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Renee Wildes
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I am a published romance author who specializes in fantasy romance, which I like to refer to as “Cinderella For Grownups”. I live in central Wisconsin, am the married mother of two, and own a calico cat and 2 half-Arabian mares. I have very ecclectic music tastes - from Native American, Celtic, Nordic, to Medaieval Baebes and Kate Price (LOVE the hammer dulcimer!) to gothic symphonic metal. I love to scrapbook. I love ancient history, the dark ages and colonial America - must be the rebel in me! I have a website - www.reneewildes.com and a Yahoo group - reneewildesromancefantastique.
I’m a study in contrasts. I’m a Navy brat and a cop’s kid. I’m the lone vet tech in a family of nurses. Growing up all my friends were boys and Arabian horses, but I’d stand a date up to go horseback riding in the mountains. My ideal weekend is caving, the muddier the better, or rappelling, but it takes me twenty minutes to lean back over that cliff – every single time. Steve Irwin was my hero, but I’m deathly afraid of snakes and spiders. When I’m not writing, I’m running between my day job as an insurance customer service phone rep, figure skating lessons, flag football and karate lessons. I drive a minivan. I am not a soccer mom. I HATE to shop, unless it’s horse stuff. I own 2 pairs of shoes, 3 skirts and 1 dress. I live in jeans in the summer and sweats in the winter. I have pierced ears but never wear earrings. I love the Dark Ages, Medieval Renaissance fairs, and scrapbooking. My favorite flowers are lilies. When I get time to read, I love fantasy, action, and dark paranormal. My favorite book is The Ladies of Mandrigyn by Barbara Hambly. I want to be Mercedes Lackey when I grow up. I love reading Suzanne Brockmann, Lori Foster, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan and Angela Knight. In non-fiction I love history from Ancient Egypt & Greece through the Dark Ages, also New Age/Magical Arts. I’m a writing book junkie. I could start my own reference librarian/research business. I will have to die in my current house because all my friends refuse to haul my book collection another foot. Not even one little box. I’ve always loved writing. In school I was the only kid to have a MAXIMUM word count. My Grandma Jeanne is my inspiration; she was the first writer in our family. My children write, also. Watch for “The Adventures of Robin Hood and Flame Girl” and “Lambie and Sparkle Go To The Woods”. They’re going to be the next big thing! My kids dream of getting a dog. I dream of not needing a day job. My husband dreams of a wife that puts housework before writing. And the race is on . . . |
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I grew up reading Mercedes Lackey and Barbara Hambly. I've been told by RWA contest judges I have a voice similar to Mercedes Lackey, and I consider "Ladies of Mandrigyn" by Barbara Hambly to be my biggest influence as a writer. I've always enjoyed books where stuff HAPPENS, so that's what I write. Action/Adventure where the characters fall in love along the way! |
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Visit Renee Wildes's website: www.reneewildes.net |
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http://reneewildes1.wordpress.com/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reneewildesromancefantastique/ http://morganmandelbooks.ning.com/profile/ReneeWildes http://reneewildes.com/ |
