Amanda LaPera

Links to Amanda LaPera's other pages and writing.

• Adamo Press www.adamopress.com www.adamopress.com Finding Pleasure in Books. Adamo Press, a small press that focuses on quality rather than quantity, as well as quickly bringing books to market, will be releasing LOSING DAD in 2013.

• Amanda LaPera on Facebook www.facebook.com/AmandaLaPera www.facebook.com/AmandaLaPera Author Fan Page on Facebook...check it out..."like"...interact with the author...

• LOSING DAD on Facebook www.facebook.com/LosingDad www.facebook.com/LosingDad LOSING DAD has a fan page on Facebook. Become a fan to get updates on the progress of publication.

• Twitter www.twitter.com/amandalapera www.twitter.com/amandalapera Follow Amanda LaPera's tweets on twitter.

• Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-monday22-2010mar22,0,6278906.story?page=3 www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-monday22-2010mar22,0,6278906.story?page=3 Amanda LaPera's letter on page three discusses mental illness and the law. This letter briefly explains the premise behind the book LOSING DAD.

• Amanda's info in Calliope's Closet calliopescloset.com/Amanda_La_Pera.html calliopescloset.com/Amanda_La_Pera.html This is a beautiful site put together by two very talented women, Apryl Skies and Alicia Winski. I am fortunate enough to be a part of it.

Browse these talented writers' personal websites and blogs.

• Alicia Winski aliciawinski.com/ aliciawinski.com/ Check out Ms. Wizard and her beautiful poetry. Pick up a copy of Running on Fumes!

• Apryl Skies www.edgarallanpoet.com www.edgarallanpoet.com Author, Poet, & Filmmaker, something about garden gnomes... Great poet, pick up one of her wonderful books!

• Calliope's Closet: Celebrating Women's Literature & Artistry calliopescloset.com/Calliopescloset.php calliopescloset.com/Calliopescloset.php This is a beautiful site put together by two very talented women, Apryl Skies and Alicia Winski. Browse and please enjoy the works of many wonderful writers.

• Christine Macdonald thatgalkiki.blogspot.com/ thatgalkiki.blogspot.com/ Visit her webpage--packed full of tantalizing tidbits--and find out more information about her upcoming memoir, Pour Some Sugar on Me, which chronicles her fascinating experiences as a stripper in Hawaii.

• David Eugene Andrews www.charatza.com www.charatza.com Author of a historical fiction series on the life of John Smith. His first novel, THE ENGLISH SLAVE, will be available soon.

• Hyla Molander www.hylamolander.com/ www.hylamolander.com/ Widowed at age 29, Hyla details her experiences in her forthcoming memoir, Drop Dead Life, A Pregnant Widow

• Ingrid Ricks ingridricks.com/ ingridricks.com/ Author of the captivating memoir, HIPPIE BOY, A Girl's Story. Pick up a copy and enjoy the read!

• Jacquelyn Hanson www.jandjbooksales.com/jackie/jackie.html www.jandjbooksales.com/jackie/jackie.html Author of several wonderful historical novels, including MELISSA'S STORY, MATILDA'S STORY, KATLIN"S FURY, and SUSAN'S QUEST.

• Jennifer Word fictionspook.com/ fictionspook.com/ If you like scary, then you'll love Jennifer Word's site.

• Jill Elaine Hughes www.jillelainehughes.com/ www.jillelainehughes.com/ Trust me, she's good. A talented published author, Jill has written books under other pen names as well, which you can link to on her website.

• Maralys Wills maralys.blogspot.com/ maralys.blogspot.com/ I highly recommend her book, Damn the Rejections, Full Speed Ahead, to any aspiring writer. Besides dishing out amazing writing advice, Maralys has written many books, in a variety of genres.

• Marisa Corvisiero, literary agent thoughtsfromaliteraryagent.blogspot.com/ thoughtsfromaliteraryagent.blogspot.com/ Marisa is a literary agent from L. Perkin's Agency. Here is her informative blog.

• Mel Zimmerman www.jandjbooksales.com/mel/mel.html www.jandjbooksales.com/mel/mel.html Find Joe Morris' novel unLikely Enemies, a tale of what happens when adult children resist leaving the nest.

• Target Audience Magazine www.targetaudiencemagazine.com/ www.targetaudiencemagazine.com/ "Target Audience Magazine is an online, quarterly publication which promotes independent artists of all genres ranging from musicians to writers and illustrators"

Websites that include information on mental health, mental illnesses, mental health laws, and how to help others, including the homeless.

• Dr. Xavier Amador, author of I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! www.xavieramador.com/ www.xavieramador.com/ Want to know more about anosognosia and schizophrenia? Dr. Amador is an internationally sought-after speaker, clinical psychologist, professor at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City, the Founder and Director of the LEAP Institute and author of eight books including the national best seller I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help!

• Frontline on PBS www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/asylums/special/excerpt.html www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/asylums/special/excerpt.html "Deinstutionalization: A Psychiatric Titanic" This is a well-written piece detailing the current mental health crisis.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org/ www.nami.org/ An excellent resource for those who are suffering from a mental illness. This site also offers help to the family and friends of individuals who are mentally ill.

• National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml Browse their mental health topics for more information on each disorder.

• Outpost for Hope - finding solutions for the missing, missing persons www.outpostforhope.org www.outpostforhope.org Is someone you love homeless and missing? If so, this is a great resource for you.

• Treatment Advocacy Center treatment.nonprofitsoapbox.com///index.php treatment.nonprofitsoapbox.com///index.php An Advocacy group that promotes changes in current treatment laws to help people with severe mental illness.