The writer in me...Her imaginative ramblings..

Doctor Martin Luther King…inspirational leader…celebrated hero.

Every year we celebrate a wonderful man. One who inspired thousands. It is always amazing to hear all of the good he did in such a short time. What he wanted to achieve. I always try to be positive. Be kind to others. Treat each and every person equally. It’s what I have taught my […]

Jessica Owen

January 17, 2022

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#diversity, #martinlutherkingjr, #MLK, author, become, blessed, challenge, change, character, comfort, courage, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, equality, faith, family, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, humor, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, memory, notes, parents, perseverance, real, story, strength, thankful, warrior, words, work, writer,
Character interview; Shannon …the activist

Interviewer; Welcome back readers… I am excited to introduce you to a group of exceptional women and men…who are using their smarts, struggles, and successes to better the world…well at least in Portland, Oregon where our story is set. (All subjects in these interviews are fictional btw…just don’t tell them)😉 Interviewer: Hello, Shannon and welcome. […]

Jessica Owen

January 10, 2022

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#characters, #goal, author, blessed, books, challenge, change, character, city, creative, determination, dreamer, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, hard work, heart, honesty, humor, imagine, inspiration to all women, interviewer, learning, life, love, me, mom, novels, perseverance, Portland, real, stories, thankful, wife, women, words, writer,
Character interviews; Part Two… there is more?

Last year; I started a character interview series involving the three siblings from my current trilogy. (The conclusion to that series is coming soon… I am almost finished writing that book.) Now, I would like to introduce you to the characters of my seasons quartet. Beginning in the summer and concluding in the spring. You […]

Jessica Owen

January 3, 2022

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HappyNewYear!🎆🍾🎉🎊🎆

#ChapterOne

Jessica Owen

January 1, 2022

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#2022, #chapter-one, #goal, #happynewyear, #newme, #newstart, become, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, city, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, family, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, learning, life, loss, love, me, mom, nights, notes, perseverance, real, seasons, sleeping, stories, thankful, wife, words, writer,, writing
🎄Favorite Christmas movies and favorite memories…❤️

Every year we watch certain movies that evoke Christmas for us. It does not feel like Christmas until we see and hear them. My favorite book of all time is “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens… it is such a beautiful story about redemption and second chances… My favorite version of this book is a […]

Jessica Owen

December 13, 2021

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#AChristmasCarol, #Celebration, #CharlesDickens, #Christmas, #christmastree, #gathering, #HappyHolidays, #HomeAlone, #WhiteChristmas, beauty, blessed, blessings, books, change, comfort, cozy, creative, dreamer, family, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, imagine, joy, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, real, rest, seasons, soul, stars, stories, thankful, warm, wife, women, words, write, writer,, writing
Hello December…how is it the last month of the year already?

Geez… I cannot believe it is the end of the year already. So much has come and gone. So much to look forward too in the next year. I am so glad to have family times again. I am even hosting this Christmas… my first celebration in three years! I am beyond excited! I have […]

Jessica Owen

December 2, 2021

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#Christmas, #christmaslights, #christmastree, #gathering, beauty, become, blessed, blessings, change, comfort, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, fires, food, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, life, love, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, parenting, perseverance, real, seasons, sleep, soul, stars, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, winter, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing
Crazy times….for Black Friday sales or something?

It has never made sense to me why people trample each other for socks sales? I am all for good deals…at the expense of someone else’s life or injury…not worth. I can honestly say I haven’t been to Black Friday sales since I was a twenty something…I have since shopped on line for years. I […]

Jessica Owen

November 26, 2021

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#gathering, blessed, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, city, confidence, cozy, creative, days off, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, family, fiction, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, life, love, marriage, me, mom, nights, parenting, parents, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, sleeping, stories, thankful, tired, warm, warrior, wife, wine, words, work, write, writer,
Happy Thanksgiving…be thankful for everything you have…🍁🍂🦃

In a time when chaos is everywhere it is nice to know there is a national holiday that encourages you to eat, drink and spend time with family. My second favorite holiday! Last year we were unable to celebrate due to my family being inflicted with covid. They were times last year I wondered if […]

Jessica Owen

November 25, 2021

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#gathering, #turkey day, blessed, blessings, challenge, change, coffee, comfort, cozy, days off, delicious, desserts, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fires, food, friends, fun, grateful, happy, hard work, heart, holidays, honesty, hope, imagine, joy, kindness, leaves, life, loss, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, notes, November, parenting, parents, passion, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleeping, soul, story, thankful, turkey, warm, whiskey, wife, wine, yummy food
Gratitude…a simple thing means so much.

It’s always a time of reflection when thanksgiving comes along. I always think of my grandma Leone… she loved any excuse to have us come over… she wanted family around at all times…it’s been twenty eight years since she died..I still think of her all the time… She taught us so much… kindness, humility, joy, […]

Jessica Owen

November 20, 2021

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#gathering, beauty, blessed, blessings, challenge, change, comfort, fall, family, food, grateful, happy, heart, honesty, hope, joy, kind, kindness, life, love, me, memory, mom, parents, real, remember, seasons, soul, tears, thankful, thanksgiving, warm, wife, writer,
Whining…wine… and daily difficulties.

It’s crazy to go to work sometimes and know exactly how tired you are…Whining helps at times…How little sleep time got the night before, due to worry. Stress. Your back hurting… wine helps… so does heating pads, epsom salt baths…did I mention wine? Trying to grasp motivation each and every day. Being tired. Being overworked. […]

Jessica Owen

November 1, 2021

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#hellonovember, author, blessed, blessings, books, campfires, challenge, change, character, coffee, comfort, confidence, cozy, determination, dreamer, exhausted, fall, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, happy, hard work, honesty, hope, humor, imagine, joy, kindness, learning, leaves, life, love, me, mom, nights, notes, novels, November, perseverance, real, rest, seasons, sleep, sleeping, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, wine, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing
Scary fun…spooky tales from around the United States…

Jessica Owen

October 31, 2021

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#reading, author, books, campfires, challenge, character, coffee, cozy, fall, family, fiction, fires, fun, goals, grateful, Halloween, holidays, honesty, humor, imagine, joy, learning, leaves, life, me, mom, nights, novels, October, real, scary stories, seasons, spooky, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, words, write, writer,, writing
Happy Halloween 🎃

Jessica Owen

October 31, 2021

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#gathering, #reading, author, bats, beauty, blessed, blessings, books, campfires, challenge, change, cozy, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, fall, family, fiction, fun, goals, Halloween, happy, hocus pocus, holidays, hope, humor, imagine, jack, jack’o’lantern, joy, learning, leaves, life, love, marriage, me, mom, nights, novels, October, real, seasons, stars, stories, story, thankful, tired, warm, wife, witches, words, write, writer,, writing
Survive and thrive…your decisions create your future.

When I decided to write a novel , I didn’t have a clue about the process. How much time it would take or if I could even finish writing it. Now three books later I am glad I made the decision to write. It is so hard to make myself a priority. Make time to […]

Jessica Owen

October 29, 2021

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#goal, author, become, blessings, books, challenge, change, character, comfort, complicated, confidence, creative, decisions, determination, dreamer, dreams, exhausted, fall, family, fiction, goals, hard work, heart, honesty, hope, imagine, kindness, learning, life, love, marriage, me, memory, mom, nights, notes, novels, parenting, perseverance, priorities, real, sleep, soul, stories, story, thankful, time, tired, wife, wives, women, words, work, write, writer,, writing
Villains part two; conflict is crossing that line.

One key thing I have learned thru writing is…conflict drives the story…it’s necessary or the plot will die out… key members in this conflict are villains, and antagonist’s…I have also learned that antagonists and villains are different characters entirely. Villains are always the ones that cross the lines. Breaking the law, using torture, what ever […]

Jessica Owen

October 22, 2021

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#antagonists, #editing, #goal, #reading, #villains, author, books, challenge, change, character, coffee, confidence, creative, determination, dreamer, dreams, fiction, fun, goals, hard work, hope, humor, imagine, notes, novels, perseverance, real, rest, stories, story, words, work, write, writer,, writing
The dark side…when villains cross the line…why we love them.

Have you ever watched a movie where your supposed to be rooting for the hero… but instead you like the villain more? On of the things that makes us root for said villain is the likability or relatability. Just like traits we look for in hero’s… we need these for our villains too, we need […]

Jessica Owen

October 12, 2021

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