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J.P.C. Allen

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Born

St. Clairsville, Ohio, The United States

Website

https://jpcallenwrites.com

Genre

Mystery, Christian, Young Adult

Influences

Rex Stout, P.G. Wodehouse, Damon Runyon, Manley Wade Wellman, Patrick ...more

Member Since

February 2019

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JPC Allen started her writing career in second grade with an homage to Scooby Doo. She’s been tracking down mysteries ever since. Her Christmas mystery “A Rose from the Ashes” was a Selah-finalist at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in 2020. Her first Rae Riley mystery, A Shadow on the Snow, released in 2021. Online, she offers tips and prompts to ignite the creative spark in every kind of writer . She also leads workshops for tweens, teens, and adults, encouraging them to discover the adventure of writing. Coming from a long line of Mountaineers, she is a life-long Buckeye. Follow her to the next mystery on her website, JPCAllenWrites.com., where you can sign up for her newsletter and receive her latest writing news a ...more

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How to Write about Rivers in Our Stories

JPC Allen invites you to join the adventure of writing with tips, prompts, and inspiration to share.

This is a repost for a few years ago. For the past nineteen years, we have lived across a road from a river and a creek that flows into it. The change that rivers bring to any locations make it a wonderful setting for almost any story. Below are some ideas and tips on how to write about rivers in ou

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	A Shadow on the Snow 4.28 avg rating — 29 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 Storm of Doubts 4.31 avg rating — 16 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
	Christmas Fiction Off the Beaten Path by Michelle L. Levigne (Goodreads Author), Ronnell Kay Gibson, Laurie Lucking (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 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
	From the Lake to the River by J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author), Michelle L. Levigne (Goodreads Author), Tamera Lynn Kraft (Goodreads Author), Bettie Boswell (Goodreads Author), Carole Browne, Cindy Thomson (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Waters (Goodreads Author), Sandra Merville Hart (Goodreads Author), more… 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Ohio Trail Mix: Adventures and Inspiration Along the Ohio Literary Trail by Bettie Boswell (Goodreads Author), J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Waters (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	A Riddle in the Lonesome October (Rae Riley #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	From the Lake to the River: Buckeye Christian Fiction Anthology. Stories set in Ohio by Ohio Authors by Tamera Kraft, Cindy Thomson (Goodreads Author), J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author) 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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J.P.C. Allen made a comment on Christina Sinisi’s review of The Color of a Dream (The Color of Heaven, #4) " I don't think telling is all bad if it fits the particular story well. I love Watership Down, a fantasy about wild rabbits in England trying to establ ...more "
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J.P.C. Allen liked Christina Sinisi's review of The Color of a Dream (The Color of Heaven, #4): "Sometimes, the author tells rather than shows the story. But you know what? I didn't care. I just loved the story. I love reading about the hand of God in our lives. I wasn't a big fan of calling such a thing astral projection, etc., but I know who is" Read more of this review »
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J.P.C. Allen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Change my author name topic " My novel A Riddle in the Lonesome October was added with my pen name as "JPC Allen". Here on Goodreads it's "J.P.C. Allen". I don't think I can tie it ...more "
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J.P.C. Allen made a comment on Madisyn Carlin’s review of Heart of Courage (Hearts of the West #12) " I find every day villains much more disturbing because you know such people actually exist. "
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College-age Marlee Stanley and her boyfriend Marshall are going to school to become wilderness guides and learns about herself and God during the rescues. What I enjoyed most about the stories was the detailed rescues. The author obviously knows what ...more
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J.P.C. Allen made a comment on Christina Sinisi’s review of The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) " My husband likes this series and couldn't watch the TV show because they changed it too much. ...more "
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