​​​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)
  • ​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, My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
  • Movies: Coco, The Pursuit of Happiness, Harry Potter, Divergent, Man on Fire, Gladiator, Juno (#2Many)​
  • I am a librarian at a local charter school.
  • I’ve been a Licensed Massage Therapist for eighteen years. (#Rubadubby)
  • My degree is in Holistic Healthcare: Emphasis in Mind/Body Psychology, Clinical Hypnotherapy, & Non-Denominational Spiritual Studies (#Hippy)
  • I’m 37 years old & the youngest of three children. (#TheBaby)
  • 2023 will mark a 17-year union to my high school sweetheart. (#IStillGetButterflies)
  • We have two kiddos. ~A daughter (12) & a son (9) ~ (#12GoingOn16)
  • 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 for my mother (Not because I want to be a self-published author): 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. ​(#WillNOTquitMyDayJob)
  • 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 Endeavors


​My articles have been featured on:
BluntMoms.com
AltaMusicGroup.com
& In print for both The List &
Transformation Magazine(s)
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