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- CJ England credits her passion for writing to her second grade sweetheart, Steven, a blond haired cutie with dimples, who dumped her for a girl who could swing on the monkey bars. She wrote her first story about love and loss after that tragic episode.
Always feeling a little different from everyone else, CJ was never content to spend too much time doing the same thing, so she enjoys her writing for the simple reason that in a book, she can do anything she wants to do, and never gets bored.
In her life she has modeled, competed in rodeo as a barrel racer and trick rider, taught preschool, performed as an actress and singer, birthed and raised three children (Jessaca, Jeramiah and Jasiah), served cocktails at Disneyworld, specialized in production work, and got carried away by Spiderman when she worked with him at Universal Studios.
She calls herself a gypsy, due to her curiosity and "itchy feet". She has spent time in fourteen countries, and has visited forty two states in our own.
Married to her own personal hottie, Jonathon, who is her inspiration, lover and bestest friend, they plan to travel the world together, writing about all the places they visit.
CJ submitted her first book in December of 2005. As of June 2007, she has sixteen books published with several different publishers with many more contracted. She is well known on the internet as an award winning, bestselling author who can bring sensuality and romance together in ways that require you to keep a fire extinguisher and a box of Kleenex handy. Described as having 'innovative story lines', 'a whiz at character development' and 'quite simply a genius!', CJ wants her books to spark the imaginations of her readers. So that they will begin to believe anything can happen if... you follow your dreams.
For more information on CJ and her new releases, visit her web site at http://www.cjengland.com
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CJ England's Blog
A New Release with Heart
Hey all,
This is my day to blog and my topic is one that every woman should be aware of. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a rape occurs every two and a half minutes. Seventy-three percent are done by a non-stranger, yet
statistics say only forty-one percent are actually reported. Fear of
reprisal or embarrassment, are thought to
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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It's great to see another WCPT author around here. Hope all is well with you and your family - we've all been keeping you in our thoughts, sending cyber-hugs to you and yours during this time.
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~Mary
You have been one busy gal. I envy you your versatility.
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