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Breaking up with self-imposed obligations

11 April 2014 by Jessica Leave a Comment

You may have noticed, or maybe not, that I haven’t been posting here lately. I wasn’t on vacation or ill or doing anything glamorous or interesting. I was just taking a break. Last time I posted here, I was very busy reading, but I wasn’t doing much writing at the time. I’m sort of in […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: beta readers, characters, drafts, editing, film, reading challenge, scheduling, tips

Tribute to a Fallen Genius

20 August 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I checked my email this morning and saw I had a news update from the New York Times. The headline read: “Breaking News: Elmore Leonard, Novelist Who Elevated the Status of Crime Thrillers” and then it was truncated. I had to open it to see the rest, but I already knew what the end of […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: crime, elmore leonard, fiction, film

As the Tour Approaches…

22 May 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

So I took a week or so off earlier this month because I felt overwhelmed by everything I had going on, and then I got hit with a whirlwind of new stuff that took priority over my slacking time off, so I had to get back into it. The Tour I cannot believe the blog […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: blog tour, characters, film, indie authors, quiet on the set, scheduling, writers block

And the Winner Is… New Title and Cover Reveal!

28 February 2013 by Jessica 2 Comments

Wow, it seems like it’s taken me ages to get this far! But, I’ve settled on three key components for the upcoming release of my book! Just a quick update: so far, I still have every intention of releasing the book on the 19th of March, BUT, it won’t be official until I list my […]

Filed Under: books Tagged With: characters, chick lit, contemporary, film, genre, movies, new adult, publishing, quiet on the set, setting

Why I Write Books and Not Screenplays

2 January 2013 by Jessica Leave a Comment

I’m a movie buff. Case in point: Part of the title of this blog reads “filmophile”. I have always loved the movies. Silent, color, black and white, action, chick flicks, dramas, documentaries, comedies – I love movies of all kinds. Yet, as a writer, I prefer prose to scriptwriting. I always envision my characters and […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: drafts, editing, film, format, movies, screenwriting

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