Allow me to Introduce Myself...

Facts You Should Know About ME

1.  I’m a YA Urban Fantasy Writer seeking publication and teetering on the edge of insanity due to the overwhelming querying process that Writers, Literary Agents, Editors and some other folk like to refer to as the beloved Slush Pile. BLAH!

2.  I’m a book fiend and adore various kinds of genres. Science fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery, and Chick Lit happen to be my top five, but I read plenty other genres.

3. I’m in the process of revamping my query for the 5^th time and editing my novel for the 9^th time. I swear, it doesn’t matter how many times I edit that thing I always find another stupid mistake.

4.  I’ve been querying since September 2011 and have received 70 rejections, 3 partial requests, 2 full requests, and 2 Revise and Resubmits (R&R). But it's okay. One of my favorite writers, Jennifer Estep, was rejected over 400 times! Crazy, right? Thank God I have a very loyal partner in crime (Ames, you rock!) and a few other outlaws who provide honest feedback, tough love, and constructive criticism when need be. 

5. Clarissa Snepplin is my pen name. ;-)

Facts You Probably Don’t Care to Know About ME

1. I love lists. I can make a top ten or top five fave list concerning anything. Actors, fictional characters, hottest celebs, cleaning products, appetizers, authors, superheroes, childhood cartoon characters, tablets, best vampires, handbags, designers, books, movies, television shows and more; you name it!

2. I love to laugh. Tell me a good joke and I’m yours for life! Plus, laughing 15 minutes a day burns 10 to 40 calories! BOOM!

3. I talk incredibly fast and it angers my sister when she can't understand me, lol. (Hey Lex!)....But I "lowkey" speed it up while talking to her just because her reactions are funny. 

4. I am very sarcastic and it angers my other sister (Hey Drea!). As a child I developed a surefire method to slide with smarting off to my lovely mom and dad. I simply used sarcasm, jokes, and innocently smiled after every smart aleck response I expertly delivered. They would just laugh and reply with an “Oh you’re so silly” or “You are nuts.” --Yeah, they were right. ;-)

5. I'm a "Pastor's Kid!" I'm totally in love with Christ Jesus and no devil in hell will ever cause me to sacrifice God's ultimate sacrifice for me. Who I am today and who I'll be in five years, I owe it all to Him. 

6. Nightmares, nightmares, nightmares along with other things that go bump in the night...I have them quite often and I know why. However, I like to think of nightmares as my own little horror films that no one else will conquer except me. ;-)...hey, it works for me. *shrugs*

7. Vampires Rock, man! I'll never get over them. I like the real deal dangerous vamps...not ones that sparkle. I'm just sayin...

Tootles for now!