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Amy J. Francisconi

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in Hockessin, The United States
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Graeme Base, Jan Brett

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April 2011

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I hate third-person biographies when it's fairly obvious they're written by the author. So here's mine in the first person like I wrote it:
I adore alliteration, animals, and art.

I wrote and illustrated a children's book for fun and self-published it to save on printer ink. :)




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Amy J. Francisconi Write no matter what. Write for yourself, only one, or a handful of people. Write because you'll burst if you don't.…moreWrite no matter what. Write for yourself, only one, or a handful of people. Write because you'll burst if you don't.(less)
Amy J. Francisconi As I noted in my blog post, I was simply drawing on an envelope I was sending my daughter and posted the finished watercolor to my Facebook account. M…moreAs I noted in my blog post, I was simply drawing on an envelope I was sending my daughter and posted the finished watercolor to my Facebook account. My bookish friends, there, encouraged me to add to that painting and make an alphabet book. It took off from there! (less)
Average rating: 4.5 · 32 ratings · 11 reviews · 1 distinct work
An Audacious Alphabet

4.50 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2014
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An Accidental Author

I've always liked to draw and I've always liked to read. Given my druthers, that's how I'd spend most days (with breaks for food and naps, of course).

Years ago, I joined an online community of fellow book lovers who delighted in the idea of registering books so they could be tracked before being released 'into the wild'. That community had a forum through which I befriended like-minded people all Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 10, 2014 08:06 Tags: accidental, alliteration, alphabet, audacious, author
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