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'''Brenda Novak''' juggles her writing career with her children’s softball and soccer games, field trips, carpool runs and homework sessions. Her best advice for a would-be author? "read, read, read….
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It was a shocking experience that jump-started '''Brenda Novak'''’s bestselling author career.
  
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“I caught my day-care provider drugging my children with cough syrup and Tylenol to get them to sleep while I was away,” Brenda says. “It was then that I decided I needed to do something from home.”
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However, writing was the last profession she expected to undertake. In fact, Brenda swears she didn’t have a creative bone in her body. In school, math and science were her best subjects, and when it came time to pick a major in college, she chose business.
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Abandoning her academic scholarship to Brigham Young University at the age of twenty in order to get married and start a family, Brenda dabbled in commercial real estate, then became a loan officer.
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“When I first got the idea to become a novelist, it took me five years to teach myself the craft and finish my first book,” Brenda admits. “I learned how to write by reading what others have written. The best advice for any would-be author: read, read, read….”
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Brenda sold her first book OF NOBLE BIRTH, and the rest is history. Many of her novels have won or placed in contests such as the Rita, the National Reader’s Choice and the Bookseller’s Best, and she now runs a warm and enthusiastic book group on Facebook with over 17,000 members.
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Brenda and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five children—three girls and two boys. When she’s not spending time with her family or writing, Brenda is usually raising money for diabetes research. Her youngest son, Thad, has diabetes, and Brenda is determined to help him and others like him. She also enjoys traveling, playing pickle ball, hiking and biking — she rides an amazing 20 miles several times a week!
  
 
==On The Web==
 
==On The Web==
[http://www.brendanovak.com/ Brenda Novak] ''(Warning: flash and audio)''
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* Website [https://brendanovak.com/
  
 
==Books==
 
==Books==
* [[Dead Right]]
 
* [[Dead Giveaway]]
 
* [[Coulda Been A Cowboy]] - 2007 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1422]])
 
* [[Baby Business - Brenda Novak|Baby Business]]
 
* [[A Baby Of Her Own]]
 
* [[Big Girls Don't Cry]] - 2005 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1296]])
 
* [[Cold Feet]]
 
* [[Dead Silence]]
 
* [[Dear Maggie]]
 
* [[Every Waking Moment]]
 
* [[Expectations]]
 
* [[A Family Of Her Own - Brenda Novak|A Family Of Her Own]] - 2004 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1195]])
 
* [[A Home Of Her Own]] - 2004 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1242]])
 
* [[A Husband Of Her Own]] - 2003 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1130]])
 
* [[More Than Words - Brenda Novak|More Than Words]]
 
* [[Mother Please]]
 
* [[Of Noble Birth ]]
 
* [[The Other Woman - Brenda Novak|The Other Woman]] - 2006 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1344]])
 
* [[Shooting The Moon]]
 
* [[Snow Baby]]
 
* [[Stranger In Town - Brenda Novak|Stranger In Town]] - 2005 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1278]])
 
* [[Taking The Heat]]
 
* [[We Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause]]
 
 
==Novellas/Short Stories==
 
* [[Once Upon A Christmas - Superromance|Once Upon A Christmas]] - 2006 ([[Superromance|Harlequin Superromance #1380]])
 
* [[Sanctuary]] (with [[Pamela Bauer]], [[Judith Bowen]], [[K.N. Casper]], [[Laura Abbot]] and [[Caron Todd]])
 

Revision as of 04:30, 6 November 2024


It was a shocking experience that jump-started Brenda Novak’s bestselling author career.

“I caught my day-care provider drugging my children with cough syrup and Tylenol to get them to sleep while I was away,” Brenda says. “It was then that I decided I needed to do something from home.”

However, writing was the last profession she expected to undertake. In fact, Brenda swears she didn’t have a creative bone in her body. In school, math and science were her best subjects, and when it came time to pick a major in college, she chose business.

Abandoning her academic scholarship to Brigham Young University at the age of twenty in order to get married and start a family, Brenda dabbled in commercial real estate, then became a loan officer.

“When I first got the idea to become a novelist, it took me five years to teach myself the craft and finish my first book,” Brenda admits. “I learned how to write by reading what others have written. The best advice for any would-be author: read, read, read….”

Brenda sold her first book OF NOBLE BIRTH, and the rest is history. Many of her novels have won or placed in contests such as the Rita, the National Reader’s Choice and the Bookseller’s Best, and she now runs a warm and enthusiastic book group on Facebook with over 17,000 members.

Brenda and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five children—three girls and two boys. When she’s not spending time with her family or writing, Brenda is usually raising money for diabetes research. Her youngest son, Thad, has diabetes, and Brenda is determined to help him and others like him. She also enjoys traveling, playing pickle ball, hiking and biking — she rides an amazing 20 miles several times a week!

On The Web

Books