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Brandie Lagarde replied to the discussion 'Why not write romance from a man's point of view' in the group Mother Writer!
"Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer's unfinished book is from Edwards POV and much better than Jacob's rant!"
Apr 12, 2011
Brandie Lagarde replied to the discussion 'Feedback Forum'
"Wasn't sure where to pose this question. Does anyone have any experience with writing novilizations? I have been asked to write a novilization of a film that Universal is very interested in making and the scriptwriters want to turn my book into…"
Apr 12, 2011
Brandie Lagarde replied to the discussion 'Why not write romance from a man's point of view' in the group Mother Writer!
"My book is switching POV from the male and female main characters and people have told me that they love knowing what Nathaniel is thinking and asked me to write a sequel giving the other MC, Logan's POV. I'm a series hater, but maybe a…"
Mar 22, 2011
Brandie Lagarde replied to the discussion 'Choose your thriller Ladies!' in the group Thriller Writers
"I have to say that I love getting books at my library where they put stickers on each book, labeling its genre. I tend to see more mystery and suspense and levitate toward those, but love fantasy and paranormal too. I love some evil person or thing…"
Mar 22, 2011
Brandie Lagarde replied to the discussion 'Is anyone scared of you?' in the group Thriller Writers
"Glad to know that I'm not alone in this! What makes it so bad for me is that I am a Christian writer and was shocked when people kept telling me that my book was so suspensful. My husband told me he was concerned for how my mind works and why…"
Mar 22, 2011
Brandie Lagarde posted a blog post

I Am Humbled By My Readers

     When my book, Nathaniel Ages, was released I felt like I had suddenly stepped outside in front of a rather large crowd completely naked. It was scary. A few weeks went by and I began getting friend requests and messages on my Facebook and through my website and all fears disappeared. I was fully clothed again, but this time in humility. I was recieveing many compliments from my friends and family of course, but it was the people I didn’t know that held me in awe. They have shared their…See More
Mar 14, 2011
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Zetta Brown left a comment for Brandie Lagarde
"Hi Brandie! Welcome to the Southern Writers group. Please introduce yourself on the "Roll Call" discussion thread and just jump on in :)"
Feb 12, 2011
Sarah Pinneo left a comment for Brandie Lagarde
"Hi Brandie!  Welcome to Query Critique. Best, Sarah Pinneo Moderator, and author of Julia's Child, forthcoming from Plume/Penguin."
Feb 12, 2011
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Thriller Writers

Spy, intrigue, suspense. To discuss craft, marketing and the genre in general.
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Brandie Lagarde commented on the group 'Small Publishers and Independent Authors'
"Thanks Katherine! And we are supposed to be comfortable with shameless self promotion! I'm someone who won't have a tupperware party because I don't want to make anyone feel as if they 'need' to buy something! LOL So…"
Feb 3, 2011
Brandie Lagarde commented on the group 'Small Publishers and Independent Authors'
"Thanks Zetta and Judith. I self published for my first book that was just released and am still learning the business part. Seems I need to figure out what direction to go. Think I will do some research on a small/indie publisher, never heard of…"
Feb 2, 2011
Brandie Lagarde commented on the group 'Small Publishers and Independent Authors'
"Thomas Nelson is the largest Christian publishers and they opened a self publishing division of their traditional publishing company, named West Bow Press and they watch the sales of the self publishers and the traditional side of the company,…"
Feb 2, 2011

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Brandie Lagarde's Blog

I Am Humbled By My Readers

Posted on March 14, 2011 at 7:43am 0 Comments

     When my book, Nathaniel Ages, was released I felt like I had suddenly stepped outside in front of a rather large crowd completely naked. It was scary. A few weeks went by and I began getting friend requests and messages on my Facebook and through my website and all fears disappeared. I was fully clothed again, but this time in humility. I was recieveing many compliments from my friends and family of course, but it was the people I didn’t…
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I'm Not Creative! So How Did I Write This Book?

Posted on January 6, 2011 at 1:46pm 2 Comments

     I am a homeschooling mom of six and chief toilet scrubber and do not have a creative bone in my body! Somehow I was inspired by my Bi-Polar twenty-two year old daughter to write my first novel, Nathaniel Ages! I was trying to encourage her to finish writing and discovered how much I loved to write! Funny how life throws you curves, but it's how you deal with them that matters! I look forward to getting my copy of Phobe Potts, Good Eggs!… Continue

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At 8:42am on February 12, 2011, Zetta Brown said…
Hi Brandie! Welcome to the Southern Writers group. Please introduce yourself on the "Roll Call" discussion thread and just jump on in :)
At 8:08am on February 12, 2011, Sarah Pinneo said…

Hi Brandie!  Welcome to Query Critique.

Best,

Sarah Pinneo

Moderator, and author of Julia's Child, forthcoming from Plume/Penguin.

At 10:15am on January 17, 2011, Amanda Stephan said…
Hi Brandie! It's nice to meet you! Have a marvelous day :)
At 8:34pm on January 9, 2011, Kelli Swearingen said…
Welcome to Mother Writer,Brandie! If you haven't already, feel free to introduce yourself, browse our threads, or start one of your own. And again, welcome to Mother Writer.
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At 8:57am on January 8, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…

I just opened the door to the novelist group for you -welcome! You might introduce yourself by telling us what you’re working on inthe “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion if you're not toouncomfortable talking about what you're working on. I’ll look forward tochatting with you!

 

At 11:18pm on December 17, 2010, Meg Waite Clayton said…

Brandie,

Welcome to She Writes. If you’re looking for a place to jump in, we’d love to have you join us in the Novelists – Struggling or Not group.

Enjoy the site!

Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Publishing Industry News, and Novelist Group
Bestselling Author The Wednesday Sisters and the forthcoming The Four Ms. Bradwells
www.megwaiteclayton.com

 
 
 

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