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LJ Amodeo was born and raised in New York. A wife and busy mother of three, LJ juggles several jobs as an author, owner/founder of BizzyMom Productions, and a devoted NYC middle school foreign language teacher. LJ, always had a flare for writing and attended St. John’s University with hopes of someday becoming a journalist. Her passion of working with adolescents, inspired her to become a public school teacher. LJ always knew that working with kids would be her greatest reward and joy.

LJ first started her writing career on a whim of imagination, subliminal messages in 2009. She is enthusiastic about her first novel DESCENDANT, scheduled to come out in the spring of 2015 with Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing. Long hours and m
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L.J. Amodeo I listen to music that inspires me to write. It helps set the tone, mood and setting for my characters. Sometimes it just helps to take a break. The i…moreI listen to music that inspires me to write. It helps set the tone, mood and setting for my characters. Sometimes it just helps to take a break. The ideas will come eventually. (less)
L.J. Amodeo The idea or as I like to refer to it…the revelation came to me during Christmas mass in 2009. It was an experience I had never had before, but an abso…moreThe idea or as I like to refer to it…the revelation came to me during Christmas mass in 2009. It was an experience I had never had before, but an absolute phenomenal one. (less)
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“I had no choice but to accept these voices and images as my gift. My ability. Their energy engrossed my music. I played passionately for them. To set them free. They were part of my life now. I didn't chose them, they chose me."...Elizabeth (DESCENDANT– chapter 2)”
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“Don't settle for ordinary, go for the extraordinary ... Michael (Descendant)”
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“I'm calling an ambulance and a priest!”
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“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.”
Edgar Allen Poe

“The truth shall make you free, but first it shall make you angry.”
Robert Green Ingersoll

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“I had no choice but to accept these voices and images as my gift. My ability. Their energy engrossed my music. I played passionately for them. To set them free. They were part of my life now. I didn't chose them, they chose me."...Elizabeth (DESCENDANT– chapter 2)”
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“Don't settle for ordinary, go for the extraordinary ... Michael (Descendant)”
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