Jessica McCann





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Thank you for visiting me on Goodreads! I'm the author of the novel All Different Kinds of Free and a professional freelance writer. My creative nonfiction and reporting have been published in Business Week, Phoenix, Raising Arizona Kids and ASU Research magazines, among others.

Reading and writing historical fiction is my passion, though I'm also drawn to memoirs, contemporary fiction, nonfiction, literary classics -- anything with a compelling story. I only review books I enjoyed reading, hence the abundance of 4- and 5-star ratings!


Blogger Natalia Sylvester posted an amazing essay on the importance of fictional truths. Here's an excerpt: Truth is a complex thing. It is not simple. It is not always evident based on the facts. It's something that writers — non-fiction and fiction alike — strive for, even when they know... read more »
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Average rating: 4.35 · 272 ratings · 90 reviews · 1 distinct work
All Different Kinds of Free
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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What's Missing from My Writing (Biographies & Memoirs)
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Description: This a guest post that originally appeared on The Bird Sisters blog; contains a little insight on the writing life.
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Everyday Writing by Midge Raymond
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The Garner Files by James Garner
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The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
The Story of Beautiful Girl
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My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business by Dick Van Dyke
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Afterwards: A Novel
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More of Jessica's books…
“A book is like the best friend you can imagine. Once you read a book, it stays with you forever.”
Jessica McCann, All Different Kinds of Free

“I had no vote in the making of such a law, and I have no intention of abiding by it, either.”
Jessica McCann, All Different Kinds of Free

“But our tiny home is so much more than its four ramshackle walls and lopsided roof would have you believe. Inside, it’s big, full of love. It’s a hospital where my babies can be born. It’s a schoolhouse where my children can learn. It’s a mansion where my husband and I can enjoy the riches of our life together.”
Jessica McCann, All Different Kinds of Free

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“How much this book of life changes, he thought. And we are not the ones to write the pages.”
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“He was like a bottle and music was the wine.... She liked to be near him when it poured.”
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“It was the moment of early spring like the pause when a fiddler has lifted his bow and holds it over the strings, ready to call forth the music.”
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“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
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“She was awake, alive, full of ideas like branches in a greenhouse, growing thick and rife against the glass.”
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