Every week or so I get another flurry of writing oriented questions and I thought I’d take this week’s questions and put them together here, with my answers, in the event that the rest of you are curious about the same thing. Dear Jane, I am an aspiring writer and I have an idea for […]
Category: Writing Life
A Contest for Writing Moms
One of my good friends, Christine Fugate, an independent filmmaker, writer and very busy mom is hosting the 2nd Annual Mothering Heights Mother’s Day Essay Contest which ties in to her blog, Mothering Heights. I have so many writer friends that visit my blog I promised Christine to help spread the word about her contest. […]
Remarkable
I wrote today. And I’m not talking about email or blogging, either. I’m talking about the drive to Tully’s, set up computer, set up keyboard, put on headphones, play Death Cab for Cutie a half dozen times kind of writing. I was working on Chapter 1, scene 1 of my next 5 Spot novel, a […]
New Year
I’m about to board my Hawaiian Airlines flight back to Seattle and sit here by the gate with the same lump in my throat that I get every time I have to leave Ty. You’d think after three and a half years it’d get easier going. You’d think that knowing I’ll see him in three […]
When You Know
When you know what matters. When you know what’s true. When you listen to that little voice inside yourself and the little voice is so damn tired of telling you its so damn tired… The books are all good. But this many? This much? For what? Yes, to pay the bills, and yes, because I […]
A Proper JP Rant
Author friend Michelle Rowen told me last year–to my face, no less–that she loves it when I go off on one of my Jane Porter rants here on my Janeblog. She thinks its hilarious. Even when I sound positively crazy. She should like this one. Because I’m going to tell you what’s wrong with the […]
They Call Her Mrs. Perfect
I’ve just heard from my editor in New York and we have a winner, which translates into a new title. I’m very happy with the title selected and am delighted to introduce you to my May 2008 novel, Mrs. Perfect. And here is the back cover text from Mrs. Perfect: WHERE’S A FAIRY GODMOTHER WHEN YOU NEED ONE? For […]
Throw Me A Title, Please!
I got the bad news today. Alpha Mom, out in only 6 months, will no longer be called Alpha Mom due to someone apparently owning the title. It seems a clever woman has copyrighted the words (who would have thought?!?) and is threatening to sue me and my publisher if we don’t change the name […]
Short & Promotional
I just wrapped up a radio interview and my media escort is arriving in ten minutes to take me around Seattle for stock signings (aren’t I a diva??) before dropping me back at the house to meet boys bus and then it’s a five thirty book club call in before I whip up dinner. That’s […]
Decathalon Mom
Trying to parent in and around the Odd Mom Out book tour has been interesting at best. I’ve spent a lot of the past month holding my breath and praying that we can just avoid disaster. I’ll settle for chaotic. Messy’s great. During the month of October I finally accepted that okay, average, passable, fine, […]
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