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11-10-2012, 12:31 AM
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Just keep swimming!
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Everyone should pet a tiger, even if it's only vicariously; that's why I wrote my first novel.
Hi everyone,
I am a yet undiscovered screenwriter; I've written four screenplays. I was very excited about writing screenplay number five, a young adult film about a teen girl coming of age during a magical summer at an exotic animal ranch, but I was pretty sure, based on my experiences with my other scripts, that very few people would ever read it. Then I thought, why not write this as a novel instead? And so, Wild Animal School became a novel rather than a script. I'd been researching Wild Animal School my entire life. As a child, I was surrounded by not-so-exotic animals, like dogs, cats, and a guinea pig. When I grew older, I had the privilege of spending time with tigers, lions, leopards, grizzly bears, monkeys, elephants, sea lions, dolphins, and killer whales. After months of writing, rewriting, and editing, Wild Animal School was completed. Thanks to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and CreateSpace, Wild Animal School was published (at no cost!!). Unbelievably (to me), it is now available both in paperback and as an ebook to readers all over the world! I enjoyed writing Wild Animal School so much that I'm now working on my second novel. Once it's ready, I'll let you know all about it! I look forward to interacting with you on Absolute Write. I've already found a lot of helpful information here; hopefully I can help other people as I continue to grow as a writer.
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11-10-2012, 01:05 AM
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One evil little baby step at a time
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Welcome!
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11-10-2012, 01:21 AM
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Welcome.
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11-10-2012, 02:27 AM
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The Old Curmudgeon
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Backwoods of Puget Sound
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Jenny,
Welcome! What a great experience! BTW Orca is a little less intimidating, especially since, for humans, they really aren't killers when they are in the open ocean. |
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11-10-2012, 02:42 AM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Dreaming of somewhere else
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Hi and
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11-10-2012, 02:50 AM
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Just keep swimming!
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Jenny Lynne WILD ANIMAL SCHOOL: Sixteen-year-old Jessica Rainville’s dream of working with exotic animals is about to come true! Wild Animal School at Amazon.com Wild Animal School Facebook page Wild Animal School Kickstarter page |
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11-10-2012, 04:41 AM
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Order of the Dragon
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Hello, and welcome!
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11-10-2012, 04:42 AM
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They are all perfect....
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Hello!
to the Water Cooler!
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11-10-2012, 08:04 AM
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Playing the waiting game
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Places where there are APOs
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Welcome!
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11-10-2012, 08:12 AM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Missouri
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Welcome. Good luck with your novel. It sounds fun.
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11-10-2012, 08:30 AM
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Welcome to the Forum!
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11-10-2012, 12:47 PM
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figuring it all out
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: England
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Hello and welcome.
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11-10-2012, 01:47 PM
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Starscream
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11-10-2012, 01:52 PM
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Not too old to learn
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Welcome to the Cooler, Jenny.
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11-10-2012, 07:58 PM
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If I had a brain I'd still be dumb
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11-12-2012, 03:44 AM
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The Old Curmudgeon
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BTW read the Amazon pages to your book. Very intriguing! Will buy it with my next order. |
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11-12-2012, 05:53 AM
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Wielder of the Witchblade
Join Date: May 2009
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Hello and welcome to AW!
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11-12-2012, 06:06 AM
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This will all make sense tomorrow
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Welcome Jennylynne! Sounds like a great start for you.
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11-12-2012, 12:38 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Jennylynne your awesome. Welcome to AW
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11-27-2012, 03:42 AM
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The Anti-Magdalene
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: The The Nutcracker Suite
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Hi Jenny!
Welcome to AW! Don't forget to read about AW basics in the Newbie Guide! Questions about this software can be found in the FAQ's menu in the handy blue bar at the 'top' of this page. This common acronym list helps identify our mystifying abbreviations. Before you ask that Newbie question!! See if Katiemac has the answer here. Check out: Sara's 10 Basic Writing Tips. If you're looking for critiques please read the 50 Post rule. Questions about posting writing to the Share Your Work (SYW) area and explained here. This link covers the most common problems found in the Share Your Work *Worth reading no matter how long you have been here!* AW is a community built on the foundations of respecting your fellow writer and helping each other, it's the basic building blocks of how and why AW works. Welcome to our community! =) -kelly-
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