Let Me Introduce Myself :)

Hi there! Let me introduce myself. My name is Toni De Palma and I am a writer living at the Jersey Shore who writes YA and Middle Grade books.

See that first picture of me? That ravishing creature above (ehem) is me in my first official headshot. May I add, that it's also my last official headshot since it took approximately three hours and one long bath and some Ben Gay aftewards to achieve that "natural" look. That's right, in order to achieve this circa 1970's Cheryl Tiegs pose, I had to hug myself like that for three freakin hours! The second picture is also me, this one in Paris, standing in front of the Seine. Notice the smile? What can I say? A little bit of good French wine can make for a much more pleasurable photo op!

So, as I was saying... I am a writer and have been for longer than I can remember. My first contemporary YA novel, Under the Banyan Tree, was published by Holiday House in 2007. My second novel, Jeremy Owl, a fantasy about a boy who turns into an owl and who wages war against fairies came out in 2010 and was published by Aerodale Press. My third novel, a paranormal YA titled Devil's Triangle, comes out later this year from Crescent Moon Press.

In addition to writing, I LOVE to travel. I also get seasick, airsick and carsick, so I never leave home without my seabands :)

I'm so happy to be hanging with my buds, Heather, Kimmy and Archana, here at TheWritersbytheshore.

You can check me and my books out at: http://www.tonidepalma.com/

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