by jill | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog
My poem was just published in The Weekly Avocet , A Nature Journal #195! Deer I saw six this morning as they crossed the meadow under the oaks to browse on fresh grass. Pair of baby bucks practiced sparring, their twig-like antlers, twisted together back & forth...
by jill | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog
All writers have their own paths to coming up with ideas for their books. Reflecting back on my experiences crafting The Black Velvet Coat I realize there were three separate passageways to receiving inspirations for my novel. Here I describe those ways with just a...
by jill | Aug 4, 2016 | Blog
The summer might be hot, but I’m very happy! The Black Velvet Coat is a #1 bestseller and it wouldn’t have happened without you! I am so grateful to you for reading my novel, telling friends about it, writing reviews, attending and hosting book events for...
by jill | Jul 21, 2016 | Blog
I’m pleased to announce that The Black Velvet Coat is on sale now for $0.99 on all digital formats, including Kindle, Apple iBooks and Kobo. If you have friends who live in the UK, Canada, Australia or even India they too can get in on the deal. If you know...
by jill | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog
Here is a poem inspired by a surprise visitor to the J & J Ranch. We only saw him once, but hope he’ll come again sometime soon. The Gray Fox We think we’ve met them all, those local inhabitants: squirrels, rabbits, deer, coyote. Every once in awhile though...
by jill | May 14, 2016 | Blog
I am a huge Alfred Hitchcock fan. His complex characters, intriguing settings and suspenseful scenes have kept me rapt for decades. In eighth grade I read Daphne Du Maurier’s novel Rebecca, viewed the film and got hooked. One of my high school friends owned a...
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