the year, there'll only be a small percentage of them that I post positive reviews for. I really don't like everything--despite how it might appear from my Amazon reviews. I'm grateful there are people out there who post negative reviews but that's just not me. I'm a really loyal friend--I love to buy my friend's books--this is a huge factor for me. I'm just one person, but I do buy with my heart. I appreciate authors like Kiersten White who never make any fan feel like less than a friend. My friend's books often jump the line (if the timing works out)--there should be some perks to being my friend. </div>
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1. Great word of mouth on Twitter or online. This is actually why the False Prince jumped the line. I read an amazing review on it. On Twitter, it has to be genuine word-of-mouth. I'm numb to most self promotion unless it's from a real Twitter friend. So, this might be less controllable--depending on how good your book is, but it is a huge influence and it's a good reason to build a platform on the social networks. I also see books reviewed on blogs and it makes them jump the line. Word of mouth can be a strong influence--especially when combined with other factors below.</div>
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2. A phenomenal blurb that hooks me--like really, really, really hooks me. This is why the Banshee Charmer jumped the line--in addition to being by a friend. It's rare that a blurb in paranormal grabs me because paranormal blurbs are so unique that they're not unique. Paranormal is a crowded bunch. Banshee Charmer's blurb just grabbed me and it jumped the line. I also read a romance called Morning Man after reading a short Twitter blurb from the author that convinced me to check it out. (Sophie & Carter got me through a Twitter blurb too.) I think back-cover blurbs are even more important for ebooks than they were for deadtree. I'm not influenced by placement in the store or how many copies are there. It's all about that paragraph and the book's premise. </div>
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3. An excerpt which tugs me into the story and, well, I've already started it... I should just read a bit more. If you get me to cheat and read the first three or more pages, I frequently just keep reading. This happened with Tawna Fenske's Believe it or Not. (Tawna is another Twitter friend, so you can see that it's usually more than one factor that causes a line jump.) An excerpt should always be after the blurb, though, and not be super long. I'm intimidated by long excerpts. </div>
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4. A cover that rocks my world... but, strangely enough, the draw of this is waning. The cover pull used to be stronger with deadtree books. A good cover will still get me to buy the book but it doesn't always get me to bump it up the line. It's not like I can really see the cover on my Kindle or have people see me reading it and comment about how gorgeous it is. (Okay, I'm a bit superficial about what I'm reading--this worked to books' detriment too--ask me how many bodice-rippers I used to read when the covers were visible--but it's not a factor now with the Kindle.) So, the cover may sell the book but the other factors above are what usually get me to read it. </div>
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Anyway, I've been analyzing what makes me bump books up the TBR line and I found it interesting. What makes a book jump the line for you? Anyone else have a ridiculously large TBR pile? </div>Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-9356127681808585742012-04-16T22:36:00.000-07:002012-04-16T22:36:52.664-07:00Everything I Know About Relationships--I Learned from BooksOkay, luckily, that's not true--for me, but B has started reading, and I've noticed since her reading has exploded--she's started diving into social situations a little more. I'm starting to wonder if the two are related. It wouldn't surprise me if the medium of fiction is helping her figure out what isn't intuitive about relationships between people.<br />
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I've also started to preview books for her, and she's getting to the age where there will be romantic relationships in books. The later Harry Potter books had them. Grimm Legacy had romantic relationships in it. She's just now reading Ella Enchanted (which I read a while back and okayed.) The realization that she might be using novels to figure out how to interact with people puts a lot more pressure on me to make sure she's reading books that will give her an accurate and healthy portrayal of social situations--at this age. I don't intend to micro-manage her choices forever, but she's only 10, and she hasn't developed the social skills of her peers. Peer pressure and romantic relationships top the list of what I want to see handled well in a book.<br />
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Even books that might, technically, be safe and seem harmless like Twilight--aren't really safe for a child who is basing her conceptions of a healthy relationship with the opposite sex on fiction. B is an extremely literal child. Vampires aside, the relationship between Bella and Edward isn't exactly healthy or ideal. Other kids might recognize that, but I'm not entirely sure B will. T has a bit more social savvy than her but I also don't think he'll be as drawn to books with a heavy romance B plot.<br />
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Luckily, there are still a ton of books around that'll appeal to an eager reader, but I am examining them on levels I'd never expected. Being a parent--changes everything. Why should reading and reviewing be any different?<br />
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So, have you ever enjoyed a YA or adult book that you also wouldn't let one of your kids read until adulthood?Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-1086758953082532672012-03-26T09:23:00.001-07:002012-03-26T09:26:28.770-07:00The Man Behind the Curtain--When Writers ReadSo, we had a weird bout of sickness over the weekend which accounted for more reading hours than normal and I surpassed the amount of "titles" I read all of 2011... by March. My goal is to read 366 titles this year. (Titles, not books, because I'll be reading a decent amount of novellas this year...and possibly a few could even be called short stories.) According to my Kindle, I've read 91 titles this year. (I keep a separate category on there for "books I've read in 2012.") This doesn't take into account that some of them are three novellas in a compilation, but I might not count them separately anyway.<br />
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Anyway....<br />
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I reread a favorite series of books, the Mediator series by Meg Cabot, over the weekend and I haven't read them since I really embraced writing. It's very difficult to find books you can lose yourself in once you take up writing. It's hard not to see the hand of the writer while reading. Then, there are the typos or continuity mistakes which seem so prevalent in both indie and traditionally published books. In all six of this series, I only picked up on one typo and three continuity errors--which is extremely low in my experience. (My daughter has decided it's her mission to find all the typos in the Harry Potter books--the literary Easter egg hunt--and there are several in each book.) It's very rare for me to read books without typos. Out of those 91 titles--I think less than a dozen haven't had a single typo.<br />
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Then there is the style of writing... The Mediator series has a great voice going for it. It's in first person narration and the narrator has the perfect tone. I had a bit of a love/hate with the way the author had hooks at the end of each chapter to con you into reading the next chapter... such as: "Little did I know this was the last time I'd see him...." It was effective, but manipulative. In any other series, it might have annoyed me. <br />
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It's weird to read a series that you once enjoyed for the simple love of reading but now find yourself picking apart as you read it to see exactly "why it works." I felt like a watchmaker opening up the back of their timepiece just to analyze the gears.<br />
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On the one hand, reading feels less like a hobby and more like an effective use of hours for research into the craft of writing.<br />
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On the other hand, sometimes I look longingly at books and imagine a time when I didn't know about the man behind the curtain. Because, for certain, once you've been behind the curtain, you can't go back to believing the magic gets there without a whole lot of work.<br />
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Speaking of which, I got my editorial letter and notes for the novella due out this summer. It's very thorough and will make for some deep-revision. It'll be much better in the end, but it sure looks sticky on this side of it. I wish I could time travel to the end of this month where it's all done. It's going to be a lot of work and, while I know I can do it, it'd sure be nice to see firsthand that I don't just jack it up to pieces while trying to fix it.<br />
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"Easy reading is damn hard writing." ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne<br />
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I also read the book "The First Five Pages" by Noah Lukeman this weekend. It made me want to tackle revision with a mighty roar even as I wondered, "Can I possibly get ALL this right?" Le sigh.<br />
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Writing is hard.<br />
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Reading is hard.<br />
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*goes to take a nap*Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-1819147798311868512012-03-22T21:24:00.000-07:002012-03-22T21:24:42.303-07:00The Prodigal Blog Owner ReturnsI know. I know. It's terrible.<br />
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I didn't post a single update in February...which, ironically, is because there was so much to update on but there was also loads and loads of stress. <br />
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There was my son's birthday--which was a blast. We went to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma and they gave him a super awesome dragon goblet in recognition of him coming on his birthday. Then, we went to Journey 2, and then finally went to Chuck E. Cheese. We sucked the fun out of that day. The kids were all exhausted by the time we got back.<br />
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Then, just before Valentine's Day, my husband left for a business trip to Singapore and was gone for a week and a half. My son went bonkers without my husband here. It was sooooo stressful. Then, the husband came home and he and T rushed to get T's special school project on electricity done. Then, my parents visited and we went to Great Wolf Lodge and played at the indoor waterpark for several days. Finally, we got back in time for T's Pinewood Derby.<br />
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But wait... that's not all... I also submitted to three different submission calls during February and the last few weeks. I also signed a contract for a novella, but I'm not sure when I'm allowed to announce.<br />
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Also, on a less fun level, I had a migraine for two weeks straight which I ended up kicking by getting a massage.<br />
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February and March haven't been fun times. I'm now on week 2 of insomnia.<br />
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I keep hoping March will go a little easier on me than February but... it just hasn't. I feel like every day I start out behind. I just can't seem to keep up.<br />
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Anyway, I'm going to try to be better about updating. I'm not sure how much I'll have to say, though. I'm sort of burnt out on life right now. I feel a little adrift actually. Every so often I remember that I never sent out my Christmas cards... not even late... that's how each day feels--like I've fallen a hundred projects behind.<br />
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On February 9th, we were talking to my son about being tested and getting the official diagnosis of Aspergers before it's dropped as a diagnosis. (The governing board over the diagnostic codes has decided to get rid of several diagnoses including Aspergers.) T said that it won't change whether or not he has it so there's no point to it. Then, B asked if she has Aspergers too. It might seem unreal but we'd never had that talk with her. We've spoken of Autism when she was around and we've never tried to hide it. I mean we ate, drank, slept Autism until she turned seven. I don't think I can convey how fragile a conversation that feels---the conversation where you tell your daughter she has Autism and discuss what that means.<br />
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While T identifies as an Aspie and is proud of it... we warned B that there are stigmas attached to the word Autism. We asked if she wanted people to know that she has it or not and she doesn't really want the label attached to her anymore. B doesn't like to stand out. She doesn't like a lot of attention. So, I've changed my bio and so on to reflect that.<br />
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I don't think you can understand this weird new world I'm in unless you've been there. I identify as a parent of an Autistic child. I mentor others on raising children with Autism. I hold nothing back. That's who I am. For years I was so obsessed with it--that's all of what I was. I was running on adrenalin. It's weird to now think that I'll need to step back and not say, "I'm the mother of two Autistic children" to people I meet. Who am I if I'm not that person? <br />
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I guess it's not so strange to redefine yourself as you pass on to a different stage of your life, but this just took me by surprise. On the one hand, I'm excited that B is so high-functioning that we don't NEED to tell people anymore. On the other hand, that was my goal, my focus, for nearly a decade. On March 8th of 2003, we first were told she most likely had Autism. Our lives changed forever. Now, on February 9th of 2012, it changed again. This time it was her choice.<br />
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When I went in to get the massage, I listed "writer" as my occupation. It was the first time I've focused on who I am outside of my kids on forms like that. Normally, I explain the stress and migraines as being related to OCD and raising two Autistic children. This time, I didn't. <br />
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It's a weird world I'm entering in. I'm just not sure what to think of a world where I talk about me... where I'm defined by my own success and not all the work and intervention I've done with the kids. It's... frightening.<br />
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In other writing-related news, I've now been repped by Sarah for a year. Cool, huh?Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589253886068784629.post-49724931005370012462012-01-30T18:26:00.000-08:002012-01-30T19:00:14.406-08:00YA Books and the Absentee ParentsOver the weekend, we got into a discussion on Twitter about Disney cartoons and the scarcity of sets of parents in them. (This conversation carried on between the husband and I as we ran errands--the husband went through all the live action movies by Disney on the hunt for complete sets of parents--which are rare.) (You can play this game at home. Establish a safe word if you're playing between spouses so neither of you gets into a snit over the Parent Trap.) <br />
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This is something that comes up frequently in discussion among those that write and read Young Adult books. Parents are killed-off as either part of a tragic backstory or to move forward the plot or just to keep them from hindering the adventure. Sometimes, the parents' divorce is impetus for a teen's exploration of independence or the fact that only one parent is present means a lack of supervision. Woo! No supervision! Sometimes, parents just don't care and are in the house at the same time as a teenage werewolf boyfriend for months and they never notice... ever... at all. (I'm not going to mention any specifics here.) Sometimes, the parents leave on trips, or work or... whatever. You get the point. They're not around. FREEEDOM! <br />
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Let me break to say, so I'm not completely coming off as hypocritical: I stank of this plot device. In fact, let's tally it up.<br />
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<b>Sentinel's Run: </b>One character with two dead parents. The other is sent off to a war setting to fight for the humans. (Teens = 2, Parents = 0)<br />
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<b>Good Girls Don't Date Mutants:</b> One character's mother kills his father. (Doh! Tragic backstory alert!) The other (age 17) has two uber-responsible parents---who leave her alone while they go on a quick trip. (The shame is high with this one.) (Teens = 2, Parents = 3, but 2 go AWOL, and the other is a murderess.)<br />
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<b>Secrets of Skin and Stone: </b>Piper has two very involved parents. Gris has two involved parents--but he's over 18 and doesn't live with them. (Teens = 2, Parents = 4)<br />
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<b>Scorched: </b>Sidra has two parents who've gone through a bitter divorce and a step-mom just slightly older than herself. (Tragic backstory in overdrive.) Asher has two dead parents--part of his tragic backstory. (Teens = 2, Parents = 2, divorced)<br />
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<b>Curse Me A Story: </b>Sheri has a mother and a very involved step-father. Thomas has two dead parents--both part of his tragic backstory. *sighs* (Don't judge me.) (Teens = 2, Parents = 1 1/2)<br />
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<b>The Unseen Kingdom:</b> In my defense, this is based on the Odyssey and it's not my fault that Odysseus is gone for most of that story--he's like the ultimate of absentee parenting. And, technically, the female lead in this has a very active dead father because she can communicate with the spirit world. Actually, I don't want to talk about this. (Teens = 2, Parents = I don't even know how to tally this one--one is AWOL and the other has a dead but involved parent.)<br />
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I have to say, though... while this plot device/impetus might be applied frequently, it's so completely useful! Wait, that came out wrong. It's very hard to write exciting stories when two sets of involved parents are there preventing their teens (or younger) from getting into trouble. (Not that it can't be done....) As a teen, most of the moments that I remember as being fun and exciting--didn't involve my parents. <br />
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I have super responsible parents. If they could prevent it, they tried to keep me out of danger or from making mistakes that would contribute to a tragic backstory. I never could have had a werewolf boyfriend in my room for months. They probably wouldn't have let me put myself in a position to be kidnapped and nearly killed by vampires. There was no way I'd be sent off to a boarding school where I'd discover I had magical powers--though, this I'm mostly blaming on the adequacy of public education and our middle class income. I'm sure there were times they'd have liked to send me off to boarding school.<br />
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Also, I realize I'm lucky to have parents still married and that two parent families aren't a requisite for happiness or responsible parenting.<br />
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Also, some stories are about growing up in a less-than-perfect homelife.<br />
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So, I'm not sure where I was going with this blog post other than to say that I find it interesting how other writers handle parents in their plots and to introduce the find-the-parents-in-Disney-shows game.<br />
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Also, my kids will never have any cool adventures. That's the goal. Just sayin.<br />
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So, what do you think? How have you handled parents in writing? Does your tally look as shameful as mine?Wendy Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06240583852940769313noreply@blogger.com16