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Amanda Ashley Amanda woke up in the morning to check her computer. And her current work-in-progress had disappeared!!!!!
Amanda Ashley Gosh, I can't think of any. My life is pretty dull The only mystery is what book will my Muse think of next.
Amanda Ashley Hi ~ So glad you enjoyed this book. At the moment, I don't have any plans for a sequel, but you never know. Anything is possible!
Amanda Ashley I"d like to be in Gone With the Wind and steal Rhett Butler from Scarlett.
Amanda Ashley Gosh, long time since I've been here. Jessie's Girl and The Music of the Night are only available as eBooks. They were in an anthology, but I'm not sure if it's still in print.

Amanda Ashley You can sign up for my newsletter at www.amandaashley.net. I'm so glad you enjoyed Everlasting Desire. Have you read the latest in the series, Everlasting Embrace? Have a great day.
Amanda Ashley I'm currently reading Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris. I've been re-reading the Jack Reacher books by Lee Child.
Amanda Ashley I think it's great for those who can't sell a book, or who are writing something too different for NY publishers. I have several books that are published by my agent, and several published by another small publisher. I could put them out there myself, but I'd rather let someone else handle that part.

The only thing about buying self-published books by unknown authors is that you don't know what you're getting. These days anyone can pretty much publish anything :)
Amanda Ashley I suppose Rosemary Rogers was my biggest influence. Before I started writing, she and several others were big names in romance and as I read their books, I decided to try writing my own. I've been writing ever since.
Amanda Ashley Hi ~ Donovan's Woman is the firsts in a series of 3 books. Book 2 is titled Quinn's Lady. Both are available on Amazon. Book 3, Quinn's Revenge, will be available sometime later this year. They are all short stories of varying length. If you like witches, vampires, and dragons, I hope you'll give them a try :)
Amanda Ashley Writing at home in my PJs Creating my own worlds, doing what I love to do, being able to write when I'm in the mood, and go do something else when my Muse isn't cooperating.
Amanda Ashley Write for yourself. Write what you love to read. When I first started writing, I had no intention of ever submitting any of my manuscripts to publishers. I wrote just for me. You can't follow trends, because once you sell the book and it gets published, that trend might be over. Don't try to write like anyone else. Don't compare yourself to other authors. And, last of all, NEVER give up.
Amanda Ashley I'm working on a sequel to Donovan's Woman...and loving it
Amanda Ashley Usually, a line pops into my mind and that's how most of my books start...with that one line. Some turn into finished novels, some are still sitting on my computer
Amanda Ashley I don't remember. I stared it a long time ago, then I entered the first 3 chapters in a contest and got some bad reviews, so I put it aside. I hauled it out at the end of 2015, read it through, and was inspired to finish it. My critique group thinks Donovan's Woman is the best thing I've ever written! You just never know!!!!

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