{"id":3080,"date":"2018-07-21T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T14:39:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T18:39:33","slug":"the-get-to-know-me-tag-writers-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/the-get-to-know-me-tag-writers-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Get to Know Me Tag {Writer’s Edition}"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nI’m going through some of these tags and giving my brain a rest from writing posts for the moment, but maybe you’ll find some kind of advice in this post. I don’t know. XD But anyway thank you, Christine @ Musings of an Elf<\/a>, for tagging me!<\/span>
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  • Link back to the person who created the tag<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Thank the person who tagged you<\/span><\/li>\n
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  • Tag eleven bloggers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \nVital Stats And Appearance<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Name: <\/b>Victoria Grace Howell (My legal last name is Tucker, but I prefer Howell and it’s my pen name.)<\/span>
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    \nNicknames: <\/b>Tori. My cousins have always called me that growing up and also my close friends. I really like it because it also means “bird” in Japanese. I often sign my name Tori with a simple bird for the dot on the I. My mom calls me Grace or Gracie. She’s the only one who does that. When she doesn’t it’s weird. XD<\/span>
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    \nI’ve also been called V and Vic, though I don’t prefer them. I HATE VICKIE! I’m not a Vickie okay? It just does not go with my personality. I literally flinch when people list that as a suggestion when they ask if I have a nickname. XD People that I’m not buddy-buddy with always call me Victoria. I just prefer that. I’m kinda protective about people calling me Tori because I feel like Victoria and Tori are two different personas of mine: professional and casual. This got long and complicated. XD<\/span>
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    \nBirthday:<\/b> April 6th. I love my b-day. ^ ^<\/span>
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    \nHair color and length:<\/b> I’m blonde but I dyed my hair well blonder because I like it that way and it’s long. I’ve had my hair referred to as my lion’s man.<\/span>
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    \nEye color: <\/b>Blue.<\/span>
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    \nBraces\/piercings\/tattoos:<\/b> I’ve got lots of ear piercings I have double piercings and one cartilage. I love my piercings. I like to mix and match my earrings.<\/span>
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    \nRighty or Lefty:<\/b> Lefty for the win!<\/span>
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    \nEthnicity: <\/b>Caucasian. I’m a mix of German, French, Welsh, Swedish, Dutch, and Polish. All the pale people. XD<\/span>
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    \nFirst novel written: <\/b>I wrote a partially illustrated book called John and His Adventures <\/i>a very stereotypical fairy tale about a boy raised by shepherds who has a destiny to defeat a horned man.<\/span>
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    \nFirst novel completed:<\/b> <\/span>My first one was called <\/span>Aladyne <\/i>which was a total knock-off of <\/span>King’s Quest III <\/i>and was about 25K and I wrote it when I was eleven. The only differences where there were <\/span>pegusi and gnomes. XD<\/span>
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    \nAward for writing: <\/b>My first award ever was third place for a back cover copy, but that wasn’t that great. My bigger ones were the Believer’s Choice Award for Red Hood<\/i> which I got $200 bucks for and Young Writer of the Year at the Florida Christian Writers Conference.<\/span>
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    \nFirst publication: <\/b>A flash fiction called “The Seven Swans of Salem” in Splickety Havok’s Fairy Tales: Unfettered issue. \ud83d\ude42<\/span>
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    \nConference:<\/b> I’ve been to … nine conferences at this point. I attended the Florida Christian Writers Conferences for six years in a row and then I’ve attended Realm Makers for three years in St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Reno respectively. I’ll be attending the Iceland Writers Retreat next year if all goes well. ^ ^ A great tenth.<\/span>
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    \nQuery\/Pitch:<\/b> I haven’t queried but I’ve pitched in person at conferences lots of times. All rejections eventually but I’ve done it with three novels.<\/span>
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    \nNovel (that you wrote):<\/b> My Subsapien <\/i>series. I just have a really big bond with the characters. I probably need to rewrite it for the umpteenth time but it’s just one of those stories that have been with me through thick and thin.<\/span>
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    \nGenre: <\/b>Either fantasy or sci-fi. It’s really hard to choose. <\/span>
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    \nAuthor:<\/b> Besides the big two (C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien), I really like Jill Williamson, Ryan Graudin, Leigh Bardugo, Victoria Aveyard, Patrick Ness, Ransom Riggs, and Sarah J. Maas.<\/span>
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    \nWriting Music:<\/b> Instrumental soundtracks. Some favorites are Skyrim<\/i>, Ori and the Blind Forest<\/i>, and Guilty Crown<\/i>.<\/span>
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    \nTime To Write:<\/b> Nighttime definitely.<\/span>
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    \nWriting Snack\/Drink:<\/b> Tea, water, a novelty soda, or basil lemonade for drinks. For snacks, I like finger foods that don’t get my hands messy like fruit and cheese.<\/span>
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    \nMovie: <\/b>My top three favorite movie series of all time are The Lord of the Rings<\/i>, The Hunger Games<\/i>, and then A Quiet Place.<\/i><\/span>
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    \nWriting Memory: <\/b>My first writers conference because I discovered I’m not alone as a writer.<\/span>
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    \nChildhood Book: <\/b>Peter Rabbit<\/i> by Beatrix Potter.<\/span>
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    \nReading:<\/b> At the time of writing this post, I’m reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows <\/i>by J.K. Rowling and Never to Live <\/i>by Just B. Jordan.<\/span>
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    \nWriting:<\/b> I’m finishing up writing a book proposal then I’m going to work on the sequel to Red Hood <\/i>called Silver Hood. <\/i><\/span>
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    \nListening to: <\/b>At the time of writing this post, I’m listening to “NC17” from Terror on Resonance<\/i>.<\/span>
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