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Ada Maria Soto

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A psychologist once told Ada Maria Soto that she has a fantasy prone personality. Fortunately, Ada grew up to become an author, so a life lived deep in her imagination fits her perfectly. As a Mexican-American expat living in the South Pacific with her partner and kid, her life is chaotically divided between being a writer, a publisher, and a parent.

Dysgraphia, phonological dyslexia, and ADHD makes for some exciting editing, but Ada continues to push through with a writing career. She’s a veteran of the theatre and television business, as well as all the lousy jobs that come with two liberal arts degrees.

Ada’s ability to capture the complex inner life of her characters in moving, yet relatable, ways endears readers to her unforgettable ch
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Ada Maria Soto I'm glad you like the series. They were a bit of a risk. I was fairly certain no one was going to read His Quiet Agent because publishers had rejected…moreI'm glad you like the series. They were a bit of a risk. I was fairly certain no one was going to read His Quiet Agent because publishers had rejected it, so it's nice to know people are enjoying it. As for more, I'm not sure. Of the dozens of characters chattering away in my head Arthur and Martin are the quietest. I also know they mean a lot to people so I wouldn't want to force out something second rate with them. If I do it might be a holiday story, but I'm not sure. Sorry. (less)
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Ada Maria Soto Hi. I'm glad to hear you liked Tactical Submission. I hadn't planned to write a book for Dan but then Everyone declared at me quite loudly that Dan ne…moreHi. I'm glad to hear you liked Tactical Submission. I hadn't planned to write a book for Dan but then Everyone declared at me quite loudly that Dan needed love. So I'm currently working on Dan's novel. Before that, hopefully in February, I will be putting out a collection of three short stories. Each story will feature one of the couples from Tactical Submission. If you're not already signed up my news letter will tell you as soon as those works are available. http://blog.adamariasoto.com/?page_id...(less)
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Arthur, Martin, and Me: Reflections on the Release of Agents of Winter

About eleven years ago I started writing what I thought would be a bog-standard MM interoffice romance. A couple of analysts that work for an unidentified three letter government agency meet at work, have some adventures, fall in love, have sex, HEA, the end. Instead, the characters began to take on lives of their own and argue for their own lives in ways no other characters ever had. For one, the

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“Finally, he raised his hand and touched his fingers to his forehead. "I can give you this." He lowered his hand and pressed the tops of his fingers to the center of his chest. "And I can give you this. But not the rest. It's not who I am. Or what I am.”
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“Writing is new, relatively speaking. Story telling is ancient. Tell your story first putting aside all other worries. Leave fretting over homonyms, semicolons, and Oxford commas to editors and friends you can be bribe with baking.”
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“His supervisor sighed. "Agent Drams, no one knows who you are." "We're a black budget government agency. No one is supposed to know who we are." "To the general public yes, however, when your supervising agent and the promotion board have to ask 'who' at seeing your name and don't even recognize your picture, you need to show your admittedly somewhat generic face a bit more.”
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Ada Soto Hello everyone, I've got a newsletter now. It'll come out four times a year and have exclusive content. The first issue will have a Nested Hearts short story. It'll be a much easier way of keeping up with new releases or works in progress than trying to find me in all the social media noise. http://madmimi.com/signups/312275/join


message 8: by Ada

Ada Soto Just submitted my next book. Let's see where it goes from here.


message 7: by Ada

Ada Soto First draft of my next book is finished clocking in at just under 80k! Hopefully this means you'll get at least one book from me in 2017.


Lavinia Lewis Hi Ada, thanks for the add!


message 5: by Ada

Ada Soto Melanie wrote: "Thanks for the add, Ada :-)"

My pleasure.


message 4: by Ada

Ada Soto Phoenix wrote: "Thanks for the invite!"

:)


message 3: by Ada

Ada Soto Harper wrote: "Thanks for the friend request!"

Thank you for replying to it.


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Ez Thanks for the friend request!


Phoenix Emrys Thanks for the invite!


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