Amanda DeJong is a passionate author, enamored wife
and pretty righteous mother, (most of the time). When she isn’t writing, wooing or wrangling, you can find her with a margarita in hand, undoubtedly dreaming of her next project. She’ll be pretending to lounge on the beach with her hot husband, while watching their children play as a nice, old, attractively challenged nanny tends to their needs. You’ll think she’s quirky as hell, but she won't care; instead, she’ll do a ridiculous happy dance and pour you a drink too. Do you want proof? Check out her website & feel free to follow on Facebook, Twitter & Good Reads if you’re compelled to do so. (#IdontDrink&Drive, #StillAResponsibleParent, #DontJudgeMe) |
QuICK FACTS:
My Hogwarts house would be Ravenclaw.
Although, most tests show a split. RC+HP=Ravenpuff (#Hybrid)
Although, most tests show a split. RC+HP=Ravenpuff (#Hybrid)
- Favorite MG books: When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead), Doll Bones (Holly Black & Eliza Wheeler), Small Spaces (Katherine Arden), Love, Sugar, Magic (Anna Meriano/Mirelle Ortega), The Thing About Jellyfish (Ali Benjamin), Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series (Ransom Riggs), A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness), It Wasn't Me (Dana Alison Levy), The Girl Who Drank The Moon (Kelly Barnhill), & Shadow Weaver (MarcyKate Connolly)
- Favorite YA Books: Simon vs. The Homeo Sapiens Agenda (Becky, Albertalli), One Of Us Is Lying (Karen M. McManus), Tell Me Three Things (Julie Buxbaum), The Hate You Give (Angie Thomas)
- Fav. Adult Books: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King), Kushiel's Legacy (Jaqueline Carey), The War Of Art (Steven Pressfield), Fighting Silence (Aly Martinez), Scrappy Little Nobody (Anna Kendrick)
- TV Shows: Jane The Virgin, Life In Pieces, Archer, Drunk History, Wrecked, This Is Us (#NotCaughtUpYet)
- Movies: Coco, The Pursuit of Happiness, Harry Potter, Divergent, Man on Fire, Gladiator, Juno (#2Many)
- I am a reading aid at a local charter school.
- I’ve been a Licensed Massage Therapist for fifteen years. (#Rubadubby)
- My degree is in Holistic Healthcare: Emphasis in Mind/Body Psychology, Clinical Hypnotherapy, & Non-Denominational Spiritual Studies (#Hippy)
- I’m 35 years old & the youngest of three children. (#TheBaby)
- 2021 will mark a 15-year union to my high school sweetheart. (#IStillGetButterflies)
- We have two kiddos. ~A daughter (10) & a son (7) ~ (#9GoingOn16)
- My best friend is a Schnoodle. (#ActsLikeaGoat) It used to be a Rottweiler (#NowHe'sAGhost)
- My parents were married for 30+ before passing 4 years apart. (#DadfrmLightining, #MomfrmCancer)
- I wrote my first story at age seven. (#RememberDOS?)
- I self-published a children’s chapter book: Jane Brown And The Case Of Mistaken Identity. (#LearnedMyLesson)
- My biggest dream EVER is to land a kick-ass Literary Agent for the entire duration of a long & fruitful writing career. Lock down many marvelous contracts with reputable publishing houses. (#WillWrite4FreeIf I have to.)
- I believe in ghosts. (#Boo)
- I swear like a sailor and enjoy a good cocktail every now & again. Preferably now... and then again! (#ImWorkingOnIt)
- I cry for all things that tug at my heartstrings. (#ABitTooSensitive)
- I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE HAPPY! (#LoveIsAllYouNeed)
Other EndeavorsMy articles have been featured on: BluntMoms.com AltaMusicGroup.com & In print for both The List & Transformation Magazine(s) |