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Ashley Townsend

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Ashley is a young twenty-something author at Ink Smith Publishing and has been spinning tales since she discovered that her wild imagination could make a career. She is a native to bookstores, coffee shops, the beach, and San Diego, CA. She also has an unexplainable aversion to clowns and describes outlines as a “proverbial noose.” Check out the Rising Shadows trilogy everywhere books are sold: Rising Shadows, Chasing Shadows, & Defying Shadows. Become a fan on Goodreads and follow her quirkiness at ashley-townsend.com.
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Ashley Townsend From my own series? Let me count the ways! ^_~ Will Taylor, obviously. His sweetness, kind heart, and desire to be loved just make me want to give him…moreFrom my own series? Let me count the ways! ^_~ Will Taylor, obviously. His sweetness, kind heart, and desire to be loved just make me want to give him the world. I love watching Sarah grow from an insecure girl who didn't think before she acted, and into a strong and caring woman. And then there's Damien. *sighs* *cries* He definitely snuck up on me, and I did not expect to love him as much as I do. He's one of those characters that you know is good beneath the charming, cocky exterior, if only they would believe it themselves.
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Ashley Townsend Ah, writer's block. We meet again, my old foe! There is no perfect recipe for overcoming the block, though I do have a few blog posts on the subject o…moreAh, writer's block. We meet again, my old foe! There is no perfect recipe for overcoming the block, though I do have a few blog posts on the subject on ashley-townsend.com. But the best way to deal with it is to change your scenery--take a break, breathe the fresh air, read a book, and just clear your head. You never know what will inspire you!(less)
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“It’s true that life seems so more much exciting when you write it down as fantasy. But then again, there are some experiences in life that are simply too wondrous to be condensed into words. These are the things that must be felt in reality. The rest I will attempt to convey with the written word.”
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“Ours is a timeless love; it cannot be broken or shaken. rest assured that as long as there is breath in my lungs, as long as stars spread across heaven, I will never give up on this love.”
Ashley Townsend, Defying Shadows

“but wouldn't it be easier to let go?" she whispered brokenly, desperately.
"would it be easy to carve out a piece of my heart?" he shook his head. "no, you are a part of me now, and whether or not you are in this world, know that i will forever carry a piece of you with me.”
Ashley Townsend, Defying Shadows

“I want to do something splendid…
Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead…
I think I shall write books.”
Louisa May Alcott

“Every man’s life is a fairytale written by God’s hand.”
Hans Christian Andersen

“The writer who possesses the creative gift of fantasy owns something of which he is not always master; something that, at times, strangely wills and works for itself.”
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“But when a young lady is to be a heroine, the perverseness of forty surrounding families cannot prevent her. Something must and will happen to throw a hero in her way.”
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“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.”
John Keats

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