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Janci Patterson

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Janci Patterson writes fantasy, science fiction, and contemporary young adult novels. Janci lives in Orem, Utah, with her husband, Drew Olds, and their children. Janci's first science fiction novel, A Thousand Faces, is available for free from all e-book vendors. Visit Janci at her website, www.jancipatterson.com, to join her reader's group for access to another free novel, her middle grade Searching for Super, only available there.

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Janci Patterson Not a true story! I've had several friends go through infertility treatments or try to adopt, and once when I was looking at some prospective adoptive…moreNot a true story! I've had several friends go through infertility treatments or try to adopt, and once when I was looking at some prospective adoptive family profiles online I was struck by all the pain the families were trying to valiantly to mask in their efforts to look perfect and happy to attract adoptive parents. I wanted to write a book about that pain, and since I write YA, I had to find a way to put a teenager in it. Many, many drafts later, I finally got the story told the way I wanted it. (So glad you enjoyed it!)(less)
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This post is part of a series about writing with a co-author. To read all my advice about the full process of collaborative writing (including stories and bonus chapters not found here on the blog), read my book, In It Together, a guide to writing with a co-writer without losing your mind.

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“shoes were for making your feet more comfortable, not less.”
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“If I forget, then it sneaks up on me all at once. Remembering after forgetting is worse than remembering all the time.”
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“Like the Saint says, If you don't have anything to say you might scare your flight leader thinking that your dead.”
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