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Author Archives: Jenny Martin
All this talk about Valentine’s Day has me thinking of my favorite romances. Sure, I enjoy a good love story with a fairytale ending, but lately, I’ve had more bittersweet novels on my mind. Basically, I’m a sucker for star … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
| Tagged Carolee Dean, Chocolate, Rocky Road Brownies, Star-Crossed Romance, Take Me There, YA novel
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We’ve all heard about (or maybe even know!) writers with bad additudes–scribblers who are bitter, self-important, unrealistic, or just plain old hard-headed. I worry about that quite a bit–I don’t want that to be me. I’m no expert, but here’s … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
| Tagged agents, cinnamon rolls, editors, publishing, Writing, writing advice
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Okay, I’m just gonna admit up front…this blog post is just an excuse to gush about TWO GLORIOUS THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK: 1.) I finally got to devour Beth Revis’ sparkling debut, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE… 2.) And I finally … Continue reading
I kinda hate New’s Years resolutions. They’re just so ubiquitous–so many people make them and break them. And blog about them. It seems like overkill for me to blather on about my goals. I mean, they’re so much less interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
| Tagged chocolate sauce, hot fudge sauce, resolutions for writers, Writing, writing resolutions
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They say the devil is in the details. And as far as books go, I’d have to agree. World-building plot points. Convincing character quirks. White knuckle moments of tension. All those details matter. Combined, they define a story. And in … Continue reading
I have a kid. A rough and tumble, Xbox playing, iTouch texting, nerf shooting tween boy. And you know what? He loves books. Year after year, they’re on his Christmas list, alongside the video games, Lego sets, and foam darts. … Continue reading
**spoiler alert** So I saw the movie SKYLINE this weekend. It was dissappointing, to say the least. SKYLINE is a bad movie that could have been great. As I watched the big screen, I couldn’t help but see the movie as a semi-solid … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing
| Tagged Alien Apocalypse, NaNoWriMo, Non-endings, SKYLINE, Trail Mix, Writing, writing advice
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