As an author, I have varied interests. My first book, Bailey's Pond, a horror novel set in rural Arkansas was based on a time when my family actually lived in Arkansas.
My next novel, a vampire novel with a twist, called Blood Ties ~ The Beginning, comes from a long standing fascination with vampires and the vampire lifestyle. Also, silly as it sounds, a lifelong fear of vampires. :) I guess it isn't really a fear OF vampires, just the possibility that they actually COULD exist. The idea excites and frightens me.
The next novel I co-wrote with my then eleven year old niece, Amanda. She came up with the ideas and I wrote the book, with her help. The book is called Flight Of The Raven. It is a young adult novel about a young girl named Raven Dane and her friends, as well as her enemies. Raven learns at the age of twelve she must begin to learn everything she can about withcraft and voodoo to be able to lead her family into their future. The next book in the Raven series is close to being done as well. It is about Raven and her friends once they reach Middle School. It is to be called "Raven In The Middle".
Next in line was the romance genre; Del Lind Destiny was the first in a series I plan to call "Desire In The Heartland". Next in the series is "A Fair To Remember", which is almost complete. The series will have many books set in the heartland of America, Kansas, which is also my home state.
Next came a number of poetry collections which include poems by myself and a number of my family members, including my daughter Sara, my niece Amanda, my sisters Reney and Kristi and our mom Lucille Bell (God Rest Her Soul).
I also have a book of drink recipes and a cookbook available.
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I raise toy poodles as well. Butterbean is two years old and weighs a little over one pound. Sinja is six years old and weighs almost four pounds. they are my babies now that my kids have grown up and moved out.
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I'd like to meet:
I have wanted to meet Stephen King for years now. He has been a major influence on my writing. I have read everything I can find of his and watched every movie/series or anything else based on his novels.
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Mickey --
[noun]:
A hermit living in the big city
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Music:
Rick Springfield! oldies, country
You'll become a millionaire on: Sunday March 5th, 2009
What's the first thing that you'll buy? A backstage pass to your favorite band performing in concert
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Movies:
Interview with a Vampire, Dracula and definitely my all time favorite The Stand.
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Television:
I like CSI, (all of them), Cold Case, Old movies, Stephen King Mini series', Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, Buffy the vampire slayer, Angel, Anything by Stephen King, NYPD Blue, NCIS, Dr. Who, Xena, Without A Trace
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Mickey will be haunted by...
Lizzie Borden
Why?
They've come to take you to purgatory
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* . . About You . . *
Eye Color:: Blue
Hair Color:: Blonde
Height:: 5'5"
Favorite Color:: Red
Screen Name:: mick
Favorite Band:: Rick Springfield
Favorite Movie:: The Stand
Favorite Show:: CSI
Your Car:: Chevy Van
Your Hometown:: Richmond, Kansas
Your Present Town:: Herington
Your Crushes First Name::
Your Grade::
Your Style:: Laid back
* . . Have You Ever . . *
Sat on your rooftop?: yep
Kissed someone in the rain?: yep
Danced in a public place?: yep
Smiled for no reason?: yep
Laughed so hard you cried?: oh yeah
Peed your pants after age 8?: when I was pregnant, does that count?
Written a song?: yes
Sang to someone for no reason?: yes
Performed on a stage?: yes
Talked to someone you don't know?: yes
Gone out of your way to befriend someone?: a long time ago
Made out in a theatre?: yeah *blush*
Gone roller skating since 8th grade?: yes
Been in love?: yes
* . . Who was the last person to . . *
Say HI to you?: my sister Julie
Tell you, I love you?: mys sister Julie
Kiss you?: wow I don't remember
Hug you?: my daughter Sara
Tell you BYE?: my son Spencer
Write you a note?: my friend Shirley
Take your photo?: a photographer at Sara's wedding
Call your cell phone?: my sister Reney
Buy you something?: my son Spencer
Go with you to the movies?: my kids when they were younger
Sing to you?: Sara
Write a poem about you?: a guy named Brian in 1984
Text message you?: my sister Kris
Touch you?: touch me how?? lol
* . . What's the last . . *
Time you laughed?: about an hour ago
Time you cried?: yesterday
Movie you watched?: The Stand
Joke you told?: No idea
Song you've sang?: Auld Ang Syne to myself
Time you've looked at the clock?: Just now
Drink you've had?: Iced Tea
Number you've dialed?: My daughter Sara
Book you've read?: The one I am writing now, two days ago I re-read it
Food you've eaten?: Chips and salsa
Flavor of gum chewed?:
Shoes you've worn?: Slippers
Store you've been in?:
Thing you've said?: Happy New Year
* . . Can You . . *
Write with both hands?: no
Whistle?: yep
Blow a bubble?: yep
Roll your tounge in a circle?: hell no
Cross your eyes?: yep
Touch your tounge to your nose?: nope
Dance?: yeah sort of
Gleek?: Man I must be old, I don't even know what that means lol
Stay up a whole night without sleep?: yeah, occasionally
Speak a different language?: sort of
Impersonate someone?: I think I could
Prank call people?: I guess I could
Make a card pyramid?: yeah
Cook anything?: usually
* . . Finish The Line . . *
If i were a ...: famous writer I would be thrilled
I wish ...: I could find an agent and a publisher
So many people don't know that ...: I am agoraphobic
I am ...: afraid to leave my home very often, I get panic attakcs when I do
My heart is ...: full of love and pain
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Books:
Anything by Anne Rice, Stephen King, John Saul and of course writing my own comes in first.
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Heroes:
My heroes are anyone who has had the fortitude to actually get their books published. From experience, I know it is difficult. Am looking for an offline publisher and an agent.
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Mickey
Birthday: March 6, 1961
Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas
Current Location: Kansas
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5' 6"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Heinz 57
The Shoes You Wore Today: House shoes
Your Weakness: my kids
Your Fears: vampires lol
Your Perfect Pizza: can't eat pizza
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: finish writing another book or two, or three
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: ROFLMAO
Thoughts First Waking Up: need a cgarette
Your Best Physical Feature: I don't know
Your Bedtime: whenever
Your Most Missed Memory: My parents
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: Burger King
Single or Group Dates: Group
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Neither YUCK!!
Do you Smoke: YES
Do you Swear: Oh yeah
Do you Sing: yeah, hopefully when nobody is near me lol
Do you Shower Daily: I take a bath not a shower, yes I try to take one daily
Have you Been in Love:
Do you want to go to College: I would like to finish college
Do you want to get Married: Been there, done that
Do you belive in yourself: Hell yeah
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: Yeah, so-so
Are you a Health Freak: no
Do you get along with your Parents: when they were alive I got along ok with them
Do you like Thunderstorms: YES!
Do you play an Instrument: not anymore
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: no
In the past month have you Smoked: yeah
In the past month have you been on Drugs:
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yeah
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: hell no
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no, it's too friggin cold
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: I don't think so
Ever been Drunk: yeah
Ever been called a Tease: yeah
Ever been Beaten up: yeah
Ever Shoplifted: yeah, sorry to say
How do you want to Die: of old age!!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I am grown up and I am what I wanted to be. An Author and mother
What country would you most like to Visit: Australia
In a Guy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue
Favourite Hair Color: Blonde
Short or Long Hair: Long
Height: at least 5' 10"
Weight: 160
Best Clothing Style: ?????????
Number of Drugs I have taken: ???????
Number of CDs I own: LOTS!!!
Number of Piercings: 4
Number of Tattoos: one, a unicorn on my right shoulder
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