Jennifer Niven's Blog, page 560
October 21, 2011
A Letter to My Twenty-Year-Old Self
You are young, so I understand if you don't want to hear this, or can't hear it right now. You might want to put it aside because you are busy—not in the way you'll become busy later, but at
October 19, 2011
The Beauty of Theorems (or Why I Might Write Better in Prison)
My grandmamma Eleanor used to worry that my mom worked too hard. She would say, "You poor thing, I wish you could take a break from that writing because look how exhausted it makes you." 
October 17, 2011
Things I've Learned from My Early Writings
1. Write what you want to write about. When I was 'ten and eleven twelfths years old,' I wrote a prologue to my novel Scrapbook: "I always wanted to write a book
October 13, 2011
Velva Jean speaks!
Velva Jean Learns to Fly was just released on audio! It's always strange to hear someone other than, well, me read the book, but Emily Durante does a terrific job capturing Velva Jean's voice in the audio version from Tantor Audio. But you be the judge and let me know what you think. Does she [...]
The Next Book Syndrome
Lately, I have recurring dreams that I am back in high school, only I am my age and I have somehow forgotten that I was enrolled in school until it is the very end of the semester and I realize I h
September 28, 2011
August 24, 2011
Velva Jean Grand Prize Giveaway
One lucky entrant will win an 8GB iPod Nano (because Velva Jean would want you to listen to music all the time) and a complete Velva Jean package: Velva Jean Learns to Drive, a DVD copy of the Emmy Award-winning movie, the Velva Jean CD, and the sequel, Velva Jean Learns to Fly, which hits [...]
August 18, 2011
Velva Jean Giveaway Week Three
Win a complete Velva Jean package: Velva Jean Learns to Drive, a DVD copy of the Emmy Award-winning movie, the Velva Jean CD, and the sequel, Velva Jean Learns to Fly, which doesn't hit shelves till August 30. This is your chance to read it before anyone else! Both books will be signed and personalized. [...]
August 10, 2011
Velva Jean Giveaway Week Two
Win a complete Velva Jean Learns to Drive package: the book, the Emmy Award-winning movie, and the CD! My newest book, Velva Jean Learns to Fly, hits shelves August 30, and in honor of that I'm hosting one giveaway per week for the next four weeks. This second one starts today, August 9, and runs [...]
Velva Jean giveaway winners!
Congratulations to the winners of the Velva Jean Learns to Drive movie giveaway! The following ten people won a DVD copy of the Emmy Award-winning short film that started me on the Velva Jean journey all those years ago: Steve Booker Ruth Ginsberg Susan Everard Kathy Dowd Andrea Smith Velmer Jean Hall Sherry London Julie [...]
