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Monday, September 3, 2012

GUTGAA Meet & Greet Post

Hey, all!

Some of you might be new here. If you are you'll want to know who I am. Really, the three words in my header say it all.

Mom. Wife. Writer. Never sure what comes first. (Although writer is usually last and that's absolutely great with me. I like the other two a lot, so it all works out.)

I live with my superhero husband and two-point-five supervillains-in-training in Wyoming and love it. Except for winter. Which lasts about eight months here. That I don't love. But I make do because the husband loves it here and will never leave. And in case you were wondering, I grew up in Wyoming and could only love it more if the climate resembled something more like San Diego.

I write mostly YA fiction, fantasy and that kind of stuff, but dabble in a few other things. Like my major WIP right now is a contemporary romance for the LDS market, and I'm editing at Regency novella because I adore that time period and wanted to see if I could do it. I'll let you know how that works out.

And here's some more stuff about me

-Where do you write? 
In the middle of my living room. Remember that mom part of who I am? I write sometimes in 10 minute (or much, much less) intervals if I can and then during naptime. Having my desk in the middle of the living room works for me because I'm still available for my kids when they need me and I feel like that's important. But so is my writing; hence, desk in the living room.

-Quick. Go to your writing space, sit down and look to your left. What is the first thing you see?
The first thing I see is a couch. 'Cause I'm in the living room. And I sort of want to go lay on that couch and read Georgette Heyer (remember the point-five part -- that is thankfully, actually more like point-seven-five -- of my two-point-five-boys?). 

-Favorite time to write?
Naptime. I'm not tired (usually ... most days. Except today. And some other days.) and while my oldest is in school it's so quiet and easy to concentrate.

-Drink of choice while writing?
Water. Or milk if I have heartburn. Which happens way too frequently of late.

-When writing , do you listen to music or do you need complete silence?
Depends on the day actually. Usually music and usually just the soundtrack station of Pandora or Spotify. Sometimes I listen to teen music, since, you know, I write YA. Yeah. That's why.

-What was your inspiration for your latest manuscript and where did you find it?
The WIP that I actually haven't written on in a week or so was inspired by Jimmer Ferdette. (BYU basketball player, wildly popular, if you didn't know.) I wondered, what if there was a girl who knew everything about a Jimmer-Ferdette-like character and used that to make him fall in love with her?

-What's your most valuable writing tip?
Love to write. When you're not loving to write, get up and read, or walk, or cook, or eat a lot of ice cream. (Lately, I would recommend adding raspberries and making a shake. You WON'T regret it.) But then come back and write so more; write through writer's block, write through crappy scenes until you get back to where you love it.

Welcome!

27 comments:

  1. Nice! Gotta grab those moments where you can. Good on your for persevering.

    Ugh. I hate those word thingies we have to go through to post. As I get older, it gets harder and harder to read them. I shut mine off and don't allow anonymous comments and I have no problems at all.

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  2. I can relate to the Mom. Wife. Writer thing. It's great, but does make those 10 minutes you can snag extra valuable. And eight month winters, yipes! I love winter, but not that much.

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    1. Exactly! I'm good with a little snow at Christmas, you know, for ambience ... :)

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  3. Heartburn absolutely stinks. Hope it gets better soon. :( I'm your newest follower. Very nice to meet you!

    AA
    http://anallegedauthor.blogspot.com/

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    1. Thanks! Good think I love milk, right? It gives me an excuse to eat a lot of ice cream, because that's just as good for heartburn. Yeah. I'm going to go with that. :D

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  4. Hi, Ranee! I love Wyoming. It was one of my favorite states to visit when I traveled with my parents. Loved all of it. Of course, we traveled during the summer so missed that snow...Looking forward to learning more about you and your writing. These never recognize my Word Press nor my Google email so I'm on the list as Write On. My name's Dawn. :-)

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    1. That is fabulous to hear. It IS a BEAUTIFUL state. (Most of it. Don't judge us by I-80 please ...) I live in one of the gorgeous green parts, and right now it's 90 degrees here, so easy to forget about winter. :)

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  5. Such great advice. :) I agree, though I might be biased because that was mine :)

    SO nice to meet you!

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  6. It's never easy when you're a mom, is it? At least I have teens and teens can be counted on to sleep until noon.

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    1. JEALOUS! But then, I would probably sleep until noon. :D

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  7. Interesting story inspiration. The "what-if" game can really throw you some good stories, hey? And oh, naptime, how I miss thee... :) Nice to meet you and enjoy GUTGAA!

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    1. I'm afraid that naptime may go away soon ... don't know what I'll do then! :)

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  8. Wow, it sounds like you have your work cut out for you. What a busy life. I love meeting fellow YA writers. Good luck with your project.

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    1. At least I pretend to be busy anyway. ;) Thanks for dropping by!

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  9. Wyoming! I always wondered who lived there… ;)

    My husband just dragged me to northern Idaho and it’s cold here too! I would love to have San Diego weather!

    I’ve considered writing for the LDS market before, but thus far I haven’t had any dashing ideas for LDS fiction.

    Also, I love your Jimmer story idea!

    …Can we just be best friends now?

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    1. This is only the second idea I've ever had that fit well in the LDS market. Otherwise, well ... fantasy. You know? :D I love that you asked if we could be best friends. Yes, please. :)

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  10. Hello Ranee! Great writing advice!! Enjoy GUTGAA!!

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  11. Saying hello from GUTGAA! I especially like your tip about eating ice-cream. It's hard for me to write in short intervals- I need a solid block of time. Nice that you can do that. Hope to read more from you.

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    1. Ice cream is the best, right! I'm in love with Cold Stone. I want to have one when I grow up. ;)

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  12. Your blog banner is beautiful. And your story idea sounds awesome. I was a student at BYU during the Jimmer mania, so I bet it will be awesome.

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    1. Thanks. It's from Cutest Blog on the Block, then I used Photoshop to personalize it. And I guess I know who to go to when I need insight on Jimmer!

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  13. Nice to meet you. I'm a little late on the GUTGAA blog hop. And did I tell you I love your writing tip?

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  14. lol, you made me laugh. I will follow your advice and go eat some ice cream now. I wish I could add some raspberries because it sounds delicious, why didn't I think of it before? But, alas, my kidlets are sleeping and it is quiet time and I have no raspberries so I will have to settle for plain old ice cream. Nice to meet you and thanks for the giggle :)

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    1. I didn't know about the deliciousness of raspberries and ice cream until I took a vacation to Bear Lake in Utah and supposedly they're famous for them! YUM!

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About Me!

I've been writing since I was old enough to grasp a crayon--my grandma even has an early copy of a "book" I made her. I have a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Wyoming and will (hopefully) soon be starting a graduate program in English. When I'm not breaking up impromptu UFC fights in the living room or losing miserably to my boys at Uno, I'm ... well, writing or editing, of course! I'm married to my best friend, and we have three rambunctious but simply amazing little boys.

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