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Ruby Nickname:Ruby Red Riding Hood Hometown: Portales, NM Age: Old enough GH Year(s) 2009, baby! Completed Manuscript(s) 3 Genre(s): Paranormal Romantic Suspense; Young Adult; Historical Started Writing: Age 5 :) Wrote first ms in high school. Seriously started working toward publication 7 years ago. Day Job: Sign Language Interpreter For Fun: Read; Write; Hang with family; Tell self repeatedly, “I need to start exercising.” |
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Scary Stories and Other Fun StuffPosted by Darynda Jones Oct 31 2011, 12:01 am SCARY STORIES AND OTHER FUN STUFF I recently shared a ghost story as a guest on another blog and, of course, that got the creative juices flowing. So I figured, since it’s Halloween, it would be super fun to share our own stories of the unexplained. Here is mine, just to get the ball rolling. Imagine sitting around a campfire, the smell of pine and burning wood wafting about, the taste of warm chocolate and marshmallows melting on your tongue. And enjoy. That First BitePosted by Darynda Jones Oct 17 2011, 12:01 am THAT FIRST BITE In a recent interview, I was asked what my earliest memories of writing were, and boy did the flashbacks come pouring in. And I’ve never even done acid. I was bitten by the bug early, before I could actually write, in fact. When I was four or five, I remember scribbling [...] A Recipe for Golden Heart Success (from someone who never cooks)Posted by Darynda Jones Sep 8 2011, 12:01 am Hey beautiful peeps! This is actually a repost from an earlier blog, but with Golden Heart registration right around the corner, I thought it might be okay to post again as a refresher. Enjoy! A Recipe for Golden Heart Success (from someone who never cooks) Okay, I’m lying. I cook. Just not often. And certainly [...] Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…Posted by Darynda Jones Aug 31 2011, 12:01 am in Beginnings Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…. According to my editor (who just happens to be a genius), I start every book I send her in the wrong place. I’ve had to write and rewrite beginnings over and over until she finally stops me and says something like, “I see this story starting here.” [...] THE VIEW FROM OVER THEREPosted by Darynda Jones May 25 2011, 12:01 am This is for everyone out there who loves words as much as I do. As both a reader and a writer, I am always looking for new and interesting ways to describe the ordinary, and one exercise that has helped me in the past is to see the world through another’s eyes. To really put [...]
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Winner of the 2009 Golden Heart® for Best Paranormal Romance for her manuscript FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT, Darynda was born spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike. After the Golden Heart final, she pimped herself as best she could, landed an amazing agent and sold to St. Martin's Press in a three-book deal. Darynda lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of more than 25 years and two beautiful sons, aka the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. She can be found at www.daryndajones.com.
