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J.P.C. Allen

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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

Writing Lessons from The Most Dangerous Game

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

Although I knew I wanted to be a writer in second grade, I rarely liked what I had to read for English class. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell was a happy exception. I’d forgotten how the good the short story was until I stumbled across it while killing time at a high school where my oldes

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"The Heart of Bennet Hollow by Joanne Bischof DeWitt unfolded amid the hollows and coal mines of Virginia, but it derived inspiration from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. DeWitt modified certain characters and their interests, but fans of the clas" Read more of this review »
A Riddle in the Lonesome October by J.P.C. Allen
"Rae Riley is one of those plucky characters who keeps stepping into danger even though she knows better, because she cares. She wants to help. And she has to understand why.

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Not God Enough by J.D. Greear
"I learned things from this book (and I'm a life-long Christian who studies the Bible) and felt my faith strengthened. To be honest, I needed that given some things going on in my life right now.

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The Color of a Dream by Julianne MacLean
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