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Manda likes to write!

  • GRAVY!
    My first novel started with a mole. Yes, a MOLE - a freckle, a birthmark, whatever you want to call it.
  • I was at the pool with my daughter getting ignored by our swim instructor when a lifeguard with a particularly ripped abdomen walked by. He stopped to flirt with one of the female lifeguards and my eyes flew directly to an adorable mole on the top can of his six-pack.
  • "How cute!" I thought (among other things). "He looks like a character in a romance novel!"
  • So I went home and started writing fiction for the first time. That was a year ago and I still haven't been able to stop. GRAVY is the story of a suburban housewife who wants another baby, but gets a man with a mole instead.
  • I'm currently looking for an agent. Preferably someone with a bent sense of humor and a Twitter account. Bonus if she laughs when I ask her if that's a Kindle in her pocket or if she's just happy to see me.

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November 07, 2009

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taylor

I am in a similar situation. I am feeling pretty down these days (although i can't figure out the reason) and I am not giving as much of myself as i need too.

thanks for this post, i needed to read it! :)

whattodo

Ugh I am right there with you and Taylor. The worst part is I know that I am doing it and all I can think is how each minute/ day that passes is one less day that I have to spend with these precious kids that I love more than anything in this world!

JMH

I am trying to do this too. I have been hooked on watching "Supernanny" lately and I am seeing a lot of MY parenting habits in those parents. But, I am trying to get better and even 30 minutes is worth. every.single.second

Jennifer

I am there, too, and often feel like I am the only one, so thank you. I need to remind myself every day that I will never get this time back and nothing is as important as spending time with them.

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