tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37931978997460653022024-03-05T02:57:19.909-05:00Susan X Bradley: Writer & TravelerI want to travel to all 7 continents.Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-40396331682419524022015-01-05T11:52:00.000-05:002015-01-12T10:03:47.234-05:00Evernight Teen Birthday Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Graduating from Seton Hill University is bittersweet. I've met the most amazing people who I know will be friends for life. The MFA program has been life changing for me-it truly helped me grow as a writer in ways that I could have never learned on my own.<br />
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Here's what I take away:<br />
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<li>I'll give myself deadlines similar to what I had in school, so I continue to get my writing done</li>
<li>I will watch for comma splices</li>
<li>I will vary the length of my sentences</li>
<li>I will keep in touch with my classmates and professors</li>
<li>I won't use the word "grimace" or have my characters talk through clenched teeth</li>
<li>I vow to continue to be a student of the writing craft</li>
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If you want to pursue a MFA, you have several options. You need to research what type of program you'd like to join. Literary fiction is not for me, so I knew I wanted to pursue Popular Fiction. SHU has a low residency requirement- 5 days/twice a year. <br />
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If you'd like to know more, visit: <a href="http://www.setonhill.edu/academics/graduate_programs/fiction">http://www.setonhill.edu/academics/graduate_programs/fiction</a>Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-62499552826413140382014-05-21T12:46:00.001-04:002014-05-21T12:46:07.129-04:00Uncovered-Sequel to Unraveled Coming in July <script src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/87jcyptf3x.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last year sixteen-year-old Autumn solved her sister’s
murder. This year, she is part of a high school forensic dream team that assists
the police when teens are kidnapped. When it’s discovered the kidnappings are
part of a secret online survivor game, the police and team focus on the game
maker-the man behind the game. The focus of the investigation shifts when
Autumn is singled out and becomes the target of the Game Maker’s sick game. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through encrypted messages hidden in
steganographs, Autumn must discover who the last kidnapping victim is if she
hopes to save him in time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As a Mexican-American writer, I've very proud to continue Autumn's story. She's a smart, driven Hispanic teen that wants to make her own path in life. My hope is that young Latinas will draw inspiration from Autumn.</span><br />
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<br />Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-67330931961379823082014-02-07T22:07:00.001-05:002014-02-07T22:07:13.779-05:00What is a Serial Killer?<script src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/87jcyptf3x.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Where did the term serial killer originate? I went to the FBI webpage to look up some facts regarding what constitutes a serial killer. <br />
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<li>Term refers to three or more killings over a period of time</li>
<li>Differs from mass murder which is killing four or more during one incident</li>
<li>Differs from spree murder because between serial murders there is a 'cooling off' period</li>
<li>They exhibit one of more of the MacDonald triad</li>
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<li>Bed wedding beyond age of 12</li>
<li>Cruelty toward animals</li>
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<li>There is some discrepancy on who actually coined the phrase 'Serial killer'. Some state it was FBI investigator, Robert Ressler. Some state it was LAPD detective Pierce Brooks, creator of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Criminal_Apprehension_Program" title="Violent Criminal Apprehension Program">ViCAP</a> system</li>
<li>Holmes & DeBurger categorize serial killers into 4 types:</li>
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<li>Power/Control-Want to exercise control over their victim. The power is the high they're seeking.</li>
<li>Visionary-may have voices in their heads willing them to kill. They usually suffer from mental illness</li>
<li>Hedonist-Kill because they like it, and it serves a purpose in their life</li>
<li>Missionary-Want to rid the world of a particular group of people they consider undesirable</li>
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For more information, check out the FBI website: <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder">http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder</a><br />
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Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-7632535195604274302014-02-04T20:02:00.001-05:002014-02-04T20:22:08.615-05:00And the Winner Is...<script src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/87jcyptf3x.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Evernight Teen Blog Hop. Our 1st birthday was memorable.<br />
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The winner of my prize the $25 Amazon gift card is Angela Searles.<br />
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Stay tuned for my new blog series called Forensics Friday.Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-22984750486686714502014-01-31T12:58:00.001-05:002014-01-31T12:58:08.879-05:00First Documented case involving Forensic Science<script src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/87jcyptf3x.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
I'm a total forensics geek wanna be. If it's been available in my day as a college degree, I might be in a different profession. I love to solve puzzles, and forensics gives us the tools to solve puzzles. <br />
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Before CSI, NCIS, and Criminal Minds, someone had to have the thought about how evidence could lead to the truth. I was curious about how the science of forensics came to be. This is what I found.<br />
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Once upon a time in 1235 the story of Sung Tzu appears. It contained the first recorded documentation of forensic use to solve crimes. One case noted occurred during the Song Dynasty in China. A man was murdered and the local officials were looking for his killer. They determined he'd been killed by a sickle by experimenting with different weapons on animals.<br />
They asked everyone in town to produce their sickles for examination. Though it was clean, one sickle was still attracting flies due to the scent of blood. They had their killer. Perhaps scared by the evidence before him, the man confessed. <br />
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Sung Tzu continued to record his findings in a book called Hsi Yuan Chi Lu (The Washing Away of Wrongs).<br />
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Advances continued starting as early as the 1600s. <br />
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Major advances include:<br />
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1880- Henry Faulds and William James Herschel published a study on fingerprints. This study was used to push for using fingerprints as evidence.<br />
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1895-A study by Eduard Piotrowski on blood stains leads to the science of blood spatter analysis<br />
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1901-Karl Landsteiner discovers that human blood falls into 1 of 4 groups: A, B, O, AB<br />
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1904-Locard's famous principle is born: "Every contact leaves a trace."<br />
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1912-Victor Balthazard discovers that gun barrels have a unique property to them. Therefore, no two guns will leave the same markings on a bullet.<br />
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1974-Gunshot residue can now be detected on a suspect<br />
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1984-DNA techniques are developed by Sir Alec Jeffreys<br />
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I find this all so fascinating, if you have other major advances in mind, post them in the comments. <br />
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Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-62986882161222800302014-01-24T10:06:00.000-05:002014-01-24T10:06:17.134-05:00Happy 1st Birthday, Evernight Teen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Food plays an important role in my young adult mystery, Unraveled. Autumn spends time with her family and extended family over the dinner table. Even Caedon gets introduced to the family over a large meal.
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In the Hispanic community, meals are a time to gather together, talk to each other, and just spend time together. I remember lunches at my grandparent's house in Mexico. We would travel their every summer. To this day those are some of my happiest memories. Preparation for lunch started right after breakfast, and usually took the whole morning. There were several courses. One of my favorites was my grandmother's carrot soup. I still need to get the recipe from her. <br />
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My grandparent's had several lime trees so we always had pitchers full of limeade to drink during our meals. They also had avocado trees, so fresh guacamole was always available. No wonder I'm such an avocado lover. Mangoes were plentiful, and were usually dessert for all of us.
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One of my favorite foods is called flautas. They are corn tortillas filled with shredded chicken. They are rolled up tight, then fried or baked. You can cover them in green or red sauce. I just dipped them in guacamole. You can also fill them with beef or ground beef.<br />
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I often get comments from readers that reading Unraveled makes them hungry. I love that. Food plays a big part in Autumn's life so I'm happy that came across.
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Unraveled is on sale at the following sites:
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unraveled-sx-bradley/1114490383?ean=9781771302760">Barnes and Noble</a><br />
<a href="http://www.evernightteen.com/unraveled-by-s-x-bradley/">Evernight Teen</a>
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You can read more about Unraveled on Goodreads and Pinterest:
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<b>To celebrate, Evernight Teen's 1st birthday, I'm giving away a $25 gift card to Amazon. </b>
To enter my prize content, please leave a comment naming your favorite family dish. <br />
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On Feb.1st, I will randomly select one winner. Be sure to include your e-mail so I can contact you.
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Sometimes, I feel like I go from one job to another, so when it's time to cook dinner, it's a source of major stress. I actually like to cook, but I don't know how to cook too many things. This past year, I've focused on eating fresher foods so I'm not in favor of box-a-meals, although I do use them. <br />
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I'm fortunate to have a dietitian at work and I've recently starting keeping a food diary on <a href="http://www.myfitnesspal.com/">My Fitness Pal.</a> My meals are too carb heavy so I was challenged to come up with some other ideas.<br />
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I'd like to branch out and learn more quick meals so she gave me an awesome cookbook, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/158040250X">The New Soul Food Cookbook.</a> It's actually a book for diabetics which I'm not, but I am trying to make meals low in carbs and sugars to help me lose weight.<br />
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It has delicious looking recipes with only a few ingredients-Perfect for a working mom. I can't wait to try some.<br />
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Tonight we made a really tasty meal and my daughter actually made the hot dog dish. I made the quinoa salad.<br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Hot Dogs</span></strong>: (Let your kids make this)<br />
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I put some melted butter in a small bowl, and she painted slices of 100% whole wheat bread. <br />
She put a turkey hot dog in the middle, then wrapped the bread (buttered side out) around the hot dog. We fastened it with a skewer because I didn't have a toothpick.<br />
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We baked for 18 minutes on 325 degrees.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I made the quinoa according to the instructions on the box, except I used vegetarian broth instead of water to give it extra flavor. I put some yellow squash, carrots, and zucchini in my mini food <span style="background-color: white;">processor</span>, then added that to the quinoa. I also threw in some grape tomatoes and green beans from our garden.</span><br />
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Quinoa is a good alternative to rice or pasta. It has protein in it and isn't as starchy. Plus it's a great dish to hide your veggies in.<br />
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We added some fresh strawberries as another side dish.<br />
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It was a filling meal, not to mention nutritious. It was great to have my daughter actually make part of the meal and she was so proud of herself. It only took 20 minutes, and was minimal clean-up. Two big positives in my house.<br />
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<br />Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-32335459760900523502013-08-05T12:54:00.001-04:002013-08-05T12:54:21.296-04:00Steampunk 101<script src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/87jcyptf3x.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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This past week-end I attended <a href="http://rawdogscreaming.com/events/">DogCon2 </a>at the Thurber Center. There were writing workshops, readings, Tarot Card readings, and kid's activities. I attended a workshop on Steampunk so I could learn more about it.<br />
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The speakers were from a local Columbus group called <a href="http://www.airshiparchon.com/">Airship Archon</a>. They discussed the clothing and accessories of which the majority are handmade or hand sewn. They named estate sales, vintage shops, and Etsy as great places to find materials. If you live in Columbus, they recommended, <a href="http://www.thealleystore.com/">The Alley Store</a>.<br />
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They also discussed the literature that inspired them. From the classics, you have Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Verne wrote novels such as <em>Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days,</em> and <em>The Carpathian Castle</em>. H.G. Wells is probably best known for <em>The Time Machine</em>, but also wrote <em>The Invisible Man</em> and <em>The Island of Doctor Moreau</em>. <br />
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For more contemporary literature they mentioned Gail Carriger's novels. They also noted that it's hard to find good steampunk literature that is true to spirit they embody at Airship Archon. Most of it seems artificial with all things steampunk thrown in haphazardly. <br />
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They are an amazing group of people. They hold monthly events which are open to the public. They get together to create costumes or other steampunk related items. They also speak at numerous conventions. The list of topics is listed on their website. <br />
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There were two surprising facts for me: <br />
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One is that steampunk is considered a subgenre of science fiction. For some reason, I never put that together. <br />
Two is that there are subgenres of steampunk such as clockpunk, meatpunk, dieselpunk, and cyberpunk. Each inspired by an era of invention.<br />
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I also learned how to make a pair of steampunk goggles from welder's goggles. Each speaker was so creative and a pleasure to listen to. I came away with an idea for an art piece so we'll have to see if that works out.<br />
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<br />Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-14723339573604446222013-08-04T14:13:00.002-04:002013-08-04T14:13:37.312-04:00Evernight Teen Summer Ebook Sale-.99 on Amazon<script src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/87jcyptf3x.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<br />Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-23554483519879609512013-07-22T13:22:00.001-04:002013-07-22T13:39:55.026-04:00Inside the Actor's Studio Questionnaire-Writer StyleI'm a huge fan of the show, <i>Inside the Actor's Studio</i>. I always wondered how I would answer the 10 questions James Lipton would ask. Since the chances of me being on the show are nil, since I'm a writer not an actor, I'm using my blog to answer them for fun.<br />
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1.What is your favorite word? <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mommy</span>
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2.What is your least favorite word? <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hate</span><br />
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3.What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Intelligence, Loyalty, a good heart, a great story</span><br />
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4.What turns you off?
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Unkept feet</span><br />
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5.What is your favorite curse word?
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">WTF</span><br />
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6.What sound or noise do you love?
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">My child laughing</span><br />
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7.What sound or noise do you hate? <span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">The alarm clock</span><br />
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8.What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? <span style="color: #3d85c6;">CSI Investigator</span><br />
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9.What profession would you not like to do?
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Anything that has bad smells</span><br />
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10.If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ya did good.</span>Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-13987236889994557922013-07-01T20:05:00.001-04:002013-07-01T20:05:43.080-04:00Unraveled Ebook WinnerCongrats to Evernight Teen Blog Hopper, Wendy. She won an ebook copy of Unraveled.
Thanks to everyone that participated in our fun event.Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-91398414387917437342013-06-21T07:54:00.000-04:002013-06-21T13:16:47.106-04:00Win Kindle Paperwhite eReader<br />
Being a writer affords me the liberty of creating characters who mean something to me and have characteristics that I like to see. I love getting to know them, then standing back and letting them tell me their story.<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Here is some insight into the men of Unraveled:</span><br />
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<strong>Caedon Keene</strong>: the hot blackbelt who is interested in Autumn. He's sensitive, but deadly which makes him even more alluring.<br />
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<strong>Eduardo:</strong> Autumn's Taco Bell loving cousin. He's her partner in crime and modeled after Tommy Lee of Motley Crue:<br />
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<strong>Papi:</strong> Autumn's father. He's a baker, and an honest hardworking man. He doesn't understand Autumn's math gift, but believes in her talent.<br />
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<br />Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-44971908116495123322013-06-04T13:13:00.002-04:002013-06-04T13:13:50.304-04:00Surviving SARPE surgery<script src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/87jcyptf3x.js" type="text/javascript"></script><img alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/tech-fav-1.png" /><br />
Am I glad I did it? Yes. <br />
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It was worth it to have my bite and teeth fixed correctly for the second time. I wore an expander and braces as a teen-ager, but my teeth decided to move around.<br />
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Here's what I've learned:<br />
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1) When you tell other adults you got braces and need surgery, they'll show you their crooked teeth despite having worn braces as a teen. Seriously, there needs to be a permanent post-braces process, so we only have to live through it once.<br />
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2) Even though SARPE surgery is out patient, if you can stay the night in the hospital- do it. I was well taken care of. Ice for my ice packs was brought to me every 2 hours. My vitals were taken every 2 hours to make sure I was recovering well. Through my IV, I was given antibiotics, anti-swelling and pain medication. Having the adjustable bed was helpful because I could sit up which was more comfortable.<br />
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3)Buy your post surgery food in advance. I purchased protein powder, applesauce, pudding, ice cream, soup, and tons of fruits & vegetables that I juiced. My favorite go-to drink was the chocolate carnation instant breakfast. <br />
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4) Sit up as much as possible to help with the swelling<br />
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5) Make sure you have someone to help you out because you're going to be tired and healing.<br />
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6) Get the best chapstick you can because your lips are going to get super dry and chapped. <br />
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7) Stay hydrated-nothing will make you feel worse then getting dehydrated<br />
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8) Make you sure you have an experienced, reputable surgeon. I had hardly any bruising and wasn't really in to much pain. <br />
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9) Be prepared to be gap toothed. As you crank the expander, a gap will develop and you'll look like Madonna.<br />
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If you are going to have SARPE surgery, I wish you good luck and speedy healing.Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-22429406850602713962013-05-20T12:49:00.002-04:002013-05-20T12:49:54.687-04:00Wearing Braces as an AdultThere's nothing like a pair of braces to make you feel like a teen-ager again. I don't have a bad perm and now wear contacts, but I still feel like I'm fourteen all over again. What's been interesting is that people stare. They stared at 14 and they stare at 47. <br />
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I have clear braces on top and metal ones on the bottom. My rubber bands on the bottom are turquoise because it's my daughter's favorite color. They didn't have fancy colors when I wore them the first time. <br />
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If the braces weren't bad enough, I have an expander in. Once I have my SARPE surgery tomorrow, it will help expand my narrow upper jaw. Right now, it only serves to make me talk weird and is a haven for food getting stuck. <br />
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Thanks to YouTube, I've been able to get the 411 on the SARPE surgery. I got some tips like using frozen peas for the swelling since they'll mold to your face. <br />
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I also recently watched the movie, Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead, on Netflix and loved it. I bought a juicer and have been enjoying some delicious juice. It will come in handy for my liquid diet post surgery.<br />
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A stack of books is on my nightstand waiting to be read. I hope I feel up to it because I relish the time I'll have to just heal and read.<br />
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Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-82961137645309245672013-05-03T13:09:00.001-04:002013-05-03T13:09:23.353-04:00Unraveled on sale for .99 centsIn honor of my characters' Hispanic heritage, we are celebrating Cinco de Mayo by having the Kindle version of Unraveled on sale for .99 cents. <br />
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15 – Spotlight @ Dana’s YABook Pile<br />
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15 – Guest Blog and Giveaway @ A Little Bit of R & R<br />
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17 – Spotlight and GIveaway @ The Rambling’s of a Toddler’s Mom<br />
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17 – Interview @ Laurie’s Non-paranormal Thoughts and Reviews<br />
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18 – Spotlight & Review @ Lindsay’s Scribblings<br />
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18 – Spotlight @ The Bootheel Cotton Patch<br />
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19 – Spotlight & Extended Excerpt @ Laura Diamond<br />
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19 – Guest Blog & Review @ <a href="http://myguiltyobsession.blogspot.com/">My Guilty Obsession</a><br />
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22 – Guest Blog @ <a href="http://www.karenbynum.com/">Karen Y.Bynum</a><br />
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24 – Interview & Review @ <a href="http://crystalsoutthere.blogspot.com/">Out There Reviews and Stuff</a><br />
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25 – Interview & Review @ <a href="http://lissalynnsreviews.blogspot.com/">Girls Heart Books</a><br />
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26 – Spotlight & Review @ <a href="http://www.fallintoreadingreviews.blogspot.com/">Falling into Reading Reviews</a><br />
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29 – Spotlight @ <a href="http://newagemama.blogspot.com/">New Age Mama</a><br />
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30 – Character Post & Review & Giveaway @ <a href="http://www.readergirlsblog.com/">Reader Girls</a> (Post from Autumn's Point of view: What makes a great FBI profiler and what she expects to gain from becoming one?)<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day to all my fellow YA & Mysterybook lovers.<br />
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In honor of Valentine's day, I am giving away an Ebook or paperback (You choose) of my new YA mystery novel, Unraveled.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman", times; font-size: small;"><strong id="internal-source-marker_0.5837611644528806">Sixteen year old math whiz, Autumn, spends her days reading about serial killers and dreaming of becoming an FBI Profiler. She never dreams her first case will be so personal. Her world is shattered when she comes home from school and discovers her murdered sister’s body on the living room floor. When the initial evidence points to a burglary gone wrong, Autumn challenges the police’s theory because of the personal nature of the crime. Thinking that finding the killer will bring her family back together, she conducts her own investigation using her affinity for math and forensics, but her plan backfires and her obsession with the case further splinters her family.<br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" />When her investigation reveals the killer is someone she knows, Autumn offers herself up as bait and sets a dangerous trap to unmask his true nature and to obtain a confession for her sister’s murder</strong></span><br />
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Unraveled now has a cover and is on the front page of <a href="http://www.evernightteen.com/">www.evernightteen.com</a><br />
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It's a milestone as a writer to see your book cover. I wish this feeling on all the writers out there.<br />
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<span id="goog_718869912"></span><span id="goog_718869913"></span><br />Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-17779184179474117712013-01-18T12:27:00.002-05:002013-01-18T12:27:20.158-05:00Forensic Entomology<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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• Necrophagous are the insects that are found on corpses.<br />
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• In the novel, Silence of the Lambs, by Thomas Harris, the rare moths were one of the ways the FBI was able to find the serial killer<br />
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http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/forensics/kevin_neal/13.html<br />
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http://www.saintjoe.edu/academics/biology/haskell.html<br />
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http://www.nafea.net/<br />
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<br />Susan X Bradleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933142677328722384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793197899746065302.post-90668465945834605542013-01-11T10:57:00.006-05:002013-01-11T10:57:52.860-05:00All About the Digits1. The study of fingerprints is called Dactylography <br />
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4. Most commonly used forensic evidence worldwide <br />
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5. The AIST (Academy of Investigation Services & Training) offers a fingerprint identification course. <br />
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6. IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System) database is used by more than 20,000 agencies worldwide for the identification of fingerprints <br />
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7. Fingerprints are produced by the sweat and oil in your fingers <br />
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8. Normally, when you injure a finger, the same fingerprint pattern appears on the new skin. If you damage the inner skin layer, you may have a new fingerprint pattern. <br />
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9. Gangster John Dillinger tried removing his fingerprints but dipping his fingers in acid. It didn’t work <br />
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<a href="http://www.forensicsciencecentre.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=48">http://www.forensicsciencecentre.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=48</a><br />
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<a href="http://odyb.net/forensics/5-facts-about-the-fingerprint/">http://odyb.net/forensics/5-facts-about-the-fingerprint/</a> <br />
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<a href="http://fingerprintcourse.com/">http://fingerprintcourse.com/</a> <br />
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