Tag: trilogy

• Art+Wine=Writing…

  

  I cannot draw, I cannot paint. Whenever I see something amazing in art, I have a true appreciation for it. I understand the time and energy that is needed to complete things you are passionate about. My first book took me ten years to complete…my second four years. My third 1.5 years. I feel like,…

  Jessica Owen

  February 16, 2023

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• What is in a name…🙃

  

  I am a nerd in all things. So researching names is a fun hobby for me. It is fascinating how names have meanings, colors, history. Each name I chose doesn’t just sound cool it has meaning behind it too! That way it’s more memorable. I think names can be very magical. Also stereotypical. However they…

  Jessica Owen

  August 18, 2022

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• 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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• Writing is a job…it’s fun though!

  

  Writing is a job? What? Yeah it is. One that matters. One that benefits all in the end. So set a date, time, schedule…and write!

  Jessica Owen

  September 6, 2021

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• Sarcasm…sun…and stories!

  

  I learned early in life that I could defend myself with words. Particularly when using sarcasm. Work and home have been incredibly stressful lately. I find myself pissing people off at work everyday with vigor and enthusiasm. I probably should stop that. Laughter is the best medicine in stress filled situations at least it is…

  Jessica Owen

  July 1, 2021

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• Sunrise, sunset,one a beginning; the other an ending.

  

  I have a hard time slowing down. I feel this tremendous ambition to keep moving forward constantly. Usually until I pass out from exhaustion. In doing this I miss a million little things. I forget my hobbies. I dismiss me time. I am exhausted from sunrise to sunset. Lately…I have been trying to undo that…

  June 16, 2021

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• Faith in the possible. My manuscript.

  

  So you know those moments as a parent when you send your child somewhere. You worry. You hope you made right choice. They don’t call you think the worst…anyone? Well that is how I feel in this moment…my manuscript is in the hands of a professional editor. This dream of publication has been in my…

  Jessica Owen

  June 6, 2021

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• Characters and their traits…you need positives and negatives.

  

  Aim to make your people real. Give them quirks and flaws. Memorable characters are never perfect…

  Jessica Owen

  May 31, 2021

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• Characters…and how to give them character.

  

  I am the first to admit I love my characters. They are as real to me as a person sitting in front of me. I have conversations with them. When I talk about them to someone it’s as if they are real not in my imagination… I have actually never done this? 🤔It’s a cool…

  Jessica Owen

  May 23, 2021

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• Roses…ruby ale…research!

  

  Sometimes after a long day of writing I go for a walk. Today I noticed all the roses are beginning to bloom. They are my second favorite flower with my first being lilac. I even got married in a rose garden! Whenever I begin a book it feels like those buds waiting to bloom. I…

  Jessica Owen

  May 21, 2021

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• Fudge bars…stress…and beginnings…of books I mean!

  Starting any book is a challenge. It’s overwhelming at first because you have all these ideas! Some amazing. Some not so much. You sit down to write and nothing. No focus. So you research an idea. More ideas appear. Now your more overwhelmed then when you started. You take a walk, have a ice cream…

  Jessica Owen

  May 20, 2021

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• Creating…the process…the dream… eventual reality.

  

  Being creative and creating stories are part of my very soul…I love it..the process..the work…the challenge.

  Jessica Owen

  May 10, 2021

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• Progression in the voice of fear…

  I don’t know if this happens to you, I doubt myself…I let that creaking, rusty door open and I hear all the voices from my past telling me…you are not a writer…you will never get published…you are not good enough to write this book! I also feel incredibly isolated in this pandemic. Separated from all…

  Jessica Owen

  February 1, 2021

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