Jolene Perry

Author of Contemporary Stories that Dig Deep

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Advice, Career, craft, Don't Panic, Drafting, editing, Fly Like An Eagle, Long Game, motivation, Pre-Writing

Identity Crisis

June 5, 2017by Jolene Perry4 Comments on Identity Crisis

When I first began writing, I had no notions of writing YA. I was going to be the next Nora Roberts or Sophie Kinsella. I hadn't decided quite yet. And then I read Sarah Addison Allen, and I was terrified I'd never be able to write like that (I won't, and that's ok. We're different). [...]

Advice, Career, characters, craft, Drafting, editing, Publishing

Wanna Know How/Where to Start Your Novel?

April 23, 2017by Jolene PerryLeave a Comment on Wanna Know How/Where to Start Your Novel?

Wanna Know How/Where to Start Your Novel? Read a TON of first chapters. I'll talk about published ones today, and unpublished ones in another post. On my week of not-writing, one of the things I did was go to Amazon and read a TON of first chapters. (I may write up something on how important [...]

Advice, Drafting, Pre-Writing

Mad Drafting Skillz Part II: Pre-writing RESEARCH

August 30, 2016by Jolene Perry1 Comment on Mad Drafting Skillz Part II: Pre-writing RESEARCH

You know that really annoying saying out there that says - WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW? And as creative people, we kind of HATE THAT? Because we write mythical creatures and experiences and things we'll never actually KNOW? This is why research is so important. I spend a lot of time thinking about a novel before [...]

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