Jessica McCann's Blog, page 12
February 7, 2012
What Gets Your Creative Engine Running?
Writing inspiration can strike in the most unexpected places. When I hit a creative dry patch while working on my current novel-in-progress, this sweet little 1930 Ford AA got my writing brain revving again. I wrote about the experience in a guest post at my publisher's blog. Check it out!
January 11, 2012
On Becoming a Writer
I'm thrilled to be a guest at freelance writer Brandi-Ann Uyemura's blog this week. Check out my post on becoming "a writer." Follow Brandi on Twitter at @TheInspiringBee.
December 16, 2011
Finding the Line Between Fact and Fiction in Historical Novels
I'm so happy to be a guest author this week on Women's Fiction Writers blog, talking about the line between fact and fiction in historical novels, how women's fiction can be found in many genres, and more. Created by author Amy Sue Nathan, WFW is the go-to blog for the...
November 15, 2011
DearReader.com selects All Different Kinds of Free for November book club!
I'm delighted to announce that www.DearReader.com has selected my novel to be the featured fiction book for its email book club the week of November 28, 2011. The website's founder, Suzanne Beecher (author of Muffins and Mayhem), masterminded this wonderful online book club, which partners with local libraries. Each morning,...
October 21, 2011
Writing a Jigsaw Novel
Caroline Leavitt -- the talented, generous New York Times best-selling author of Pictures of You -- invited me to talk about my writing process on her blog. In which I share my "puzzling" approach... Jessica McCann Talks About Writing
September 7, 2011
Celebrity Name-Dropping in Novels
Is including famous historical figures in works of fiction nothing more than celebrity name-dropping? Or can it add dimension and perspective to a novel? A few of the advance readers for my historical novel All Different Kinds of Free suggested I remove the scenes and references to Charles Dickens from...
August 7, 2011
Win the 2012 Writer's Market
Writer's Market provides more than 3,500 publishing opportunities for freelance writers, a handy rate chart, and many helpful articles on how to query, launch a freelance business and more. I've been buying and using this book for decades, but I'm especially excited about the 2012 edition because I'm in it!...
July 14, 2011
Behind the Scenes: The Making of a Book Trailer
Curious about how authors and publishers create book trailers for their new releases? Mari Pfeiffer of Wolf and Redhood Media was, after viewing the trailer for my novel All Different Kinds of Free. She extended an invitation for an interview, and I was delighted to accept. Her questions were insightful...
June 21, 2011
Sample a passage from the novel All Different Kinds of Free
Curious about my novel All Different Kinds of Free? It was inspired by the true story of Margaret Morgan, who was kidnapped in 1837, along with her free children, and sold into slavery. Her ordeal led to one of the most important yet least-known Supreme Court cases of the era,...
May 30, 2011
The Stylish Blogger Awards
Last week, I was nominated for the Stylish Blogger Award by the lovely and talented author Tess Hardwick. I can't thank her enough for the endorsement and kind words. I highly recommend you check out Tess's blog and her debut novel Riversong, which has been receiving well-deserved rave reviews. The...
