While talking with a friend this week, I mentioned that I struggle with topics for the blog. My friend's advice? To share a little about myself and my writing journey. So, here goes!
Some basic stuff:
Favorite color: blue and green
Favorite food: anything chocolate! (Also, I love coffee!)
Favorite tv show: Once Upon A Time (sadly, the last season)
Current favorite book series: Storm Siren (I've read it twice. I feel round three coming on.)
I was born in Indiana. I still live in the same county. There were four of us kids in the house growing up. I joke that a come from a "very blended" family because I have a number of siblings but we did not all live together.
A throwback photo. I'm the awkward one in the black jacket.
Something a little more recent of just the girls.
In high school, I starting attending our church's youth group and found Jesus on September 15, 1999. Ironically, this is close to my book's projected release date!!
I started taking classes in Library Technical studies in the mid-2000's but was unable to finish due to finances. Later, I was able to get a job at a library!!
In 2010 I married my handsome husband Greg and became stepmother to four children (yes, I said four).
Look how dapper he is! He's all mine, ladies. 😃
From a couple of years ago. But seriously, aren't they the cutest?
As for my writing journey, I have always loved books! I mean, who doesn't, right? The first author I remember thinking of as my favorite was Scott O'Dell. He wrote all these great historical fiction books for kids. A lot of them had to with Native Americans, which became something I was really interested in for a long time.
In middle school I became a reading nut. Nobody gets through that time of their life without some level of social awkwardness. I was always super shy. I basically survived middle school by keeping my nose in a book.
I switched my reading interests to nonfiction in mid-high school, reading a lot of books by Christian authors. This was also the time when I began to write short stories and poetry. I even won a prize for a poem through our district youth group's fine arts program.
After that I became an adult. You know how it goes, responsibilities and work (and more schooling) eat up your extra time. So I rarely wrote. I read still though not as much. Eventually, I found a Christian fiction author I liked and read as many of her books as I could get my hands on.
At some point I decided it was time to try and write a book. It took me three years. By the time I was done and began looking into how to get it published, I concluded that it would be better to consider that book a trial run and try again.
So that's what I did. I researched (both for my book and how to get it published) and I wrote. I made sure I wrote regularly and for large chunks at a time. It took me one year to complete "A Desperate Love." It's been a wild journey and it's not over yet!! I can't wait to see what's in store and to share my "baby" with you. I hope you will all love it as much as I do!
God bless! And never stop pursuing your dreams!
Love always,
J 💙
Some basic stuff:
Favorite color: blue and green
Favorite food: anything chocolate! (Also, I love coffee!)
Favorite tv show: Once Upon A Time (sadly, the last season)
Current favorite book series: Storm Siren (I've read it twice. I feel round three coming on.)
I was born in Indiana. I still live in the same county. There were four of us kids in the house growing up. I joke that a come from a "very blended" family because I have a number of siblings but we did not all live together.
A throwback photo. I'm the awkward one in the black jacket. Something a little more recent of just the girls.In high school, I starting attending our church's youth group and found Jesus on September 15, 1999. Ironically, this is close to my book's projected release date!!
I started taking classes in Library Technical studies in the mid-2000's but was unable to finish due to finances. Later, I was able to get a job at a library!!
In 2010 I married my handsome husband Greg and became stepmother to four children (yes, I said four).
Look how dapper he is! He's all mine, ladies. 😃 From a couple of years ago. But seriously, aren't they the cutest?As for my writing journey, I have always loved books! I mean, who doesn't, right? The first author I remember thinking of as my favorite was Scott O'Dell. He wrote all these great historical fiction books for kids. A lot of them had to with Native Americans, which became something I was really interested in for a long time.
In middle school I became a reading nut. Nobody gets through that time of their life without some level of social awkwardness. I was always super shy. I basically survived middle school by keeping my nose in a book.
I switched my reading interests to nonfiction in mid-high school, reading a lot of books by Christian authors. This was also the time when I began to write short stories and poetry. I even won a prize for a poem through our district youth group's fine arts program.
After that I became an adult. You know how it goes, responsibilities and work (and more schooling) eat up your extra time. So I rarely wrote. I read still though not as much. Eventually, I found a Christian fiction author I liked and read as many of her books as I could get my hands on.
At some point I decided it was time to try and write a book. It took me three years. By the time I was done and began looking into how to get it published, I concluded that it would be better to consider that book a trial run and try again.
So that's what I did. I researched (both for my book and how to get it published) and I wrote. I made sure I wrote regularly and for large chunks at a time. It took me one year to complete "A Desperate Love." It's been a wild journey and it's not over yet!! I can't wait to see what's in store and to share my "baby" with you. I hope you will all love it as much as I do!
God bless! And never stop pursuing your dreams!
Love always,
J 💙
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