On Why Rocky Isn't a Bada**

I'm not exactly on the same page with John Green all the time but he did say one thing that I completely agree with, and I'm paraphrasing here, "You don't have to like my characters."
In the past, back when I dared to read reviews, some complained about Rocky. She's emotionally unstable. She doesn't know what she wants. She's this then she's that. She's annoying.
Yeah.
She's 17.
She's never traveled.
She doesn't hang out with the party crowd.
She's built this false exterior around herself to hide her pain and to protect herself from abuse.
She has serious, legitimate trust issues.
Take her away from her white trash, roaming-eyes pervert of a stepdad and throw her into a world with rich men who have potentially nefarious ulterior motives and yeah...that could make her a little bipolar in her actions. Mix together the danger, intensity,  and lies with some seriously emotionally damaged heartthrobs and the girl has some issues to work out while she's in the thick of it.
I believe in growth, that wisdom and strength come from passing through the fires and being refined. What teenage girl doesn't think she's all that but doesn't fall apart when cast out into the storm? We stumble and fall along the way before we learn to walk against the wind. We do stupid things and that is how we gain wisdom and humility.
Is Rocky a pain?
Absolutely.
But she and William and Peter are on a journey to become the people the family has needed all along.

What You Should Know About BlueStocking

All right. Consider yourself warned.
When I first set out to write after a decade of not writing, my only goal was to construct a story that was truly original and didn't involve a girl being all suicidal over a boy. I HATE reading about girls being suicidal over boys. You know why? Because at one point in my life I was like that and now, looking back, I wonder why I ever wasted my time worrying about those schmucks. Even though at the time they looked like demigods. 
So I wrote my original story with it's carefully twisted and tangled plot. I built a tree on Ancestry.com just for the von Strassenbergs. Yes I did. 
NOW, now, I am not so afraid of the process and I've figured a bit more of it out and it's going to make a BIG difference in BlueStocking Girl. 
I am not big into the paranormal...vampires, werewolves...it doesn't scare me. What truly scares me is the evil lurking inside every human heart. The books I read and enjoy the most, tend to be gritty crime novels, medical thrillers, murder mysteries, where the danger within could actually happen to me. That's scary. But at the same time, I like me some romance. Real romance. Not this dramatic, "O my life is pointless without you," crap.
In BlueStocking Girl, expect more of who I am, as a writer. 
Expect more thrills, more twists and more sweeping romance. 
You'll get mad at me and then you'll love me and get mad at me again. Such is the nature of our relationship. But I'm okay with that. 
So prepare yourselves. 

5 out of 5 for Filter!

Originally posted on GoodReads.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/191441064


"Holy wow. Like seriously. I loved this book. No doubt about it. It was perfection. Perfectly combining two stories into one with romance, mystery, and enough suspense to kill me. This is definitely one of my favorites now, and I can barley contain my eagerness waiting for the second book, because IMUST know what happens next.

I have never read a book that switches between two different people that was pulled off flawlessly before. It was always choppy and never meshed well and I ended up not even wanting to finish the book, but that was not the case for this book. I wanted to read more if I could have, it was perfect. And the chapters....what chapters?! It flowed perfectly between the two stories and times. It relieved enough to keep you informed with both sides and help piece things together as it got more and more interesting.

The best part about this book, well I must say, I have two. First, the fact that I was reading these two different stories and throughout the whole book, I never got to fully piece everything together until the ending. Usually, if there is some kind of mystery in a book you find out what it is about half way in, but not with this. It was great, and it kept me reading for more. Wanting to know what the heck was going on.

The second thing I loved about this book was the romance. Between the past romance and the current day, I was swooning every chapter. And I caught myself catching my own breath at some things, reminding myself, hey you should probably breathe or your going to pass out. Gwenn Wright has written a beautiful love story and a beautiful love story in the making. But with love, there is betrayal, and there is also plenty of that.

This book was amazing. I did not want to put it down, I really didn't. I even tried to read slower so I could enjoy everything that was going on, but I couldn't it was just too good. This book is well worth the money, I would have even paid more for it if I had to. Pick this up, I promise you won't want to put it down.

Happy Reading All."

Short & Sweet, A New Review

This review of Filter: Book One of The von Strassenberg Saga was originally posted on goodreads.

"I received a copy of this book through Goodreads giveaway.

Buy. This. Book.
It's a great read and a fascinating story. This was my first brush with this author but it certainly won't be my last."


http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/184666678

Bunny Cates Reviews Filter!!!

To view Bunny's entire review of Filter: Book One of The von Strassenberg Saga go here:

http://bunnycates.com/reading/2011/07/filter-by-gwenn-wright/

(here's a snippet!)

"My Thoughts:

Loved. It.

..........

......the story is basically page after page of adventure as we try to fit together the pieces of the puzzle. The story is dark, gothic, romantic, and tragic.  Yep, Ole Miss Bunny Cates cried her face off toward the end. 

When you finish a book, and you have to smoke a fake cigarette…that’s when you know you’ve read something amazing.  I totally recommend this one for anyone who enjoys: historical fiction, romance, suspense, mystery, ya

READ IT.  You’ll thank me for it, promise. "

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Building my Dream Cast

People always ask me if I fashion my characters off real people. The answer is no, I did not write The von Strassenberg Saga with Miley Cyrus in mind. There is only one character who was actually written to reflect a friend of mine. That would be Abbie, the Drexler's assistant. The real Abbie is a school chum of mine, a wonderful, bubbly gal with a smoky voice and even smokier eyes. She's gorgeous, but a lot of people are gorgeous. The reason Abbie received the token honor of having her own character is because she read the rough, ugly pages of Filter before I even really knew where the story was going. She was so encouraging that it is likely the book was only completed because of her enthusiasm. Were the powers that be ever to make The von Strassenberg Saga into films, I would want Abbie to play the role of Abbie. Because no one else could be better. Last night I was watching 27 Dresses with my mother and was shocked to see Klaus von Strassenberg decorating a cake. Ronald Guttman, a Belgium born actor, looks exactly the way I picture Klaus. And tho I have waffled back and forth between William and Peter, I believe Tom Welling should be that bad boy Peter Strauss. Well, if Tom Welling wasn't a year old than I am he could be that bad boy Peter Strauss. But Peter, Captain Sexy as Rocky calls him, is only 18. I don't think Tom Welling can pass as 18 anymore. Unless this is like one of those '80's movies wherein the entire cast was in their early to mid 20's and playing 16 year olds. Sigh. And I have no clue who would play Rocky. Know any six foot tall, chestnut-haired, 18 year old actresses?