The Ginger Villain

villains are people too

Author: Amanda

Big News!

Hello blog readers, I should apologize for not writing here more often, but I’ve been busy! And I have awesome news to show for it. This January, I was offered and accepted representation by the indomitable Claire Draper at Inkwell Management.  She’s a fantastic lady and I am so happy to have her on my […]

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Come Watch a Movie I Wrote– in a Cinema!

This year I was once again part of the 48 Hour Horror film festival here in Seattle. I was back with the award-winning Pulled Prok team and we had an amazing time on set. This year I was promoted to lead writer and co-director of our film: UNINVITED.  The film’s premiere screening will be held […]

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Come See Me!

I have some awesome convention appearances coming up and am not going to fall down on letting folks know where to find me! NEXT WEEK: October 23-24 I will be at Geek Girl Con in Seattle. PANELS: Saturday 3:00 PM- Creative and Chronic life. An amazing group of women living with chronic illnesses/invisible disabilities talk […]

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New Story Today!

Hello all! I am pleased to announce that I was chosen to be part of author Jolene Haley‘s annual October showcase. This year’s theme is “Beware The Dark Seas Rising” and is all about the creepy and terrifying aspects of the ocean. My story, Some Things The Sea Should Keep, won second place in its […]

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So Much Conventioning! (and the time the blog went down…oops!)

HELLO AGAIN! Sorry I have been the bog failer-to-blog, but we recently experienced a teeny tiny hiccup over here. The blog disappeared. It vanished. The whole everything on the website just went bye-bye. You may not have noticed, because there was something cool happening with cached data and other internet-y things I should probably find […]

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My First #PitchWars

I have been oddly fortunate in my writing career so far. Oddly. Fortunate. I sold the very first piece of short fiction I ever submitted. And the next two. I got the first staff writing job I ever applied for. My first book was published by a small press, but it was accepted on a […]

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Appearance!

Because there’s nothing like last-minute notice, I am pleased to announce (belatedly) that I will be performing the National Anthem at tomorrow’s Seattle Reign FC match at Memorial Stadium in downtown Seattle. If you’re a local and like soccer, enjoy supporting local sports, enjoy watching amazing athletes, or are just looking for something to do […]

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I am a Terrible Mind!

I am thrilled to share that I was invited by my pal Chuck Wendig  to share Five Things I learned while writing Rites & Desires over on his blog. Check it out HERE!

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Someone Else’s Book: KILL THE FARM BOY

I have been a bad writer and have been forgetting to blog. But what I HAVE been doing is a lot of reading. This review first appeared on MAD SCIENTIST JOURNAL. When I love a book, I want to share. Have my thoughts on this delicious bit of brain candy. Kill the Farm Boy is […]

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What a Whirlwind

Anyone who checks into this blog with any regularity can see I’ve been noticeably absent for weeks. I’ve been too busy! Ok. March. The month of my book launch definitely came in like a lion! I spent the first weekend of the month at Emerald City Comic Con representing Tosche Station in the press corps […]

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