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Are you one of "those" parents? If so, pour a cup of coffee, grab a tissue, and stay for a while. You're in the company of a good friend. A Mother's Tale Of Life With Her ADHD And Asperger's Son They’re the parents who other people secretly believe must be doing a crappy job, the ones whose children don lacrosse gloves to weed the flowerbed, won’t turn in their homework, and throw age-inappropriate tantrums in public. They’re the parents one frayed nerve short of a breakdown as they scrub off the giant perceived “L” for Loser from their foreheads, turning for help to every source they can think of, because their kids just don’t respond like other kids, because their kids aren’t like other kids. The very brains of their children are wired differently, and the disciplines, motivators, and strategies that are supposed to work on them, according to conventional wisdom, don’t. These are the parents of children on the ADHD Spectrum, and most of them have used up their Phone a Friend Lifeline and just want a little understanding and the hope of shared knowledge from someone else who has survived a life like theirs. They are parents like Pamela Fagan Hutchins, whose son, dubbed “Clark Kent the WonderKid,” has ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome. Pamela takes readers on a heart-wrenching and hilarious road trip from toddler to adulthood with Clark Kent and his family, sharing their collective wisdom and empathy along the way. >>> "Clark Kent and his Momma are my kind of heroes." "Survivor's guide for parents like me." "Great read." "I now know I am not alone." "Sweet, funny, and endearing." >>> See why Hutchins is called an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer" and "the Erma Bombeck of her generation." Pamela Fagan Hutchins writes overly long e-mails, award-winning and best-selling romantic mysteries, and hilarious nonfiction from deep in the heart of Nowheresville, Texas and way up in the frozen north of Snowheresville, Wyoming. She is passionate about great writing and smart authorpreneurship as well as long hikes with her hunky husband and pack of rescue dogs, experimenting with her Keurig, and traveling in the Bookmobile. If you'd like Pamela to speak to your book club, women's club, or writers group, by Skype or in person, shoot her an e-mail. She's very likely to say yes. You can connect with Pamela via her website (http://pamelafaganhutchins.com) or e-mail (pamela@pamelafaganhutchins.com). >>> Also available in paperback and audiobook. Scroll up and grab a copy today.
Puppalicious And Beyond: Life Outside The Center Of The Universe Do you rank Where The Red Fern Grows along with Wuthering Heights amongst your favorite books of all time? All Creatures Great and Small with Pet Sematary? If so, chances are you get it: theres something magical about giving literary immortality and voice to the nonhumans that capture our collective imagination. If these are the stories that glue you to the page, then Puppalicious and Beyond: Life Outside The Center Of The Universe is the book for you. Set in the Caribbean and Texas, it tells the sometimes true and sometimes fictional tales of the magnificent and interrelated creatures natural and supernatural -- that passed through the author's life, bringing her delight, fright, and every emotion in between.
LOL Funny Relationship Book Full of Great Advice Do-Over Tips for First-Time Failures Let's face it. People keep getting into relationships. Yet over 40% of first marriages end in divorce and up to 67% of second do, too, with statistics becoming predictably more dismal as the number of trips to the altar rack up. It seems like, for many of us, the longing to be half of a couple so in love they make other people want to puke is too strong to ignore. The problem is, we've all grown up to expect that fairytale endings happen by accident, that if we wish upon a star, or let down our golden hair, then, blammo, we'll get our happily ever after. In other words, we're lazy and feel entitled to have the one thing we want most in the world”"the one thing we should work hardest to create and nurture”"without doing squat to make our dreams reality. We fall in love, we marry, we pout, we nag, we sulk, and we sabotage. How to Screw Up Your Marriage interrupts the pity party with a no-nonsense formula for couplehood success, written by a human relations expert who is herself in a wonderfully nauseating marriage with a passel of his and hers kids. *** See why Hutchins is called an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer" and "the Erma Bombeck of her generation." Pamela Fagan Hutchins is an employment attorney and workplace investigator by day who writes award-winning and best-selling romantic mystery/suspense(Saving Grace, Leaving Annalise) and hilarious nonfiction (How to Screw Up Your Kids, What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes?, and others) by night. She is passionate about great writing, her good looking husband-five offspring-four dogs-one duck-four goats-one heifer family, and smart authorpreneurship. She also leaps medium-tall buildings in a single bound, if she gets a good running start. *** The reviews are in, and they're good. Very, very good. "Bluntly honest and transparent." Nan Loyd, Author of The Little Black Dress Diaries "The advice is gentle but to the point. Great read." Walter Lawrence, Author of Dusty and the Cowboy "It was funny, I mean laugh-out-loud-so-that-people-near-you-wonder-what-they-are-missing funny. Succinct and clear. Truly doable for any normal couple." JKF *** Are you stepparenting, too? Be sure to read How to Screw Up Your Kids: Blended Families, Blendered Style (the USA Best Book Award Winner in Parenting Divorce). Both books are also available in paperback and audio. Scroll up and grab your copy today.
How To Screw Up Your Kids: Blended Families, Blendered Style Winner, 2012 Houston Writers Guild Narrative Nonfiction Manuscript Contest. Married couples with children divorce 40% of the time. In less than three years after that divorce, chances are both mom and dad are remarried, and probably each to someone who has kids of their own. The single most explosive and divisive issue in those marriages? Stepparenting. Wouldn't it be nice if we all lived in a bubble gum and sugar plum world where, without a ripple on Lake Placid, kids embraced stepparents and appreciated their contributions? Where stepsiblings didn't compete for attention and argue over favorites and fairness? Well, we don't. So what we need when stepparenting is a good plan. A plan for blending, or blendering if you will, the disparate stepchildren and their parents into a chunky smoothie of stepfamily goodness. How To Screw Up Your Kids helps the parents everyone predicts will fail prove all the naysayers wrong. Through th
Hot Flashes And Half Ironmans: Middle-aged Endurance Athletics Meets The Hormonally Challenged Women get older, dammit, and sometimes it sucks, especially for women who pride themselves on athleticism and an adventurous spirit. Hot flashes. Weight gain. Sleepless nights. Yes, it can be hard, but middle age doesnt have to be a flashing red stop light. Its perfectly acceptable for women of a certain age, a certain level of hormonal imbalance, and a certain amount of cellulite to don spandex and even enter the rarefied sport of endurance triathlon. In fact, theres a huge advantage to aging: much of the potential competition drops out in favor of the couch and a remote control. And the endurance high? The elation of dietary purity and discovering you can have arms like Madonna? The Zen of goal attainment? Better than a good Shiraz buzz. Once you get past the ugly mood swings, chafing on your girly parts, and a kill your own mother craving for sleep and a hot C
Love Gone Viral: Couples Who Make You Wanna Puke, And How To Be Part Of One How to be part of a couple who makes people want to puke, even if you've failed before Let's face it. People keep getting married. Yet over 40% of first marriages end in divorce and up to 67% of second do, too, with statistics becoming predictably more dismal as the number of trips to the altar rack up. It seems like, for many of us, the longing to be half of a couple so in love they make other people want to puke is too strong to ignore. The problem is we've all grown up to expect that fairy tale endings happen by accident, that if we wish upon a star, or let down our golden hair, then, blammo, we'll get our happily ever after. In other words, we're lazy and feel entitled to have the one thing we want most in the world - the one thing we should work hardest to create and nurture - without doing squat to make our dreams reality. We fall in love, we marry, we pout, we nag, we sulk, and we sabotage. Love Gone Viral interrupts the pity party with a no-nonsense formula for couplehood success, written by a human relations expert who is herself in a wonderfully nauseating marriage with a passel of his and hers kids.
USA Best Book Awardwinner in Business: Writing/Publishing Relatable and hilarious, you will wear the pages of this book out. Now with an index created using PDF Index Generator for easier usage! Who knew indie publishing could be this much fun? Whether you have published before or are contemplating your first book, Pamela Fagan Hutchins makes an overwhelming field manageable by presenting tried and true how-tos and a myriad of resources, including the marketing plan that got her debut novel national distribution - all with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek. *** Other writers call Loser a winner. “Sharp, practical, and a pleasure to read, this is an indispensable tool for indie writers. Hutchins maps the shortest distance between you and your readers. You need this book!” - Mark Moore, writer and editor “Sassy, brassy, can-do voice. It’s very inspiring.” - Martin Turnbull, author of The Garden of Allah novels “Fabulous! Dozens and dozens of great suggestions and resources. Indie writers are going to LOVE this book, not only for its insights, but for Pamela’s witty personality.” - Jennifer Meils, writer, editor, and journalism teacher “Loser is so packed full of useful, important information, it will become the Bible of indie publishing. Pamela's wit and humor shines throughout. Definitely a must-have for any author.” - Rhonda Erb, writer and editor *** See why Hutchins is called an "up-and-coming powerhouse writer" and "the Erma Bombeck of her generation." Pamela Fagan Hutchins is an employment attorney and workplace investigator by day who writes award-winning and best-selling romantic mystery/suspense (Saving Grace, Leaving Annalise) and hilarious nonfiction (How to Screw Up Your Kids, What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes?) by night. In her spare time, she presides over the Houston Writers Guild, the premier writing organization in the nation's fourth largest city. She is passionate about great writing, smart authorpreneurship, and her two household hunks, husband, Eric, and one-eyed Boston terrier, Petey. She also leaps medium-tall buildings in a single bound, if she gets a good running start. Scroll up and grab a copy today.