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March 22, 2011 | Draven Atreides,Sunday Scribblings,The Fiction Project

I’m participating in the The Fiction Project. This project is sponsored by The Art House Co-op and is an opportunity to tell stories in a different way by fusing text and visual art. After traveling across the country, the Fiction Project will enter into the Brooklyn Art Library‘s narrative collection, archiving my story to share with the public. My chosen theme is “It Must Be”. In light of this project, I’m allowing Draven Atreides, the MC from my YA series, to take the lead each week via word prompts from Sunday Scribblings.

This week’s topic: free

I mentioned in a previous post that I live by myself. I like that kind of freedom. My friends know a different story, of course. They think my parents are archeologists and are on some dig in Egypt and that a friend of the family checks in on me on the daily. If they knew the truth (which can never happen), they would both think it was totally siiiiick. LOL. And then my place would become par-tay central.

The more I think about it, though, I could be free of this gig. Any time I say, I could be free. Me or the agency could cancel the deal for whatever reason and I would be just a typical teenage girl. Going to school. Living a semi-normal life.

I remember the life I had before.

I look at the life I’m living now.

And I think…I’m free of “before”, so I can freely enjoy “now.”

So I do.

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February 23, 2011 | Draven Atreides,The Fiction Project

I’m participating in the The Fiction Project. This project is sponsored by The Art House Co-op and is an opportunity to tell stories in a different way by fusing text and visual art. After traveling across the country, the Fiction Project will enter into the Brooklyn Art Library‘s narrative collection, archiving my story to share with the public. My chosen theme is “It Must Be”. In light of this project, I’m allowing Draven Atreides, the MC from my YA series, to take the lead each week via word prompts from Sunday Scribblings.

This week’s topic: food

I love to eat, even though it’s not all good for me. I’m 16. So sue me. Today, I’m going to give you my Top Ten Favorite Food Stuffs

10. Restaurants: Olive Garden, Baja Fresh, Cheesecake Factory
9. Desserts: strawberry cheesecake, apple pie, pumpkin pie
8. Drinks: Sprite, Shirley Temples, strawberry ANYTHING
7. Snacks: string cheese, popcorn, yogurt’n'fruit
6. Chinese Food: wontons, chow mein, white rice
5. Mexican Food: carne asada, enchalada, tostada
4. American Food: cheese or veggie pizza, hotdogs, fries
3. Italian Food: pasta, garlic bread, bruschetta
2. Soul Food: chicken, cornbread, deviled eggs
1. Food Allergies: green beans, string beans, some milk

And there it is…

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February 7, 2011 | Draven Atreides,Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant Series,Sunday Scribblings,The Fiction Project

I’m participating in the The Fiction Project. This project is sponsored by The Art House Co-op and is an opportunity to tell stories in a different way by fusing text and visual art. After traveling across the country, the Fiction Project will enter into the Brooklyn Art Library‘s narrative collection, archiving my story to share with the public. My chosen theme is “It Must Be”. In light of this project, I’m allowing Draven Atreides, the MC from my YA series, to take the lead each week via word prompts from Sunday Scribblings.

This week’s topic: story

Well, now. This one’s going to be easy. So, my name name is Draven Atreides, I’m 16-yrs-old. And I’m a spy. Yeah, okay, not really. I’m more of a snitch. I mean, I don’t travel to exotic places, I don’t handle or carry weapons (does a pen, a notebook and a digital camera count?), and I don’t work for a government agency. Well, one out of three isn’t bad. Let me explain.

You see, I was abandoned by my biological parents as a baby and I’ve spent all my life in the foster care system. At 16, I ended up with the Foster Couple From Hell. I discovered their dirty little secret–the bastards–so I ratted them out to the local authorities. Lucky me, when I decided to play tattletale, an agency with three letters had been investigating The FCFH for years. So, being the good citizen that I am, I decided to help them out. The agency with the three letters, that is. I cashed in my Get Out of Hell Free card. Three months later, I got a new name, a new life…and a paying gig in the Youth Informant Division. Of course, the real story are the assignments. I am not a genetically enhanced super-soldier or a government-trained agent. But you’re going down. I’m going to expose you for who and what you are—and you will never even see me coming.

Watch your back.

I’ve got my eye on you.

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January 23, 2011 | Draven Atreides,Sunday Scribblings,The Fiction Project

I’m participating in the The Fiction Project. This project is sponsored by The Art House Co-op and is an opportunity to tell stories in a different way by fusing text and visual art. After traveling across the country, the Fiction Project will enter into the Brooklyn Art Library‘s narrative collection, archiving my story to share with the public. In light of this project, I’m allowing Draven Atreides, the MC from my YA series, to take the lead each week via word prompts from Sunday Scribblings.

This week’s topic: eternity

I can tell you a lot about eternity…

~ The time it takes to gather evidence against your foster parents and turn it over to the Feds. (not really. It only took a few months)

~ The time it takes to negotiate a deal with said Feds to let you ditch the system, ditch parental unit control, and live by yourself at the “tender age” of 16. (Tender age, my ass. Whoever came up with that phrase needs to live my life for a day).

~ The time it takes to adjust to a new life, a new school…and a new job (which you can’t tell your new friends about. Or else….you’re out of the Division. They don’t kill you, if that’s what you were thinking).

~ The time it takes to learn how to pick a lock in 3 seconds flat. O. M. Gosh. Now that was hard. Although, listening to the High School Musical soundtracks gave me quite the clarity moments. I’m particularly partial to “Bet on Me”.

~ The time it takes to get my story told. Any day now, Celise. Seriously. This is getting ridiculous. I’m sure people are going to get sick of seeing my name and not knowing a damn thing about me.

Note to Draven: I’m penciling you in. We need to have a come-to-Jesus talk, girlfren’.

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January 19, 2011 | A Royale Pain,Book One,Draven Atreides,Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant Series,Road Trip Wednesday

Road Trip Wednesday is a “Blog Carnival”, where YA Highway‘s contributors post a weekly writing or reading-related question and answer it in on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody’s unique take on the topic.

You’re more than welcome to participate! Just answer the question on your own blog, and leave a link to it in their comments.

Topic #54:Give a blurb for your favorite book or one of your own!?

Here’s the back-of-the-book blurb for Book 1 in the DA series: A Royale Pain

A day at the spa can be a “royale” pain.

Sixteen-year-old Draven Atreides has just started a new gig as an FBI informant. Her To Do list includes: adjust to new life, make new friends, and try not to tell said new friends about her secret job.

A French chemist is peddling his “specially formulated” products to high class spas and his latest target is celeb favorite, The Royale Treatment Day Spa. Unfortunately, his products cause some nasty side effects and the results are so not pretty. Just when Draven’s first assignment seems to be heading south, she receives unwanted assistance in the form of Rader Deschanel. What does he want with Draven? Will she be able to solve her first official case without blowing her cover?

I recently decided to turn this novel series into a comic book series and I’m not sure if comic books have blurbs. But this would’ve been the one to go on the back of the book.

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