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Sydney Strand

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in Utah, The United States

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Romance, Chick Lit, Humor and Comedy

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Sydney Strand has been writing novels for the last nine years. This is her first independently published book. Previously, she wrote young adult novels, written under another name, which were published by a Big Name Publisher.

She currently lives in New England with her husband, children, and two moody cats. She enjoys all that Colonial America has to offer. Namely, craft shows and pie festivals. She hopes to one day enter an apple pie contest because, as she's been told, she has an apple pie recipe to die for. Literally. It has three sticks of butter in it.

You can Friend, Pin, Tweet, or Instagram her, as well as visit her website for her monthly reader contest, Oh Goody, Goody GOODIES! ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Sydney Strand I don't believe in writer's block. (If I don't believe in it, I can't have it, right?) I do believe in:

-Feeling swamped and believing you have too lit…moreI don't believe in writer's block. (If I don't believe in it, I can't have it, right?) I do believe in:

-Feeling swamped and believing you have too little time to write. This happens sometimes. As in one day every few weeks. It can't be longer than this or the writing muscles atrophy. If you need to find the time, write a checklist for the next day. Be realistic, and put down "Write for 15 minutes" or "Write 100 words."

-Feeling overwhelmed by the story and wanting to curl up in bed with a week supply of Ben & Jerry's. If this happens, I put my work into divided chapters, using a product like Scrivener, and only work on one chapter at a time, not even thinking about the other ones. I give myself time or word count limits to make going forward manageable and not so overwhelming.

-Feeling lost. Sometimes, the story can overrun you. The plot is all over the place, the character(s) is/are schizophrenic. This is when I go back to my outline and write down what I wrote. Such as:
-Maggie is on the side of a deserted road at midnight
-A car pulls up, and two strange men come out
-She's happy

Right there, I can see where I've started to go wrong. Why is she HAPPY to see a car with two strange men on a deserted road at midnight? So not good. Revise, REVISE!

-Feeling like your story isn't good enough, either because you're having a low day or you've just read a bad review. I make sure to remind myself that I'm having fun. This isn't a bomb with 10 seconds left on it before it detonates and destroys the world. This is a fun book you sat down to write. Remember the fun. REMEMBER THE FUN!

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What are you currently working on?

Sydney Strand I'm so glad you asked! I'm working on the 3rd book for my His Favorite series titled His Favorite Distraction. It's about an assistive robotics engine…moreI'm so glad you asked! I'm working on the 3rd book for my His Favorite series titled His Favorite Distraction. It's about an assistive robotics engineer (the heroine!) and the concussed football player next door. On a New Hampshire beach. It's a pretty fun book (if I do say so myself). ;o)(less)

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Average rating: 3.61 · 398 ratings · 108 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Once Upon a Pumpkin Spice Latte 3.38 avg rating — 241 ratings — 2 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
	His Favorite Regret 3.96 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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 Deceased Despised Pumpkin Spice Anything (An Obituillustration Murder Mystery Book 1) 4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 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
	His Favorite Inconvenience 3.63 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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
	Bad Mom Rents a Man: Mother's Day (Bad Mom-iverse #1) 3.71 avg rating — 24 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
	His Favorite Distraction 4.17 avg rating — 12 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
	Bad Mom Rents a Man: Glampfest! (Bad Mom-iverse #2) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Bad Mom Rents a Man: Snowed In (Bad Mom-iverse #2.5) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	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 Absolute Worst Fake Fiancé (Bad Mom-iverse #1-2.5) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019 — 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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The Story Behind the Story: Bad Mom Rents a Man--Glampfest! (Book #2)

Hi there _______ (Insert your name here to make it feel like we're sitting together having coffee and a pumpkin scone--you'll have to get your own because I don't share Things That Are Pumpkin):

So, I did it.

I published my fourth story in 10 months. It felt awesome.

When I was writing for a traditional publisher (now Penguin Random), it took three years for my first book to go from handed-in product Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 17, 2014 16:54 • Tags: romance-novel, series, single-mom, womens-fiction

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Winter Street (Winter, #1)

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The One & Only

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All Fall Down

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“David Copperfield has no magic in him. I'm talking about Santa flying around the world in one night kind of magic. Pumpkins transformed into coaches kind of magic.”
― Sydney Strand, Bad Mom Rents a Man: Mother's Day

tags: cinderella, humor, magical, santa

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“Maggie had learned a long time ago that each day with a child was filled with two kinds of battles: those that won the war, and those that did not.”
― Sydney Strand, Bad Mom Rents a Man: Mother's Day

tags: humor, motherhood, mothers-and-daughers, parenting

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