{"id":9,"date":"2019-07-26T20:59:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T20:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aghoward.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:00:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aghoward.com\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a15ca elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"84a15ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08d00d9\" data-id=\"08d00d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53614b1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53614b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About &amp; F.A.Q.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-047cae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"047cae4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-528ac16\" data-id=\"528ac16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf5c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"baf5c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"s1\">International and NYT best-selling author Anita Grace Howard lives in the Texas panhandle. She is most at home weaving the melancholy and macabre into settings and scenes, twisting the expected into the unexpected. She\u2019s inspired by all things flawed, utilizing the complex loveliness of human conditions and raw emotions to give her characters life, then turning their world upside down so the reader\u2019s blood will race.<\/span><\/p><p>Married and mother of two grown children (as well as surrogate mom to two Guinea pigs and two sweet cats), Anita divides her days between spending time with her family and plodding along or plotting on her next book.<\/p><p>When she\u2019s not writing, Anita enjoys rollerblading, biking, snow skiing, gardening, and family vacations that at any given time might include an impromptu side trip to an 18th century graveyard or a condemned schoolhouse for photo ops.<style type=\"text\/css\">\np.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}<br \/>p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 12.0px}<br \/>li.li1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}<br \/>span.s1 {font-kerning: none}<br \/>span.s2 {font: 10.0px Symbol}<br \/>span.s3 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none}<br \/>span.s4 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none; color: #0b4cb4; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #0b4cb4}<br \/>ul.ul1 {list-style-type: disc}<br \/><\/style><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac3a9ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac3a9ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24406b\" data-id=\"f24406b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff06cf4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff06cf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"s1\"><b>FAQS:<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span class=\"s1\">Below is a collection of A.G.\u2019s favorite questions and answers from assorted online interviews she\u2019s done over the years.\u00a0You\u2019ll find a full list of the interviews\/interviewers beneath the Q&amp;A section.<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>What is your given name, when\/where were you born, and where do you live now?<\/b><br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Anita Grace Howard. Born in Massachusetts on June 9th (I prefer to keep the year to myself), and now I live in Texas.<\/span><\/p><p><b>How long have you been writing, and what first inspired you?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">As a teen, I wrote a few silly little stories. My dad actually threw them away accidentally a while back when cleaning out the attic, so they\u2019re probably sitting in a landfill somewhere now, entertaining a rat or two. \ud83d\ude09 But, I started writing seriously in hopes to be published back in 2004. My grandfather died of cancer, and on the night of his death, I sat down and wrote a poem for him\u2014my way of saying goodbye. It was a tribute to how his sharp wit and tender heart lived on in the lives of all of his grandkids. After reading it, my cousins were all so touched that they had the preacher use it as part of the eulogy. After that, poems just started pouring out of me. It\u2019s like it opened a floodgate to a passion I didn\u2019t even know existed. I went from poems to short stories, and then finally novels. So I\u2019ve crammed a lot of writing in that small span of years.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Did any particular author influence your writing?\u00a0<\/b><br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">I had a lot of writing influences, but if I had to choose just one that impacted me the most it would be\u00a0Christina Rossetti. I\u2019d like to go back in time and just sit at her feet to drink in her brilliance. NO ONE could write description like her. She\u2019s my literary crush (but if you happen to leak that to Neil Gaiman, I\u2019ll swear that you\u2019re lying and he\u2019s my one true love).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>What was the first book you ever wrote?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">Well, I dabbled in a lot of &#8220;books&#8221; but the first one I ever finished (and finishing is the most important thing for a writer to do if they want to become a paid author) was called\u00a0<i>Infinity&#8217;s Pond<\/i>. It&#8217;s a dark historical fantasy (set in the 1600&#8217;s) about a young woman in a Puritan society who discovers she&#8217;s descended from an ancient sect of elemental witches. I even won an award for the manuscript at a local writing conference. It&#8217;s actually meant to be a trilogy, and the second book is already written. Some day I hope to write the third and publish them all.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Could you share some details about your childhood\/teen life?<\/b><br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">There&#8217;s not a lot to tell about my childhood. I was born in Massachusetts, and then bounced around the U.S. as dictated by my father<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u02bc<\/span><span class=\"s1\">s Air Force career until the age of thirteen, when Amarillo, Texas became my permanent home. Since we moved around so much when I was smaller, it was difficult to make lasting friendships. So my constant companions became stories, books, and a vivid imagination. I believe that&#8217;s what inspired my unquenchable thirst for reading and storytelling. As for my teen years, I once wrote a Dear Teen Me article. You can read it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cbXu2NTy9s5wkZfgJSvuyPv5c1Z2-GsbykDeED9dH-0\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span class=\"s3\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><b>And how about a few details about your personal life today?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">I have a daughter and son who&#8217;ve both graduated high school. My husband is a computer tech and is SO much smarter than I could ever dream of being. So he helps with my website when he has time. We have two sweet kitties, two adorable guinea pigs, and an humble flower garden. Gardening is kind of a challenge in the Texas Panhandle because it\u2019s so dry and windy here; but I give it my best shot!<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Did you have a job before becoming a career author?<\/b><br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Yes! When I was a teen I had lots of odd jobs. A waitress, a clothing store attendant, fast food, running rides and games at a local amusement park (to name a few). Then, as an adult, I worked until I wrote the book that finally got published. Before\u00a0<i>Splintered<\/i>, I had written six books while working for eight years at a middle school\u00a0 as a library clerk. Once I wrote\u00a0<i>Splintered<\/i>, which was my first book picked up for publication, my career took off and I became a full time author. I haven&#8217;t looked back since. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>What five things would you like to accomplish in the next ten years?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">1. Write and publish ten more books<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">2. Move into a house in the country or the mountains<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">3. Perfect my gardening skills<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">4. Make enough money for my husband to retire and play golf all day<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">5. See both of my kids graduate from college and\/or have fulfilling careers that they love.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s1\"><b>What is your advice to kids navigating snark-infested school waters?<\/b><br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">The most important thing you\u2019ll ever need, both in the teen world and the adult world, is a strong core of self-respect. Self-respect comes from knowing, accepting, and loving who you are.\u00a0We\u2019re all individuals. So how can someone else\u2019s idea of normal be the same as yours? We have different gifts and beliefs that make us unique. Find what yours are and embrace them\u2014nurture and grow them. Because if you\u2019re true to yourself, even if you\u2019re teased about it sometimes, you will find your own version of \u201cnormal.\u201d And in turn, you\u2019ll find your happiness.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s1\"><b>As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?<\/b><br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Anything that had to do with horses. I was obsessed with them. Then later I wanted to be a fashion designer, which might explain why there\u2019s so much attention to what everyone is wearing in my books.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bookshelfsophisticate.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/guest-post-author-anita-howard.html\"><span class=\"s3\">This guest post\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0explains my love for fashion in more detail.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s your favorite style of fashion?\u00a0<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">I\u2019m drawn to all things old world, antique, or Victorian and lacy.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s1\"><b>If you could have one superpower, what would it be, and why?<\/b><br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">I would want the power to clone myself so I could put my other selves to work and give myself more time for fun things like roller blading, gardening, reading for pleasure, hanging with the family, and watching TV. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p><p><b>What is your favorite creature that exists only in literature (e.g., centaur, dragon, Medusa), and why?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">Other than my twisted Wonderland characters, I\u2019d choose unicorns. But I don\u2019t see them as graceful creatures whose bones are fine and breakable like birds. In my mind, they have the size and musculature of Clydesdales. They\u2019re large and powerful, yet quiet and wise. Introverted but observant. If necessary, they can be vicious, although to the pure of heart, they\u2019re gentle and kind. They\u2019re a study of contradictions, like all the best mythological beasts. Obviously, I hope to write about these creatures one day. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p><p><b>Which is your favorite season, and why?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">Fall. I love Halloween (all the costumes and candy) and I also enjoy the cooler weather and the color of the leaves. Here in Texas, we have trees that change from green to red, orange, and gold. It\u2019s beautiful!<\/span><\/p><p><b>What are you most afraid of?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">Heights, spiders, and creepy dolls. I did a blog post about my fears here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/adr3nalin3.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/step-into-my-nightmare.html\"><span class=\"s3\">Step into my nightmare<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What kind of music do you like?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">My tastes are eclectic, but I&#8217;m usually drawn to a combination of alternative rock, experimental, and instrumental compositions. My favorite mood is melancholy.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Which is your favorite holiday?\u00a0<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">Thanksgiving. I love the family time, the food, and the message of gratitude and peace behind the holiday.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What are your hobbies?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">Reading, as you probably guessed. I also used to like sewing, and at one point wanted to be a fashion designer, but I don\u2019t dabble in that much anymore. Now I rollerblade, garden, and explore old graveyards and abandoned buildings. Also, spending time with my family (husband, two kids, one dog and two guinea pigs). I sometimes like to cook (I even used to get paid for decorating cakes!), but when I\u2019m too busy with book deadlines, I settle for eating instead. My two favorite foods are chocolate and pizza. ^.^<\/span><\/p><p><b>Are you a skateboarder?\u00a0<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">No, but I\u2019m an avid rollerblader. I love it, not only for the physical benefits, but for the mental ones, too. Yep, exercise builds up both the body and mind. I have proof! When a story that I\u2019m writing gets difficult and writer\u2019s block is looming, all I have to do is skate for about thirty minutes and the blood starts pumping &#8230; magically my mind is cleared. Nine times out of ten, the problem is solved and I pick up my story threads right where I left off.<\/span><\/p><p><b>What is your guilty pleasure? And what is something people wouldn\u2019t guess about you?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">Godiva Dark Chocolate. I eat one piece every day. And something no one would guess about me? I first learned to write through poetry. I even seriously considered writing for greeting cards for a while. I\u2019ve written over two hundred poems. Though they helped shape the lyrical quality to my voice, they are all very personal and will likely never see the light of day. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p><p><b>What\u2019s one of your favorite movies?<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\">My most favorites are The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, all of the Marvel movies, and Some Kind of Wonderful. But one of my lesser known favorites is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eUUv20XfDyc\"><span class=\"s3\">The Fall<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0I\u2019m a HUGE fan of brilliant\/vivid cinematography, and this movie had it in spades. It also offered insight into the history of stuntmen and filmography in a very fascinating way. Not to mention, there was an incredible soundtrack. Candy for the mind, eyes, and ears.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Please share your favorite inspirational thought!<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\"><i>You always pass failure on the way to success.<\/i><\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"s1\"><b>Professional Interviews:<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span class=\"s1\">Follow any of these links to read A.G.\u2019s online interviews.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/querytracker.net\/success\/ag_howard.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QueryTracker Success Story: How I got my second agent.<br \/><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/notaneditor.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/interview-with-guest-anita-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Criterquely Interview<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/momandclosetwriter.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/parenting-to-publishing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Parenting to Publishing<br \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindymcginnis.com\/blog\/ag-howards-submission-journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">My Submission Journey<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/foreverrewrighting.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/anita-grace-howard-and-splintery-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">The Splintery World of Wonderland<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rai29bookreadnreview.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/author-interview-g-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">UK Author Interview<br \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/krazybooklady.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/giveaway-fun-facts-splintered-by-ag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Five Frabjous Facts About Splintered<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindymcginnis.com\/blog\/cover-talk-with-ag-howard?rq=Splintered%20Cover%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">The Evolution of Splintered&#8217;s Cover<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/dementionblog.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/by-claire-merle-interview-with-a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">UK Interview: Splintered, from Conception to Manuscript<br \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fiction-freak.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/gydo-ag-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Getting My Debut On with Nikki at Fiction Freak<br \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dementionblog.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/real-life-isnt-always-pretty-so-why.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Real Life Isn&#8217;t Always Pretty, So Why Should Fairy Tales Be?<br \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whispersatmoonlight.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/09\/interviu-cu-a-g-howard-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Interview on the Romanian blog:\u00a0Whispers at Moonlight<br \/><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/niaharasworld.wordpress.com\/2012\/10\/21\/interviu-cu-o-autoare-a-g-howard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Interview at Niahara&#8217;s World of Books (Foreign Interview)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/amarillo.com\/lifestyle\/features\/2013-02-01\/splintered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Interview with Amarillo Globe News<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/thereadingcafe.com\/a-g-howard-interview-with-the-author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Interview with The Reading Cafe<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/themodpodgebookshelf.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/the-character-of-names-with-ag-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">How Splintered got its Name<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/pw\/by-topic\/authors\/interviews\/article\/55323-retelling-alice-pw-talks-with-a-g-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Publishers Weekly<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jeanzbookreadnreview.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/01\/author-interview-g-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Jeanz Book Read-n-Review<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/enchantedinkpot.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/featuring-g-howard-and-splintered.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">The Enchanted Inkpot Interview<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bookshelfsophisticate.blogspot.com\/2013\/08\/guest-post-author-anita-howard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Fashion Post<br \/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/henryherz.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/04\/interview-with-fantasy-splintered-series-ya-author-anita-howard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Fantasy Author Interview with Henry Herz<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s3\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cbXu2NTy9s5wkZfgJSvuyPv5c1Z2-GsbykDeED9dH-0\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dear Teen Me Interview<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s3\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/happyeverafter\/2015\/01\/20\/ag-howard-interview-splintered-series\/22006355\/?AID=10709313&amp;PID=6154686&amp;SID=7jpiti5kc8y7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Ensnared Interview with Serena Chase, USA Today<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>For more questions \/ answers, check out A.G. Howard&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/5186274.A_G_Howard\/questions\"><span class=\"s3\">Ask The Author page<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on GoodReads.<br \/>For tips on writing, or for an in-depth look at her personal writing journey, visit her<a href=\"https:\/\/aghoward.com\/?page_id=71\">\u00a0<span class=\"s6\">Tips for Aspiring Writers and Newly Published Authors page.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\np.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}<br \/>p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 12.0px}<br \/>p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 8.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Trebuchet MS'; color: #0b4cb4; -webkit-text-stroke: #0b4cb4}<br \/>span.s1 {font-kerning: none}<br \/>span.s2 {font: 11.0px 'Lucida Grande'; font-kerning: none}<br \/>span.s3 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none; color: #0b4cb4; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #0b4cb4}<br \/>span.s4 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none}<br \/>span.s5 {font-kerning: none; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #000000}<br \/>span.s6 {font-kerning: none; color: #fb0007; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #fb0007}<br \/><\/style><\/p><p class=\"p3\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About &amp; F.A.Q. International and NYT best-selling author Anita Grace Howard lives in the Texas panhandle. She is most at home weaving the melancholy and macabre into settings and scenes, twisting the expected into the unexpected. 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