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Jessica M. Simpkiss

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in Las Vegas, The United States

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Historical Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

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November 2018

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Jessica Simpkiss lives and works in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband and daughter. She studied Art History at George Mason University. Her work has most recently been published or is forthcoming in the Hartskill Review, Zimbell House Anthologies, The Write Launch, The West Trade Review, The Dead Mule for Southern Literature, The Bookends Review, amongst others. Her debut novel, The Spaewife's Secret, was published in November, 2018. She is currently working on her second novel tentatively entitled, Bone in the Blood.

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If you’re not using Pinterest for all things writing, you’re doing it wrong. I love Pinterest…morePinterest, Pinterest, Pinterest.

Did I mention Pinterest?

If you’re not using Pinterest for all things writing, you’re doing it wrong. I love Pinterest, despite standing in line one day while shopping and listening to one middle school aged boy tell his friend that Pinterest was for old ladies. Pinterest has a wealth of information all clumped together for the taking.

There are endless links for writing tips, writing blogs, books, books and more books, editing, self-help, and yes, a plethora of character names and inspirations. Looking for the right face for your next protagonist. Pinterest. Looking for the right facial expression for your next antagonist. Pinterest. Not only will they have thousands of pictures to peruse as you look for just the right look, but they’ll have just as many links to sites with the right words for the perfect facial description.

I also use Pinterest to promote my books, short stories, writing tips and book reviews.

Like I said, if you’re not using Pinterest for all things writing, you’re doing it wrong.

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	The Spaewife's Secret 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Nymph's Tale: A Collection of Whimsical Fables by Akasya Benge (Contributor), Andrea Hargrove (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Dawson Lee Holloway (Contributor) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Trace by Adjie Henderson, Cheri Vause (Goodreads Author), Dale Waters it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight's Haberdashery it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Midnight's Haberdashery: a collection of stories and poetry 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I'm excited to announce that I'm releasing my second book, entitled Midnight's Haberdashery, a collection of short stories and poetry.

In these twenty-five glittering narratives, readers are taken on a journey in which they are subjected to the devastating powers of innocence, love, desire, desperation, and truth.

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