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- Author of "Mother's Journals : parts 1, 2 and 3"--ISBN # 1-4241-6969-0
3 generations of women in one family. Secrets revealed,
crimes committed, hardships overcome, and romance
in abundance. Cold showers optional!
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- Born and raised in Western Washington, Zada grew up in a variety of places such as Seattle, Port Townsend, and many other cities and towns. She learned about the flora and fauna from her family members and friends. Many hours were spent in the woods and public parks. Married three times, and divorced as many times, she learned that she is marriage challenged and that she does not always make the best choices. Nor does she make a good ‘wife’; instead, she is content to be a partner in life with her best friend. He has been instrumental in letting her take this new course in her life.
In school, she enjoyed the English and composition classes, seldom having to take essay assignments home. She was able to finish the work in class and often assisted other students with theirs. She also took writing courses at Highline College in Midway Washington. Doing her rough drafts in her head, the final drafts always met with approval, gaining her an "A" as her final grade.
Due to a freak accidental fall in which her ankle was badly fractured, she spent months on her back during recovery, allowing time to formulate this story line. Since she is no longer part of the work force, she has had the time to sit and write.
Abused as a child, and sustaining further abuse as an adult, when she decided to embark on a writing career, she was told to write about what she knew. She took her own experiences and attributed them to various fictional characters in her novel, Mother's Journals, Parts 1, 2 and 3. While she had taken journalistic license, she did not commit any crimes that are depicted in her work.
Her fiction is not for the young and impressionable, as there are many explicit passages better left to the mature reader.
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- http://zadaknows.wordpress.com/
Mother's Journals: parts 1, 2 and 3
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Special Days
Valentine's Day is over now, New Year's too. President's Day, to celebrate presidential birthdays has just passed,
Now we have saint Patrick's Day and Easter to look forward to. And then we also have The Fourth of July (Independence Day), Labor Day, Memorial Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas. I may have forgotten a few, like the birthday of the Marine Corps, Jeremiah Johnson's birthday, Groundhog Day etc.. Don't forget your own birthday and that of loved ones!
I think in a… Continue
Now we have saint Patrick's Day and Easter to look forward to. And then we also have The Fourth of July (Independence Day), Labor Day, Memorial Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas. I may have forgotten a few, like the birthday of the Marine Corps, Jeremiah Johnson's birthday, Groundhog Day etc.. Don't forget your own birthday and that of loved ones!
I think in a… Continue
Posted on February 17, 2009 at 10:28am —
Happiness Is optional
If one wishes to be happy, they must remember that happiness is not having what you want, but rather, wanting what you have.
It is also a choice that one makes. We can live in the misery with painful memories of the past. Or we can choose to let go of the pain and start fresh. The experiences we have had can become tools we use to have empathy for others. When we have been in the same painful spot as another individual, we can ease their burden by sharing our own trials.
Sometimes our own expe… Continue
It is also a choice that one makes. We can live in the misery with painful memories of the past. Or we can choose to let go of the pain and start fresh. The experiences we have had can become tools we use to have empathy for others. When we have been in the same painful spot as another individual, we can ease their burden by sharing our own trials.
Sometimes our own expe… Continue
Posted on April 1, 2008 at 1:28pm —
Reviews for "Mother's Journals: parts 1, 2 & 3
I have been most fortunate in the department of getting good reviews on my writing effort. Some have been in the form of phone calls and people telling me how much they enjoyed the book. Many have been in the asking for more. Even from the most unlikely of sources, both young and old readers alike. I will share some of the written and already published ones with you here.
From Tree Good, Poetic Goddess
Mother's Journals - a Magical Journey!,
October 5, 2007 By Tre
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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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This suspense thriller has everything to keep readers intrigued: a witty, unconventional hero; an exciting plot that delivers non-stop action from beginning to end; a seemingly unstoppable villain; and a couple beautiful women vying to domesticate the loose cannon. This one would make an explosive movie. Think Bourne, or the Bruce Willis version of The Jackal, then multiply by ten and you’ll have an idea of what the movie version of COMA would be.
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