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April's thoughts about writing, life, and junk food
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Basic Info| Name: | aprilhenry |
|---|---|
| Birthdate: | 04-14 |
| Location: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Website: | http://aprilhenrymysteries.com |
Contact:
aprilhenrymysteries@yahoo.com BioWho am I?
For the purposes of this blog, the main thing I am is a writer. I'm lucky enough to have been a published writer since 1999. I am many other things - a mom, a wife, a runner, a friend. Most of all, I'm a person who loves books. I write books, I read books, I review books for the Oregonian, and I talk about books. If someone would pay me to read books all day (and not do anything else, like review them), I would never move from my couch except to put another CD in the CD player or grab a fresh bag of Doritos. Fortunately, no one has yet made this offer.
I like talking about writing and gossiping about publishing, and having a blog gives me an outlet for that.
What have I written?
In 2009, I'll have two new books out. Torched (Putnam) is about a girl who goes undercover with Mother Earth Defenders, a group like the Environmental Liberation Front.
Face of Betrayal (Thomas Nelson) is the first in a new mystery series co-written with Fox-TV legal analyst Lis Wiehl.
I've also published another young adult thriller, Shock Point (Putnam), as well as an adult series: Circles of Confusion, Square in the Face, and Heart-Shaped Box (all from Harper Collins), and Buried Diamonds (St. Martins). I also wrote a stand-alone thriller called Learning to Fly (St. Martins).
Circles of Confusion and Learning to Fly were both Booksense picks. My books have been published in France, Japan, Holland, and Germany. They have been short-listed for the Agatha, the Anthony, and the Oregon Book Award. (Mostly with my first book, because there are lots of "best first" awards. Unfortunately, there aren't any "best second book" or "best fifth book" awards.)
Where am I?
In Portland, Oregon. (I have a writer friend who lives in Portland, Maine, and the next time we are at a conference we plan to wear T-shirts that say "Bi-coastal and Proud!). I live in a 1918 house that requires about $400 of unexpected repairs every month. When I'm not in the house, I might be running the hills in Southwest Portland (and taking many, many breaks to "check my pulse" or "change the playlist on my iPod"). Or I might be at the library or Baker & Spice writing.
When
I blog a couple of times a day on weekdays. What can I say? I work at home and if I don't blog I'll end up talking to myself [Full disclosure: well, I already do talk to myself. But it cuts down on it.]
Why
I make up for a peaceful childhood in an intact home by hurting and killing fictional characters. There was one detour on my path to destruction: when I was 12 I sent a short story about a six-foot tall frog who loved peanut butter to Roald Dahl. He liked it so much he arranged to have it published in an international children's magazine. By the time I was in my 30s, I had come to my senses and started writing about hit men, drug dealers, serial killers, and evil boot camps for troubled teens.
How
Feel free to email me, friend me, or send me a stack of small unmarked bills.
For the purposes of this blog, the main thing I am is a writer. I'm lucky enough to have been a published writer since 1999. I am many other things - a mom, a wife, a runner, a friend. Most of all, I'm a person who loves books. I write books, I read books, I review books for the Oregonian, and I talk about books. If someone would pay me to read books all day (and not do anything else, like review them), I would never move from my couch except to put another CD in the CD player or grab a fresh bag of Doritos. Fortunately, no one has yet made this offer.
I like talking about writing and gossiping about publishing, and having a blog gives me an outlet for that.
What have I written?
In 2009, I'll have two new books out. Torched (Putnam) is about a girl who goes undercover with Mother Earth Defenders, a group like the Environmental Liberation Front.
Face of Betrayal (Thomas Nelson) is the first in a new mystery series co-written with Fox-TV legal analyst Lis Wiehl.
I've also published another young adult thriller, Shock Point (Putnam), as well as an adult series: Circles of Confusion, Square in the Face, and Heart-Shaped Box (all from Harper Collins), and Buried Diamonds (St. Martins). I also wrote a stand-alone thriller called Learning to Fly (St. Martins).
Circles of Confusion and Learning to Fly were both Booksense picks. My books have been published in France, Japan, Holland, and Germany. They have been short-listed for the Agatha, the Anthony, and the Oregon Book Award. (Mostly with my first book, because there are lots of "best first" awards. Unfortunately, there aren't any "best second book" or "best fifth book" awards.)
Where am I?
In Portland, Oregon. (I have a writer friend who lives in Portland, Maine, and the next time we are at a conference we plan to wear T-shirts that say "Bi-coastal and Proud!). I live in a 1918 house that requires about $400 of unexpected repairs every month. When I'm not in the house, I might be running the hills in Southwest Portland (and taking many, many breaks to "check my pulse" or "change the playlist on my iPod"). Or I might be at the library or Baker & Spice writing.
When
I blog a couple of times a day on weekdays. What can I say? I work at home and if I don't blog I'll end up talking to myself [Full disclosure: well, I already do talk to myself. But it cuts down on it.]
Why
I make up for a peaceful childhood in an intact home by hurting and killing fictional characters. There was one detour on my path to destruction: when I was 12 I sent a short story about a six-foot tall frog who loved peanut butter to Roald Dahl. He liked it so much he arranged to have it published in an international children's magazine. By the time I was in my 30s, I had come to my senses and started writing about hit men, drug dealers, serial killers, and evil boot camps for troubled teens.
How
Feel free to email me, friend me, or send me a stack of small unmarked bills.
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