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Fun From England - Guest blog by Amanda Ward

8/31/2012

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Welcome to my blog and   enjoy what my good friend Amanda (Manda) has to say about her own writing.

Thank you for having me on your blog today. I really appreciate it. I guess when it comes to promoting myself, I am the woman in the corner of a room with a glass of fizz holding a bookmark, hoping someone will notice.  So here's my bookmark, and I'm drinking a mug of tea!

My name is Amanda J Ward and I am the author of The Thrilling Adventures of Pann Haggerty; a short-story series about an
Englishwoman of a 'certain' age who takes a year off to travel around America in an RV in search of new experiences and perhaps
love. They are fun and quirky, and the best compliments I have had is that my mother, mother-in-law, and daughter have read them,  which is really amazing.
 
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I live in England with my husband, our
three young children, and two mad cats called Arthur and Merlin.  I write mostly romance, but am dipping my toes in a few uncertain waters  such as a regency time-shift which is all planned out.
I'm by no means a regular writer.  I don't have a set time of day when I can write.  

Each day in my home is completely different as to how, when, and if I can get anything done.  The past few weeks have been manic as the kids have been off school. It's only now in the week before they go back, that I am able to catch up and do reviews etc.


I am a HUGE reader. I have been reading since I can remember, and there were times when I am sure my mother despaired at me for hoarding books under my bed. Before my father died, we used to go to the library together every Saturday, with me trotting after him pulling the shopping trolley. 
He would fill it up with war books.  My grandmother was a reader of romantic
fiction.  I found some in her spare room one day when I was eight and snooping.  Since then I have been hooked.  My favourite series is still the Temptation line of Harlequin books, but there are authors I am exceptionally loyal to. 

I adore historical fiction and royalty books.  I have DVDs about them and biographies lining my bookcase. Phillippa Gregory, Anne O'Brien, Marguerite Kaye, Michelle Willingham and Sophie Perinot top my list there.
I am a HUGE Gilmore Girls, Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, Sci Fi and Big Bang Theory fan. 
 
When I write Pann, for some reason, I see it
as a sitcom.  I think that's the best way to describe the series, and I like working to a deadline for some  reason.  The worst thing about me is that I procrastinate like mad. 
It is really dreadful. Find
ing other things to do rather than sit in front of the screen and get words to appear on it from my head. 
For some reason I love working in peace and quiet. I guess it's because I talk to myself when I type and the looks I get from my children and husband, and the cats too are very offputting.  Yes there are days when I feel I have no talent for writing and that what I do is absolute rubbish.  How do I cope?  I walk away from what I'm doing for a time.

Any advice? Don't give up.
 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thrilling-Adventures-Pann-Haggerty-ebook/dp/B008LOR4VA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-ext&ie=UTF8&qid=1346143567&sr=1-1

In the US
 http://www.amazon.com/Thrilling-Adventures-Pann-Haggerty-ebook/dp/B008LOR4VA/ref=la_B008LTIKVI_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346143600&sr=1-1

 I'
m on facebook at
 http://www.amazon.com/Thrilling-Adventures-Pann-Haggerty-ebook/dp/B008LOR4VA/ref=la_B008LTIKVI_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346143600&sr=1-1

Goodreads
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6443350.Amanda_Ward

Blog
 http://amandajward.wordpress.com/

 
Kooks  Nooks
http://kooks-kooksnook.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=a49c890fbc213cd9

and my  website
http://kooks-kooksnook.blogspot.co.uk/?zx=a49c890fbc213cd9

and of course email me  at
 mrsajward@hotmail.com

 
Thanks for having me and hope to hear from
readers soon!
Thanks for sharing, Manda, I think your  Pann books are great fun - just like you.
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Wishing you a successful journey,
Crystal

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    Crystal Linn

    Life  is a journey for all of us and writing has been a vital part of my personal 
    journey. This blog is written to help encourage you on your own journey through life. Feel free to leave a comment as I love to share thoughts with all of my readers.
        
    I live in the Pacific Northwest with our small dog, and one beta fish. I enjoy reading mysteries, writing poetry, and sailing with family and friends.

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