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Quite simply, I adore the paranormal.

I write paranormal romance, blog about the paranormal, watch paranormal
TV and movies,and read paranormal books of almost any kind. Stephen King
once said he'd always had a love of the unquiet coffin ... and all I can say is
me too! Maybe it's a gene, but I’ve been a bigger fan of Halloween than of
Christmas all my life. It was only natural that werewolves, faeries, ghosts and
other supernatural creatures would turn up to populate my stories.

As passionate as I am about the paranormal, I get just as excited about the
printed word. I didn't read stories as a kid, I was DANIKA, DEVOURER OF
BOOKS! It was also evident from an early age that I wanted to participate in
the writing process (going so far as to edit all my storybooks with orange
crayon). It was no surprise to anyone when I was drawn to the newspaper
business, eventually working my way up to editor of a small town weekly.

The year 2000 brought me a true eureka moment. I stumbled across an
anthology, After Twilight, that contained a short story by Christine Feehan -  
Dark Dream.  Up to that point, I'd had no idea that romance and the
paranormal could be combined. What an incredible genre! I was instantly
and completely hooked. I read my way through Feehan's sexy Carpathian
series, and looked for more. I discovered other great authors too, like JR
Ward, Karen Chance, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kate Douglas,
MaryJanice Davidson and Katie MacAlister.

Eventually, reading paranormal romance, even reading it a LOT, wasn’t
enough. I started writing “just for fun” in my spare time. Not having much of
that, I found myself getting up earlier in the morning, staying up later and
later at night, writing during my lunch hour … you get the picture. I became
obsessed.  It was only a matter of time (okay, a few years) before I turned in
my newspaper hat and became a novelist. Between exploring the paranormal
on my blog and romancing the paranormal in my books, I’d found my niche.  

Today, I live on an island in southeast Alaska, which is an adventure in itself  
considering that I spent most of my life in the rural areas of landlocked
northern Canada. You see, I met this salmon fisherman and married him ...
and yes, he inspires me every single day.

My stories are now written on land or at sea, and I just might be the only
paranormal writer in existence who has to vacuum fish scales out of her
laptop.
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This is me,
fashionably dressed
for salmon fishing
on our commercial troller,
the F/V Cameo.
And yup, I cleaned
this fish myself
(and many more
just like him!)
About the Author
My Assistants
I receive plenty of help as I write from
my two pugs Fiona (left) and Toby.
Fiona is my Executive Secretary. And
Toby - well, he's still an apprentice.

In addition to "guarding the writer" from
such dreadful interruptions as the
Evil Paperboy and the Invasion of the
Garbage Snatchers, the dynamic duo
provides a great deal of "white noise"
(read snoring and wheezing) to help my
concentration.
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Dani Harper writes paranormal romance you can really sink your teeth into...

Romance author Dani Harper writes about the paranormal. She specializes in werewolf and shapeshifter romance, adores
any love story with a ghost, and is also the author of a paranormal blog, Way Past Normal. Her novels include a new series
by Kensington BRAVA: Changeling Moon, Changeling Dream and Changeling Dawn. She is also the author of Heart of the
Winter Wolf, A Leap of Knowing, and The Holiday Spirit. Dani Harper is a former newspaper editor turned paranormal
author. She credits her discovery of the paranormal romance genre to Christine Feehan's amazing Carpathian series.

Dani has many other favorite authors as well, including JR Ward, Karen Chance, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kate
Douglas, MaryJanice Davidson, and Katie MacAlister.


"TAKE THE NIGHT..." Dani Harper writes paranormal suspense novels with romance. Her books feature changelings,
shapeshifters, werewolves, ghosts, fairies and other supernatural creatures. Kensington titles include Changeling Moon,
Changeling Dream, Changeling Dawn.

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I still miss the
priceless assistance
and supervision of
Scooby the Pug,
who was my
Official Muse for
over 14 years until
he passed on in
October 2009.
However, he does visit from time to time.
Really.

See my blog on Ghost Pets at
http://waypastnormal.blogspot.com/2
011/04/ghost-animals-and-phantom-
pets.html
A few of my favorite quotes

I love quotations and sayings, and I collect them. You'll find one prefacing nearly every story I write.
It's like setting up a stage with props and backdrop to create just the right atmosphere.
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"Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young." -- Sir Arthur Pinero

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the
shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot." -- Neil Gaiman

"Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind."
-- Henry James

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

“The eyes only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” ~ Robert Davies

"When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.
What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story.
And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own."
-- John Berger

"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me...
Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
-- Shel Silverstein

“I never look back, dahling, it distracts from the now.” -- Edna, "The Incredibles"

"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."
-- Terry Pratchett

"A good night's sleep is no substitute for caffeine."

"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost."  -- H. Jackson Brown

After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing;
when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun,
or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face,
they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.
- Jasper Fforde

“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you CAN change your direction overnight.” -- Jim Rohn

"I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself."
-- Rita Mae Brown"

"I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth." -- William Faulkner

“Computers are heaven-sent when they work and hell-spawn when they don't.
There's just not much middle ground when it comes to technology.” -- D. Harper

"I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly,
what is essential is invisible to the eye." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"If you hear voices, you’re a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you’re an author." -- D. Harper


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Dani Harper is a newspaper editor turned
paranormal author. There isn't anything
she likes better than exploring the
supernatural -- unless it's writing sizzling
and suspenseful romance. Of course, all of
her stories have at least one foot in the
netherworld.

A Canadian who spent many years in
northern Alberta, Dani now lives on an
island in southeast Alaska! She and her
husband operate a commercial fishing
boat, and her stories are written on land or
at sea, with the help of her executive
secretary, Fiona the Pug.

Dani currently has a hot new shapeshifter
series published by Kensington Brava.
Look for Changeling Moon, Changeling
Dream and Changeling Dawn wherever
books are sold.
"There is nothing like the
moment you connect with
a reader! Nothing like the
response that you get when
what you have written
touches someone in
some way.

It’s a moment in which
your work is almost a
co-creation, you and the
reader joining forces to
make your words live.
That’s the absolute BEST
part of being a writer
to me."

- Dani Harper
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The Short & Sweet Version...
The Long & Short of it (mostly long)
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Don't think so?
Read this article on e-piracy by
author JEANIENE FROST
http://www.deadlinedames.com/?p=2700
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