About
AJ's Reader Bio + Reading Habits + Mission + Vision
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Reader Bio:
My pen name is AJ (Amanda Johnson). I am a 1985 baby...that has been in a long-term love affair with romance novels of all sorts except dark dark romance (like nah go straight to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200) and historical romances (back story in a blog post). Other than those two genres I will generally try anything once.
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Here are some of my reading habits:
The plot of 365 Days is about as dark romance as I want to read, I got no problem with spicy but when Beauty and the Beast never grow throughout the book or series then I will often pass.
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I tend to discover a book and then read others by the same author because I know that I will generally like them.
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When I read a book it is like I am watching the whole book play out like a movie in my head. This makes reading awesome. But then if the book is turned into a movie it kinda kills me when the movie is drastically different. Since I watched it in my head already.
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I find myself screaming and talking to the characters from books like they are in the room with me and we are besties.
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I get very emotional about certain books and characters. I can be reading and have to take a break because I start to get anxious and my heart starts racing.
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I know I love a book when I get upset at characters' decisions like they were close friends instead of fictional characters.
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I have read books that I loved so much that when I noticed that I was almost done I start tearing up because I know the book is almost done. We are talking about actual tears of sadness.
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Once I start to read a series and love it I have to complete it unless the next book is crap then I call it quits, but feel incomplete for a bit.
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These are some of my strange reading habits. Hope you find a book that makes you just as crazy about it.
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Mission
Book by book build a website and social media presence that allows me to share my love of romance novels and my favorite authors with other readers. I will do this using the following strategies:
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Building my digital library page
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Joining Street/Promotion Teams for some of my favorite authors.
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Joining Author Advance Reader Copy Team's and providing honest reviews for fellow readers.
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Blogging about my journey and life as I work towards my vision of working in the realm of romance novels.
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Vision
My dream would be to take my love of client services, customer service, and romance novels and build an author services-oriented business that will allow me to work with authors in different roles while allowing me the freedom to be and do what is best for that particular author without the red-tape of corporate SOPs, Regulations, and over emphasizing of the bottom-line. In every project, business, and job I endeavor to give my all each day to help those that I can and to go to bed at night knowing I gave it my all.
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