After 17 long months of waiting on "the other side" to get "their" act together, my fantasy author is finally free. Yes, she's single again. And she's very pleased with this.
Seventeen months ago, she filed for divorce from someone who is divorce-worthy. And that's all she's going to allow me to say about this person. (If you've been following the blog from home, you know I've wanted to run him through with a sword on more than one occasion. What!? It's my blog! I'm allowed commentary.)
Fine. She's told me to mind my manners.
The point of this post is to say that Fantasy Author Sandy Lender is rejoicing. She's keeping the pen name for pen name purposes, of course. You don't do several years of marketing, while you know you're getting your maiden name back, and then switch gears on everyone. Besides, the name "Lender" is in the middle of the alphabet and is more likely to get browsers at the book store. (See the pseudonym discussion that went on quite heavily during the entire month of June at Today the Dragon Wins. Several guest bloggers and visitors had interesting comments concerning last names.)
Now that Sandy is single again, there will be fewer manic visits to the attorney's office when "the other side" misses a deadline (oh, you have no idea...a divorce with no children and no assets doesn't go on for 17 months unless one side is actively insane...what!? I'm merely stating my opinion!) Fine. Once again, I'm stating here and now that I'm pleased to see my fantasy author freed up to write instead of flitting off to the attorney's office. She's free to buy paper and toner cartridges because the "other side's" $4,000+ overdue bill is NOT landing in her lap after all. She's free to date a guy if she decides we're worth the time (although, I should warn all members of my sex that she keeps swords and a short temper these days...and she does write about ways to kill sorcerers with or without magic...)
That's my subtle way of suggesting everyone stay clear and let her write.
Congratulations are in order!
Tags: divorce, fantasy author, Sandy Lender, pen name
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
She Has a Divorce Question for You
If a woman is working 50+ hours a week at a job that pays a certain amount of money...
and that money gets taxed by the government...
and that money gets taxed by the state of her employer...
and she pays her own health insurance...
and she has so many bills and responsibilities that she actually loses, on average, $1,083.29 per month that she's alive...
also
if said woman is in the process of divorcing a "male" that removed his name from the mortgage on their home when it went into foreclosure and fled the state...
and said "male" informed his fulltime employer of 6 months that he was leaving the state to obtain a degree at another university elsewhere so the employer (of 6 months) fired him and gave his job responsibilities to a student...
and said "male" refuses to get a job so that he can pay for any of his living expenses, attorney expenses, school expenses, etc., but everyone assumes he is living off of student loans and federal financial aid (this cannot be proved, though, as he refuses to comply with court orders to provide appropriate financial information in the divorce proceedings)...
Do you believe the woman should be compelled to pay the "male" person's attorney's fees for him? My fantasy author is on the verge of fleeing the country just so the "male" person can be solely responsible for everything (perhaps including HER attorney's fees) just to get even with him for all the years she supported him financially and emotionally. She's quite the fussy little thing today and I fear letting her do any writing or editing of Book III in the Choices trilogy. It just couldn't bode well for any of the characters...
So let's hear your comments. Does this guy deserve to have his fees paid for him? Should she have to keep carrying him? Or should he be gang-raped by HIV-infected drug addicts who want to steal his shoes? She's laughing maniacally... Yes, I'm keeping her away from the story of my bride for a couple of days at least. I shudder.
Tags: divorce
and that money gets taxed by the government...
and that money gets taxed by the state of her employer...
and she pays her own health insurance...
and she has so many bills and responsibilities that she actually loses, on average, $1,083.29 per month that she's alive...
also
if said woman is in the process of divorcing a "male" that removed his name from the mortgage on their home when it went into foreclosure and fled the state...
and said "male" informed his fulltime employer of 6 months that he was leaving the state to obtain a degree at another university elsewhere so the employer (of 6 months) fired him and gave his job responsibilities to a student...
and said "male" refuses to get a job so that he can pay for any of his living expenses, attorney expenses, school expenses, etc., but everyone assumes he is living off of student loans and federal financial aid (this cannot be proved, though, as he refuses to comply with court orders to provide appropriate financial information in the divorce proceedings)...
Do you believe the woman should be compelled to pay the "male" person's attorney's fees for him? My fantasy author is on the verge of fleeing the country just so the "male" person can be solely responsible for everything (perhaps including HER attorney's fees) just to get even with him for all the years she supported him financially and emotionally. She's quite the fussy little thing today and I fear letting her do any writing or editing of Book III in the Choices trilogy. It just couldn't bode well for any of the characters...
So let's hear your comments. Does this guy deserve to have his fees paid for him? Should she have to keep carrying him? Or should he be gang-raped by HIV-infected drug addicts who want to steal his shoes? She's laughing maniacally... Yes, I'm keeping her away from the story of my bride for a couple of days at least. I shudder.
Tags: divorce
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