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"The detective had warned them that New York City was an awfully big city. And a name like 'Jessica Brown' was as common as fleas on a stray dachshund."

Check out my short story Out of the Blue this month at The New English Review.

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1) What is your Author name; use your Pen name if you have one.



Jen Xant


2) What inspired you to become a writer?



At the beginning of 2025, I wanted to explore new hobbies, so I started a TikTok account and began to talk about sewing (I’d just gotten a sewing machine and was learning) and my adventur Read more of this blog post »

Looking to improve your English, presentation skills, storytelling, or some combination of the three? Welcome to lesson one of my series of applying storytelling ideas to other skills or even to your own tale weaving efforts.
To ensure your efforts start with success, you... need to steal from others Read more of this blog post »

Announcing that The Lillehammer Girl Milking Company is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Part of my Tales of Dystopian Norway collection of books, this one's somewhat new for me: I haven't really tackled the Hucow genre before, and of course I had to Svalbardize it a bit.

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In the autumn of 1947, Lily Bollinger was on an audacious mission to reclaim the American market. She had survived the dark years of the Occupation by hiding her best bottles behind false walls and outwitting Nazi officers in her own dining room. But when she reached the fog-swept hills of San Fran Read more of this blog post »

Seven years later, photo quality about the same. Dancers fill the floor following a chat with author Dan Charnas about his book on J Dilla, The Drake Underground, May 22, 2022

I’ve always had a personal glitch pertaining to to matters of identity.

After I moved to Toronto, I quickly became aware

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Перекладів стає більше🤘

Радію! Оповідання «Сірий будинок» опублікували іспанською мовою під назвою «La casa gris» у квітневому номері мексиканського онлайн-видання Mimeógrafo Revista.


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Третій іноземний переклад. Щиро вдячний 🙌🏻) Read more of this blog post »

As a writer who spends so much time swept away in fictional worlds, the characters I create often start out feeling like coworkers and eventually become something closer to friends. When you’re with someone day after day, hour after hour, that attachment grows naturally. Before long, they feel real Read more of this blog post »

This week is Passover; the days until Resurrection Sunday coincide with the Jewish calendar. It is always a special time for me, the anniversary of my faith in Christ.

A few days ago, a student asked why I had a watercolored egg carton in my schoolroom. I smiled.

My resurrection eggs bring back all s Read more of this blog post »

Web-heads rejoice! Your favorite teenage superhero has a ton of new books newly released or available for pre-order!

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We rarely question water.

We drink it, use it, depend on it — but almost never ask what it really is.

Not chemically, but structurally.
Not as a resource, but as a condition.

What if water is not neutral?

What if its interaction with the body, the brain, and the environment is far more complex than we as Read more of this blog post »

TOP 10 des meilleures franchises de jeux vidéos selon Jonathan le Prof

L’article TOP 10 des meilleures franchises de jeux vidéos est apparu en premier sur Jonathan Le Prof.

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When I was attending writers' workshops and conferences I would often hear writers describe how hard it was to write the second book in a series. I now understand. If it's a mystery series, it's even more difficult.
When I started the series, I thought it'd be a simple amateur sleuth story but, as a Read more of this blog post »

Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that alternates between periods of eating and fasting. It focuses on when you eat rather than what you eat. Popular methods include:

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Let’s be transparent here. I am focusing almost entirely on the next book in my Kate Carter series.

But I have other books in the works.
A couple urban fantasy
A post apocalyptic fantasy
And a few epic fantasy books

If you see this post, let me know what you’d be more interested in! Read more of this blog post »

I had such a great experience today at Shirley Library, as they hosted Dyrne Hill. The staff are truly amazing, making me feel like a VIP. There were a few Children who engaged, asking so many questions and hopefully getting answers without any spoilers. Loved meeting the readers and just getting th Read more of this blog post »

Responding to negative reviews or someone deciding your book isn't for them can give you a bad reputation and just outright make you look petty.

And if you're not careful, you can even move into bullying behaviour - such as if your response is offline or on another platform.

Don't be that person!

Rem Read more of this blog post »

Choosing a narrator at ACX follows two paths:

1. You, the author, can listen to audition samples posted by narrators to hear different voices and see if any fit your concept of how the narration should sound.

2. You, the author, post a sample text from your book for narrators to read for an audition. Read more of this blog post »

Hear ye! Hear ye! Part 2 of John: Volume 27 of our Heavenly Citizens series is available.

Light for the blind, Shepherd for the sheep, Life for the dead, King and Servant and Sin Offering for the people. His name is Jesus.

Enter through the Door of the sheepfold and meet your Shephe

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Pack of Hearts is out in the world, and I’m so grateful.

I found myself smiling while writing it, especially watching this unlikely pack figure things out together. It was just a really fun story to write.

If you’ve read it, even a quick rating or a few words here really does make a difference.
And if Read more of this blog post »

Bentonville, Arkansas, April 1, 2026

Walmart Corporation (WMT, NASDAQ) announced the inauguration today of its new “Save Money. Live Healthy” initiative that promises to do for healthcare what it did for the retail industry—unleash the buying power of the world’s largest retailer to deliver healt

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This series has been a looooong time coming.

For me, it was a matter of finding the right timing to get back to Thia, where we could finally figure out what happened to Prince Shey Thrudesh-Vo of Caspagir, discover how Haru was finally going to win Adrian’s heart, and just maybe check in on Caelan, D Read more of this blog post »

Speaking Theatre: A Backstage Alphabet

Every field develops its own peculiar language, but theatre people may be among the worst offenders.

We talk about blocking and marks, about the house and the wings. Directors give notes, actors worry about cues, and everyone knows exactly what it means w

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Κάτι περισσότερο από ένας σχολιασμός για το Imaginary Worlds του Lin Carter
Αυτές τις μέρες διάβαζα το Imaginary Worlds του Lin Carter, το οποίο είναι ένας σχολιασμός για τη φανταστική λογοτεχνία. Ο Lin Carter ήταν ένας αρκετά γνωστός συγγραφέας φαντασίας – καλτ συγγραφέα, θα τον έλεγα – και δεν θα π Read more of this blog post »

The Virtuous Life: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living To the 100 readers who just won a Kindle copy of The Virtuous Life: welcome.
I’m truly honored to have my work on your digital shelf. This book is a labor of love — an attempt to bring ancient wisdom into dialogue with the “moral vertigo” of modern Read more of this blog post »

Before Fay Hunter, there was her father.

Johnathan. Thirty years old. Ruggedly handsome and quietly charismatic. Brilliant in ways he rarely admits and broken in ways he never speaks about. A man who carries a small black notebook everywhere he goes, filled with archaeological notes and hieroglyphic Read more of this blog post »

New Month, New Read! Start off the new month with a new read!

Order your copies of Spheres and Cali now through Amazon or Barnes and Noble online. Visit the link in bio.

Be sure to add Spheres and Cali to your "Want To Read" list to be notified of upcoming giveaways! Read more of this blog post »