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Janet Ursel

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Why does everyone seem to think they deserve only the best? Why don't they clamour to get what they deserve for all the bad things they do?Mood: perplexed perplexedPosted at 3:37 PM Sep 2 view more

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  • Janet Ursel

  • 52 / Female
  • Ontario, CA
  • Last Login: 9/2/2009

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About me:

I'm an author of Christian fantasy. My first novel, Disenchanted, (yes, I changed the title, for those of you who pay really close attention) has attracted the interest of a literary agent and will be submitted to publishing houses after another round of revisions.

Being a hopeless optimist, I've started work on a sequel, Suffer a Witch.

Who I'd like to meet:

Here on MySpace most especially people interested in fiction, the reading and writing of it. But anybody who has intelligent, interesting things to say about anything I'm interested in (which is close to everything) can feel free to knock on my MySpace door. But if you don't have all your clothes on, or if you're trying to get me involved in some marketing scheme, I'm not letting you in. Pretty much the same rules that apply at my real front door...

If you are a member of Absolute Write, you might know me better as Judg.

And yes, I move my Top Friends around. Nobody stays there forever and most everybody gets a turn. Don't read anything into it.



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Interests

  • General

    Gardening, writing, politics, literature, culture, religion, music, history, and just about everything else.

  • Music

    Classical, jazz, rock, folk, blues, bluegrass

  • Movies

    • The Visitor
    • The Incredibles
    • Unbreakable
    • Fiddler on the Roof (yeah, I know)
    • Amazing Grace

  • Television

    • Corner Gas, which I usually watch on DVD. TV just doesn't grab me.

  • Books

    The latest books that have awed me:

    • Ysabel - Guy Gavriel Kay
    • Madman - Tracy Groot
    • My Name is Asher Lev - Chaim Potok
    • Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
    • Beloved - Toni Morrison
    • Axis - Robert Charles Wilson
    • Across the Nightingale Floor - Lian Hearn
    • Story of a Girl - Sara Zarr
    • A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
    • His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik

    Other beloved authors include, in no particular order: Orson Scott Card, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula LeGuin, Jane Austen, John Le Carré.

  • Heroes

    • Jesus Christ of Nazareth
    • Corrie ten Boom
    • William Wilberforce

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  • Used Literature

    Oct 2 2009 3:09 AM

    Here's hoping you're doing alright. Not seeing you around at any of your places has me worried a little. Take care, and know you're thought of.
  • Used Literature

    Sep 29 2009 6:14 AM

    Happy Birthday, sweet lady! I hope it has been terrific.
  • Imaro Author Charles R.…Charles R. Saunders

    Aug 11 2009 5:25 PM

    Thanks for accepting my add, Janet. Thanks also for the kind comment. I wish you all the best.
  • Jeff

    Aug 11 2009 5:01 AM

    Hi, Judg! Yep, I'm an Aw'er. You might have seen me around under the name louisgodwin.
  • Phi ChisymStacy Tennison

    Jun 7 2009 4:17 AM

    Multi-talented can be a heavy curse, expecially added with the painful weaknesses of passion and avoiding the word No. ^^

    I'm a compulsive, perfectionistic overachiever...since birth. I can't help myself. Knowledge and the quest to help others...it fuels me to no end.

    No complains.
    Thanks
  • Neo-noir writer CopperCopper Smith

    Jun 3 2009 3:08 AM

    I'm Copper Smith on AW, but I confess that I haven't spent much time there of late. It's too tempting to hang out and chat when I should be writing.
  • Henry Puckett-WriterHenry Puckett

    Jun 2 2009 1:33 AM

    Hey Janet,

    Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for accepting my friend request. Have a blast with your writing.

    Henry
  • Neo-noir writer CopperCopper Smith

    May 14 2009 2:36 AM

    Greetings from a fellow Absolute writer!
    Yes, that's where we've accrued so many mutual friends.

  • Roy & Hollyholly Durr

    May 13 2009 5:18 AM

    Thanks, I have drew some Native American Angels in the past. I've been planning to draw more of them. Everyone usually says my art looks like me, LOL. I have some cherokee blood in me. My mom looks indian. She has dark skin and black hair. I look a lot like her, but I'm fair skinned.
  • BrandonBrandon Barr

    May 7 2009 11:51 PM

    Hi Janet,
    Sounds like an interesting story. I haven't read many alternative histories, but they've always sounded fun.
    I did read "His Majesty's Dragon", and really enjoyed it...that was Napoleonic era alternative history
  • BrianneBrianne Mansfield

    May 7 2009 12:05 PM

    Oh yes!! I've read Auralias Colors and Cyndere's Midnight... Am waiting patiently for Cal-Ravens Ladder!!!
  • BrandonBrandon Barr

    May 6 2009 3:32 AM

    Hi Janet,
    Thanks for inviting me as a friend. Congrats on finding an agent! What type of fantasy is it you're writing?
  • StevenSteven Sarber

    May 6 2009 2:45 AM

    Congrats to you as well! But don't give your husband a kiss for me;)
  • D. L.D. L. Hegel

    May 1 2009 2:55 AM

    Hiya Janet:)
  • Alison

    May 1 2009 1:36 AM

    Of course...i'm eagerly awaiting a CD to arrive in the mail...and,
    i'm going to see KISS live in July. ^_^ I've quite excited for these
    two things. :)
  • Hannah Disney, Fantasy …HannahDisney.com Fantasy Art

    May 1 2009 1:03 AM

    So nice to meet you! Thanks so much for the friend request :) Have a wonderful week!
    Hannah
  • Pat

    Apr 26 2009 8:06 AM

    Hi Janet! How I wish that were true. I've not made the progress I had hoped with that project. But I have been busy--just with stuff I hadn't originally planned. I've been contemplating back surgery to try to correct a sports injury, but then to my amazement, ended up in ER half of Friday with some kind of heart issue...ugh! I'm starting to feel in need of replacement parts!
  • David LouisDavid Louis Edelman

    Apr 21 2009 1:52 PM

    Yes, indeed, new book in the works... the third book in my Jump 225 trilogy, "Geosynchron." Currently scheduled for release sometime in Spring 2010.
  • Power FishThersa Matsuura

    Apr 21 2009 10:01 AM

    Hey there! I know, I'm not on Myspace too much. I need to fix that mind-boggling background.
  • How To Buy a Love of Re…Tanya Egan Gibson

    Apr 21 2009 4:42 AM

    Thanks for adding me, Janet, and many, MANY congratulations on getting your agent!