Random Facts
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I write on my laptop, in my favorite recliner,
in my den. Always. No desk. No files. No peace
and quiet. |
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I do all my note-taking, brainstorming, and idea
organizing on my computer, in Word. I hardly
ever use actual paper. |
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I back up my files compulsively, a lesson I
learned after a devastating computer crash in
which I lost almost 4000 words of Stray, from
near the end of the rough draft. Fortunately, as
is usually the case, the second version was
better anyway. |
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I leave myself comments in the margins of my
(electronic) manuscripts, and usually forget to
take them out before sending them to my agent,
bless her patient heart. (Hi Miriam!)
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I don't fold down page corners. Ever.
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I alphabetize the books on my shelves, by
author, then by title, except for those in a
series, which go in chronological order.
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Stray started out as a short story, then got out
of hand. Faythe had a lot to say. A lot.
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Music
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Nickleback
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Disturbed |
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Pat Benatar
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Korn |
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Three Days' Grace |
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Heart
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Rob Zombie |
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Whatever sets the tone for what I'm writing at
the time. |
Things I Like
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Flavored coffee |
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Chocolate |
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Hot wings |
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High-speed Internet access |
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Laptop computers |
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Em-dashes |
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80's music |
Things I Dislike
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Most vegetables
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Root beer
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Licorice |
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Velvet |
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Approximate rhymes |
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Typos (please let me know if you find any in
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BIOGRAPHY
The Basics
Born in the Midwest and raised all over the south, I'd lived
in six states and attended twelve different schools by the
time I graduated from college.
I learned to read at four years old, and wrote my first
story at six. It was about a class fieldtrip to the zoo. In
addition to being my first experiment with the written word,
it was also the first and only tale I illustrated myself--it
turns out that my talents do not extend to the visual arts.
At all. It's sad, really.
Since sixth grade, my reading interests have centered around
the dark side of literature. In junior high, much to my
teacher's distress, I wrote my very first book report about
Carrie, by Stephen King. I devoured books about magic,
vampires, and werewolves by the dozens. Monsters held a
special fascination for me, be they human or beast. And
eventually "I love these books" became "I think I can write
these books," and I began creating fictional worlds of my
own.
I dabbled with short stories all the way through junior
high, high school, and college, but didn't begin writing
seriously until several years later, when I started my first
novel. By the time I'd completed four manuscripts, I knew
I'd found what I wanted to do with my life. My entire life.
So, here I am, still clacking away at the keyboard.
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