This is it, guys. This is the last planned story in the saga of Noah Kingston and Sawyer Shaw. I’ve truly loved writing them and sharing their story, and as sad as I am to finish, I’m glad to bring it to it to an end. They may appear again, if they prod me hard… Continue reading Apples & Gin 5: an excerpt
Tag: writing
April word count
Goals for May: a novella for Torquere’s Spice It Up line: due June 1 another Noah & Sawyer short story, goal for finishing by June 1 the Big Damn Movie, goal for finishing this month sometime work on the Leo & Stuart story, goal to finish the rough draft by the end of June I’d… Continue reading April word count
meme: writing
1. Are you a “pantser” or a “plotter”? A plotter who often pantses. I like knowing how a story is going to end when I begin it, but there are often places in my outline (which are pretty rough to begin with) that say “something happens here to get us there.” I look at my… Continue reading meme: writing
on names
I have a Thing for names. I think it has a lot to do with having the most common girl’s name of my generation (yes, I am a Jennifer, and no, I don’t like being called that): I looked it up once at this app they have at the Social Security site, where you can… Continue reading on names
this is a self-indulgent post
‘Round about 1999, I had a terrible case of writer’s block. I didn’t write a thing that I didn’t hate for six months or so. When I refer to this episode, I always call it the Bad Nasty Evil Writer’s Block, because it made me so miserable that when I finally did start writing again… Continue reading this is a self-indulgent post
guest blog: On continuity
I just got my most recent work in progress up to the 50-page mark – barely a dent in my total word count for the year, since I keep getting distracted by fanfic, but a milestone nonetheless. This is the first long project I’ve felt much confidence in, when it comes to looking toward the… Continue reading guest blog: On continuity
guest blogger: miss_zedem on beta readers
We’re attempting something new here at jennajones.com: I’ve invited some friends to contribute posts on the various aspects of writing fiction and fanfic. This is the inaugural post. Back in the mists of time, when I first started reading fanfic, I kept seeing author’s notes which included the line “beta’d by X”. I’d never heard… Continue reading guest blogger: miss_zedem on beta readers
meta_writer: fanfic to profic
For the past week the Livejournal community meta_writer has had an essay challenge about transitioning from writing fanfic to going pro (or its equivalent). My essay is posted here. Mirrored from Jenna Jones.com.
What’s this? Something new?
I signed up for two challenges this year: Cannonball Read and Get Your Words Out. I planned originally to log them over at another unused domain I have, but I’ve since decided to centralize things more and post my word counts (lots of those) and my book reviews (not so many of those) here instead.… Continue reading What’s this? Something new?