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Dannielle Wicks with a copy of her first published book hot off the presses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 10, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy author Dannielle Wicks’ dream of becoming an internationally published writer is definitely not fading away … in fact, it’s becoming a firm reality.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Danni received copies of her first published book, “Fading Away”, direct from her publisher in the United States.<\/p>\n

She says the novel, Book 1 in her “Hardest Mistakes” series, is a paranormal contemporary romance pitched at the young adult market.<\/p>\n

Danni has a contract with Limitless Publishing for a minimum of three books, and has already submitted her second novel, “November Sky”, which is the second in the series but can be read as a stand-alone work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Fading Away” is her first published work but she has been writing for years.<\/p>\n

During the week, Danni works as an IT specialist at PCA.\u00a0 Sundays are devoted to writing.<\/p>\n

Like many writers, she starts with notes on paper which are divided into sections.<\/p>\n

She then does her first draft on a laptop hooked up to the TV.<\/p>\n

She’s currently working on another contemporary romance which she describes as being in the genre of American novelist Nicholas Sparks.<\/p>\n

Her idol, though, is J.K. Rowling, but not because of the amount of money she has made through her books.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Danni is impressed by how “J.K.” has touched so many lives and affected so many people with her words and ideas.<\/p>\n

She is also stunned by the amount of support she has received from other authors online.<\/p>\n

“I have connected with one of my favourite authors ever,” she said.<\/p>\n

“The community of authors is so supportive and not competitive at all. Everyone wants everyone else to succeed. It’s so refreshing.”<\/p>\n

Danni says she is “nervous and scared” by how her career as an author is starting.<\/p>\n

“Not too many people get to do what they want to do in life,” she said.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n

And now, a taste of “Fading Away”:<\/strong><\/p>\n

One night. One stupid mistake. Changes everything.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sammy Stevens was tragically orphaned at the age of nine and sent to live with a foster family in the town of Miakoda Falls.<\/em><\/p>\n

She\u2019s constantly bullied at school by the arrogant, selfish, one and only\u2026 Kai Jordan.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kai is your typical entitled teen who\u2019s on the verge of attending a university and having everything he ever wanted handed to him.<\/em><\/p>\n

But all that changes when he is involved in a car accident after a night of partying … He\u2019s suddenly and painfully brought into the world of the supernatural.<\/em><\/p>\n

To find out more, you’ll just have to buy the book. It’s available from Amazon as a paperback<\/a> or as a Kindle<\/a>\u00a0 e-book, and Barnes & Noble<\/a>\u00a0 or direct from the author via Facebook<\/a> or her website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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