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Comment on The Accidental Parent, Part II by The Accidental Parent: What I Learned* from 37 Years of Mistakes, Part I - Seeley James

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:25:14 +0000

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Comment on How Adopting a 3-yr-old at 19 Formed the Basis for a Thriller: Making It Real by The Accidental Parent: What I Learned* from 37 Years of Mistakes, Part I - Seeley James

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:53:43 +0000

[...] I was adopted by a precocious three-year-old. She saved my life. I wrote about it in a blog post (How Adopting a 3-yr-old at 19 Formed the Basis for a Thriller). That post garnered a boatload of emails asking me every question imaginable, from What Were You [...]

Comment on Review: The Girl Who Would Be King by » THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING REVIEW-APALOOZA!

» THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING REVIEW-APALOOZA! — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:48:18 +0000

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Comment on About by What I Did Wrong Before Becoming a Parent—and You Can Too! - Seeley James

What I Did Wrong Before Becoming a Parent—and You Can Too! - Seeley James — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:25:12 +0000

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Comment on Review: Murder Has Consequences by Giacomo Giammatteo by ggiammatteo

ggiammatteo — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:25:28 +0000

Seeley, thanks so much for the wonderful review. I’m glad you enjoyed the book.

Comment on Review: Murder Takes Time by Review of Murder Has Consequences by Giacomo Giammatteo - Seeley James

Review of Murder Has Consequences by Giacomo Giammatteo - Seeley James — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:22:46 +0000

[...] reading my reviews for any length of time, you will recall that Mr. Giammatteo’s debut novel, Murder Takes Time, won the 2012 Seeley James Award for Best Indie Debut. It was a deserving book, but what separates [...]

Comment on Books by Review of Ghostman by Roger Hobbs - Seeley James

Review of Ghostman by Roger Hobbs - Seeley James — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:59:35 +0000

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Comment on How Adopting a 3-yr-old at 19 Formed the Basis for a Thriller: Making It Real by shelly itkin

shelly itkin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:18:23 +0000

I think it takes a very courageous person (maybe you were too young at the time to realize the commitment) but you certainly have made a huge difference in this beautiful blonde three year old and in yours and her life together. That is a true blessing and like a Cinderella type story only the mother was young and made a mistake but did you turn this little girls life around you are truly a prince.

Comment on How Adopting a 3-yr-old at 19 Formed the Basis for a Thriller: Making It Real by Seeley James

Seeley James — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:35:27 +0000

“Wise and Mature” is not something you could call even the best 19 yr-old :) I was ignorant and full of myself. Parenting? no prob! Three weeks later she’d outgrown everything she had and I went to the store with about $6… reality check. I learned to sew and started thinking in terms of ‘career path’. Saved me.

Comment on How Adopting a 3-yr-old at 19 Formed the Basis for a Thriller: Making It Real by Susan Gainoutdinov

Susan Gainoutdinov — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:17:56 +0000

Loved your response about the only thing that matters at the end of your life is the relationships you’ve built and the love you have given. You must have been a very mature and wise 19 year old to take on the responsibility of a child at 19!