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About Amanda.JusticeLocation: Florida Home Region: Age:39 Website: http://amandajustice.blogspot.com Favorite novels: I really enjoy series work -- Stardoc, Harry Potter, Anita Blake, the Carpathians, Dark Hunters, Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse), Anne of Green Gables, Chronicles of Narnia, Edward Eager's books Favorite writers: L. M. Montgomery, Edward Eager, C. S. Lewis, S. L. Viehl, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan, Charlaine Harris, J. K. Rowling Favorite music: Background TV Noise Non-noveling interests: Reading, Watching TV, Web Surfing, Running, Resistance Training, Second Life |
Joined: Octubre 8, 2009 This Year: Official Participant NaNoWriMo History: NaNoWriMo posts: 18 NaNoWriMo buddies: 3
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Brief Author Bio: I had an account here once, but I can't remember my name (I think it might have been AmandaJCD, but you couldn't prove it by me) or my password -- yipes! So here I am again, still the same person, just under this handle. I have two sons, ages 10 and 6 (or nearly 11 and 7 as they continually remind me), three cats, and one very tiny dog who's convinced he's a Rottweiler, and am married to an amazing man who knew exactly what he was getting when he popped the question. As for NaNo, I signed up in 2004, bombed out, tried again in 2007, repeated 2004's progress, but with an even lower wordcount... so here's to 2009!! |
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Synopsis: Wayward Falls
Ellie O'Casey lives in the small northern town of Wayward Falls. The community is fairly isolated and almost anal-retentively normal in every way they can possibly manage... which isn't much to anyone paying any amount of attention. And so, as with everyone in Wayward Falls, Ellie isn't entirely what she seems. Nor are her new neighbors, the Ostrofskys. In fact, the only "normal" man in town is the manager of Cooks' Diner.
And again, as with everything (and everyone) in Wayward Falls...
Excerpt: Wayward Falls
“AaaaaAAACHOO!!!”
“Dammit! EVERY year the SAME freaking thing!!”
Ellie pushed herself out of her desk chair with her left hand as her right was clutched to her nose. And yes, every fall, generally every November, she got the Mother of All Headcolds. It would have been annoying enough on its own, but the cold also generally tended to interrupt whatever her Self Improvement Project of the Year happened to be. One year she tried training for a marathon – got the flu. Another year it was NaNoWriMo – bronchitis. Ad perpetuum, ad nauseum.
As she dug through the hall closet looking for her tissue box, Ellie muttered, “I’d like to thank you, Mom and Dad, for blessing me with these abnormally active sinuses.” She finally spotted a box at the rear of the closet and, reaching for it, continued, ”It gives me such peace of mind to know that I will never have to use a decongestant, like, EVER, because ALL I DO IS FREAKING SNEEZE!”
And with that, she ripped open the box and wiped off her nose.
“Good grief.”
With a sigh of resignation, she figured the coffee was ready and headed into the kitchen. Immediately, Ellie was attacked by a small, brownish blur.
Me! Me! Me! Mommy mommy mommy pet me me me me me me!!
With a laugh, she picked up the tiny dog and cuddled him to her chest. “You missed Mommy, didn’t you? Well if you could learn that the carpet is not grass you’d have the run of the house sweetie. Want another chewie?”
Chewie chewie chewie mine mine mine please please please!!
Ellie laughed again and tossed Teddy a small, rawhide chew stick. “There you go sweetie.” He grabbed it in his mouth, glared at the incoming feline with great suspicion, and hurtled to his bed where he curled up and began contentedly to simultaneously chew and growl.
Good lord you ridiculous creature, I wouldn’t have that slimy bit of pigskin if you paid me. Daniel stuck his pristine pink nose into the air and swiveled his attention to Ellie. Really, mother, was he truly necessary? And might I trouble you to freshen my water? It’s been nearly six hours…
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