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Writing Pet Peeves Part 2: Style

29 October 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about grammar pet peeves. Worse for me, I think, are style pet peeves. I’m hard to please. I’m a philosophy major and a literature buff, so writing style in anything I read, fiction or nonfiction, matters. I am not adamant about some errant grammar choices, but for […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: characters, genre, grammar, publishing, tips

The Inside Scoop on Upcoming Release: Unscripted (Tentative)

22 October 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Here is the first look at the next book on the publishing list: Unscripted. This is a story I wrote a couple of years ago. It’s a new adult contemporary romance, with a strong, smart, talented female lead. Rylie Cates is an aspiring screenwriter living in Maine. The story begins with a phone call telling […]

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*UPDATE: Upcoming Release: Descendant

6 August 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Because of my inability to leave it alone, I am way ahead of schedule on the new book. A 21st Century Fairy Tale (previously titled Descendant), my new fantasy novella (it’ll be about 120 pages or so, so I figure that’s about novella length), will be coming out soon. It may not be a full-length […]

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Genre Versus Characters: The Writing Process

27 July 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Writing for a genre versus writing your characters are different processes. They require different approaches and organization, and the characters themselves will not be the same if they were written into two stories with the same plot–one written with the genre approach and the other with the character (development) approach. A story based around the […]

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