Jennifer Writes
Author|Brave Anna and the Star Compass. Owner|Jennifer Writes. I teach writing and hope to inspire 🌟
29/11/2023
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22/11/2023
🦖 Oh Dinos, you're so sweet!
22/11/2023
Happy early Thanksgiving to my Facebook community. I’m very thankful that you’re all here, each and every day! ❤️
“In November, people are good to each other. They carry pies to each other's homes and talk by crackling woodstoves, sipping mellow cider. They travel very far on a special November day just to share a meal with one another and to give thanks for their many blessings.” ~ Cynthia Rylant 🏡🥧🔥🍺
Artwork by Chimney Smoke Art. 🎨🖌
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz7on7kMKwf/
22/11/2023
Is 2024 the year you’ll write the next Great American Novel? ✍🏼 Or are you still stuck in planning mode, weighed down by all the possibilities of character and world building? Are you finding it difficult to navigate plot or setting? Or are you enjoying the writing experience and finding it to be smooth sailing?
What’s your writing resolution for the new year? What’s challenging/motivating you to write better?
19/11/2023
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18/11/2023
Anyone else a fan of the Oxford comma? 🙋🏻♀️
UPDATE: The collage shown should be credited to Eric Edelman. You can follow his page:
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https://www.facebook.com/eric.edelman1?mibextid=MUfG1I
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-oxford-comma-eric-edelman.html
You can visit his website at: https://eric-edelman.pixels.com/
We here at You Should Try Reading support the Oxford Comma. Want to learn more? Check out the below (awesome) article:
https://capitalizemytitle.com/what-is-the-oxford-comma/
16/11/2023
Doesn't this look comfy? 🥰
Magical Library #82
16/11/2023
I cannot confirm what it’s like to write from the POV of a man, but everything else tracks 😂
13/11/2023
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Why so susurrous?
11/11/2023
08/11/2023
Please feel free to yawp.
Voice is a common pitfall for new writers. Most agree that the passive voice should be avoid in writing, as it weakens the structure of the words around it and takes the power from the sentence. An easy way to test if your writing is written in the passive voice is by adding the phrase "by zombies" to the end of a sentence. If you do this and it makes sense, you've used the passive voice and should consider a rewrite.
Example: "A cake is being made" is a sentence written in the passive voice because we can add to it, and it still makes sense. To take the sentence out of passive voice and make it active, rewrite it to say "They're making a cake."
07/11/2023
Happy Tuesday! 📚
In case you needed a reason to ditch the chores tonight 😂
06/11/2023
"Books at bedtime, most enchanting
Half-asleep, dipping our cozy feet
Into fantasy and dreams so sweet."
~Terri Guillemets 🌟 ☕📖
It's the season to get cozy and read in bed! What are you reading? 📚💕📖
Artwork by Naoko Stoop. 🎨🖌
04/11/2023
There are only two spots open in Monday's publishing class! Discover the differences between traditional and self-publishing, discuss the costs of each, and learn how to query publishers!
Register here 👇
Getting Published: Traditional and Self-Publishing Whether it's an idea or a finished manuscript, get the tools you’ll need to publish a book. Discover how to find the rig...
Happy Halloween! 🎃
31/10/2023
Getting into character 🧛🏻♀️
Lift someone up today
28/10/2023
A dappled path in autumn.
2023, author’s photo
The Grotto
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26/10/2023
"The Monstrumologist" by Rick Yancey. It was so scary that my heart was literally pounding at the end. You know it's a great horror read when you almost 💩 yourself!
The Halloween season is upon us, which means it's time for a good spine chiller! 🎃💀🐈⬛📖🕯🌙
25/10/2023
12/10/2023
Carroll Community College will be hosting a celebration of dark fiction*, "Dark Reads", on October 30th. Stop by and meet some local horror fiction greats, listen to live readings, and get a book or two signed!
*What's dark fiction? This is a genre in fiction writing that features "dark" elements such as fear, horror, death, and the more sinister sides of human nature.
11/10/2023
06/10/2023
Today has me longing for those golden fall days when the sun and leaves work together to create a masterpiece. Looking forward to the weekend! 🍂
06/10/2023
What a spectacular view!
Happy birthday to Jeremy from Digital Diadem 🎉
In honor of our favorite drone pilots birthday today, here is one of our favorite recent aerial photos! It’s such a beautiful time of the year! Join us in wishing Jeremy a happy birthday!
04/10/2023
Go check out the Midway Free Library & Garden and grab something new for Banned Books Week!
Looking for Alaska, the 2006 American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award winner, is one of the thirteen most banned books. The work is based upon the author's "pretty bleak" time at the Indian Springs School.
The work was placed in the Midway Free Library & Garden this evening. (Thanks, Jennifer!)
04/10/2023
“Autumn leaves don’t fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.” ~ Delia Owens 🍂🍂🍂
Artwork by Lucy Almey Bird. 🍁
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx8T8ffui21/
01/10/2023
Welcome, October! This is the month of chilly autumn nights around a campfire, lots and lots of plaid flannel and fuzzy socks, and hot coffee or chocolate to warm up the belly! 🍁☕️🍁
“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” ~ Humbert Wolfe 🍂🍂🍂
Painting by Deborah Gregg. 🍁
The Journey Thus Far....
Welcome! This is the official page of Jennifer Garrett, author of “Brave Anna and the Star Compass,” a middle-grade fantasy novel featuring a feisty main character who is unexpectedly thrust into the role of heroine. Jennifer is based in Pennsylvania and holds a Master’s Degree (M.S.) in Psychology with a concentration in Forensics. Her first book, due out to audiences in December 2020, weaves age-relevant psychological themes throughout the storyline that include coping with grief, overcoming challenges, and developing strategies to conquer anxiety. Readers both young and not-so-young will be able to relate to the story’s main character as she struggles to overcome not only the challenges posed by the outside world, but also the obstacles that she places in her own path through self-doubt.
A Note from the Author:
“Anna” was a labor of love, and her story took me many years to bring to life. Because of this, I anticipate the opportunity to not only share her journey with the world, but also to share some of my own adventure that led me to becoming a published author. Visit my website for tips on getting started on your own writing journey, including my experiences with finding success in the publishing process from start to finish.
Thank you for being here and for supporting “Brave Anna and the Star Compass”!
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