Fanciful-drawer

My family is one of writers. My mother, father, myself, and my four siblings have each written something. Although, my mother is the only published one of the bunch. I am very pleased, however, to say that I'm not far behind! Back to topic, my mother is self-published on to many sites, including Amazon and Smashwords. Having read all of her books(although I may be biased), I can honestly say she is an amazing writer. However. The curse that clings to most who self-publish has also affected my mother. Getting people to know that her books even exist, let alone read them, is a challenge! People think that, because the author isn't published by a major company, then their book didn't make the cut, got rejected too many times, or just plain isn't good enough. Which is NOT the case.

So, I have decided to make it my mission to help her get some awareness. I am also doing my best to convince her to get a DA account, although I am uncertain about the outcome of this. Below, I will list the links to all of her current novels and short-stories, and if anyone reading this would at least check them out, I would be forever grateful!!! Plus, if you have suggestions on getting hers, and soon my, name out there, please tell!  Thanks for reading my mini-vent about the difficulties of self-publishing.

The Eighth Glass:www.amazon.com/The-Eighth-Glas…
    -Full Length Novel

Blue Dust: www.amazon.com/Blue-Dust-ebook…
  -Full Length Novel

October Moon: www.amazon.com/October-Moon-eb…
  -Short Story

Ralee's work can also be found on Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/

Ralee's Website:www.raleerowan.com/
  -All of Ralee's works are available in paperback and eBook format.

So yesterday, April 20th, was our school's first annual military ball. First off, it was pretty fun and amazing. There were four hours of ceremonies with Dinner in between, but it didn't seem like it took long at all, and the speeches given were interesting and captured your attention well. I guess what I'm trying to say is, not only was it fun and amazing, but I got some unexpected but very welcome awards! One for Academic Achievement (can you believe that, with a 3.48 I had the highest GPA of all the Seniors?), and another for being the "Top Female Cadet" in JROTC. For the last award, I received a medal and some pins, along with a shiny, expensive new saber!!

Now I'm ready for the Zombie Apocalypse! + =

So my High School is doing the Musical, "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat", this year. Me and a couple of my friends joined Set Crew for the second time. Today was our second Dress Rehearsal, and if anyone here knows this version of the musical, they'd know that there is a scene where Joseph pulls a lever and bread comes from the Slot machine chute. Well, it's the set crew's job to toss down the bread that comes from the slot machine. Because today's our second-to-last rehearsal, we decided to play a little joke on the Cast. Here's how the order of bread went:
Bread
Bread
Bread
BABY!
Bread
Bread
Bread....

I wasn't actually out front to see it(because I was the one who tossed the babydoll down the chute) but I heard that the Cast member's faces were priceless.

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There are some people who are getting too fake here on dA. They only want posts, comments, or to see how many friends they can get. So let's see who will actually re-post this. This is a test to see who's paying attention. This is a test to see how many people in my friends list actually pay attention. Copy and re-post in your own bulletin. Lets see who the true friends are... Re-post this if you are a friend... Don't reply... Just copy and paste this in a new journal as "Fake Friends."

Rules:
1. You must post these rules.
2. Answer the questions that the tagger set up for you, and create 10 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
3. You have to chose 10 people to tag and post there icons on your journal.
4.Go to their pages and tell them you have tagged her/him.
5.No tag backs.
6.No junk in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you're reading this." You have to tag 10 people.

Answers:
1.  What's one thing you like about yourself (*don't give me any 'I hate everything about myself' bullshit. **And don't give me 'But I really do hate everything about myself!' either.  Answer the damn question.)
*If I had to pick something, I'd pick my eyes, since technically one's blue and the other's green.

2.  Do you believe in free will?
*To a certain extent.
3.  What is your dream boyfriend/girlfriend like?
*Funny and nice, I guess.
4.  What's your favorite idea?
*My favortie idea would be my book, actually.
5.  How do you get that idea?
*My brother and I were brainstorming. It was used as an example.
6.  Who is your favorite actor?
*Jimmy Stewart, who(was, is? Last I checked he was still alive) IS an amazing character in just about every black-and-white film he ever played in. Plus, he speaks Pennsylvanian.
7.  Who is your celebrity crush?
*I don't crush on celebrities. Period.
8.  What are your views on human morality?
*It's been better.
9.  How bored are you?
*Not very, I'm busy animating something, so I'm actially pretty NOT-bored.
10.  Is life meaningful to you?  If so, why?
*Yes, because life is a wonderful thing.

NOW IT'S MY TURN(rubs hands together evily).

My Questions(try to answer em'all please, I put some effort into this):
1. When did you first discover Devart?
*I discovered it when I did. That's all YOU need to know.
2. What is your favorite kind of art?
*Photography, probably.
3. When was the last time you went outside and played in the dirt like a kid?
*Haha, thats funny. Ahem. Two days ago.
4. When's the last time you told someone you loved them?
*Yesterday, I believe.
5. Do you have a favorite stuffed animal that you hug after a nightmare?
*I don't usually have nightmares, but I do still have a favorite stuffie.
6. Are you outgoing or more reserved?
*Outgoing at home and more reserved at school. Let's just say my friends don't know the real me.
7. Have you ever done something you regretted?
*Certainly. But that's not your business.
8. Have you ever traveled out of state/country?
*Yep. Went to a couple different states. If I had to guesstimate, I'd say around ten.
9.Are you a morning person or a night person?
*Night. Why must inspiration always come right before bed time?
10. Have you ever felt like you absolutely HAD to do something, whether that feeling was rational or not?
*Too many times. I think I'm mildly OCD.

~Enjoy, and Merry Christmas(or Happy Holidays, you know, if you don't celebrate Christmas).

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