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Victoria Zigler

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in Swansea, The United Kingdom

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Children's, Poetry, Fantasy

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My name is Victoria, but most of my friends and family call me Tori. Feel free to do the same.

Born in the shadow of the black mountains in Wales, I now live by the sea in the south-east of England, with my husband, Kelly, a chinchilla named Mollie, a West Highland White Terrier named Lilie, a Cavapoo named Logan, and a Hermann's Tortoise named Artemis.

Having battled with glaucoma since birth, I now find myself completely blind. But I haven’t let that stop me from chasing the dream I've had since I was a young child: the dream of becoming a published author. Though it's been said many times by many authors, I've loved to read and write since I learned how, and always wanted to get my work published. Finally, in 2012, I made that dream come t My name is Victoria, but most of my friends and family call me Tori. Feel free to do the same.

Born in the shadow of the black mountains in Wales, I now live by the sea in the south-east of England, with my husband, Kelly, a chinchilla named Mollie, a West Highland White Terrier named Lilie, a Cavapoo named Logan, and a Hermann's Tortoise named Artemis.

Having battled with glaucoma since birth, I now find myself completely blind. But I haven’t let that stop me from chasing the dream I've had since I was a young child: the dream of becoming a published author. Though it's been said many times by many authors, I've loved to read and write since I learned how, and always wanted to get my work published. Finally, in 2012, I made that dream come true by self-publishing the first of my books as an eBook via Smashwords. Several more titles have been published since, with paperbacks and audio books also being made available. So now I’m a published author of several poetry collections, as well as a long list of children’s stories.

I’m just as happy exercising the logical side of my brain as the creative side of it, so would describe myself as a combination of Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter books: Hermione’s thirst for knowledge and love of books, combined with Luna’s wandering mind and alternative way of looking at the world. A couple of people have agreed with that description of me, so I feel I'm justified in using it, and hope J K Rowling doesn't mind.

When I’m not lost in my own world, you’re most likely to find me either reading, writing, or attempting to keep my eMails from piling up. If I’m not doing any of those things, chances are I’m spending time with my hubby and PetKids. Either that, or taking some time to explore some of the many other interests that randomly capture my attention from time to time.

I love everything to do with animals and nature. Though I'd rather not get too close to spiders and other creepy crawly things. That love of animals was a huge factor in my choice to become first a vegetarian, and then a vegan, though there were other things that influenced my decision too. ...more

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	Witchlet (The Magical Chapters Trilogy, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank The Friendly Ogre 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pineapple Loving Dragon (The Magical Chapters Trilogy, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jinx and the Faerie Dragons 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toby's New World (Toby's Tales, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kero Goes Walkies (Kero's World, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Magical Storm (The Magical Chapters Trilogy, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Pumpkin-Head And Other Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Degu Round-Up (The Degu Days Duo, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toby's Special School (Toby's Tales, #5) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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#WriterWednesday: #WritersLife + Writerly #Quotes - #AmWriting 12-08-20

When I first learned I'd be without internet for a large chunk of time in July, I had visions of getting plenty of uninterrupted writing time. Well, it didn't quite work out like that. I did get some writing in though - even if not as much as I'd planned - and finished the first draft of one of the shorter stories I'd started last year, plus wrote a couple of new poems, so I'm pleased with that. Read more of this blog post »

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The Magical Chapters Trilogy (3 books)
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Toby's Tales (5 books)
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Kero's World (7 books)
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Zeena Dragon Fae (4 books)
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The Degu Days Duo (2 books)
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“Do you believe in magic?
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I believe in magic
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Victoria’s Quotes

“Guys always think tears are a sign of weakness. They’re a sign of FRUSTRATION. She’s only crying so she won’t cut your throat in your sleep. So make nice and be grateful.”
― Donna Barr

tags: behavior, crying, frustration, men-women, tears, weakness

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“I am very frustrated by fear of imagination, I don’t think that’s healthy.”
― J.K. Rowling

tags: fear, frustration, imagination

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“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning do to do afterward.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

tags: frustration, humor, laughter

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“Gin a body meet a body
Coming thro' the rye,
Gin a body kiss a body—
Need a body cry?”
― Robert Burns

tags: children, frustration, kids

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“Ayla, what am I doing wrong?" he asked, standing in front of her, dripping. "It's not you. I'm the one who's doingit wrong." "You're not doing anything wrong." "Yes I am. I've been trying all day to encourage you, but you don't understand Clan gestures.”
― Jean M. Auel, The Valley of Horses

tags: ayla, frustration, jondalar

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