Hey everyone! Big news! Two days ago, I was finally able to write those two little words that gave me an extreme thrill and sense of pride and excitement in Grim Ambition: THE END. I finished the book! Now, of course, this doesn't mean it's ready. I have my betas going through everything right now [...]
Grim Ambition is so close to being finished! I’m not just teasing you guys anymore with pictures, no, no. Now you’re going to start getting actual excerpts from the book itself! I hope you enjoy the first one below:
Hello all! I have under 50 pages to go before Grim Ambition is ready to send to the editor. This is my debut novel, as you may know, and the editing process is far from cheap. I'm trying to raise funds so I can pay the editor, because until I go through the edits, I [...]
This weekend was so productive! First, I sent another batch to the editor, the fabulous Libby at Sherman Writing Services. Can't wait to get her feedback! Then, I was hit with a hell of an inspiration to write, and blew through my daily writing goal AND word count for Friday, Saturday and Sunday! It felt [...]
"As a reader, I see the difficulty that authors of suspense have in building and maintaining tension while moving the plot forward - many seem unable to do so without showing their hand. Jen doesn't seem to be hindered by this challenge. This book of hers is gritty, sexy, captivating, and never predictable." ~Nate B. [...]
I am finally entering the part in Grim Ambition where shit really starts to go down. Things are picking up at a fast speed for all characters, which is soooo exciting not only for me, but for my readers, too (I hope haha!). Soon, all story lines will begin to connect as well, showing all [...]
I was on a hell of a roll yesterday! Not only was I in the writing zone a hundred percent, but I had the day free from (most) distractions. I completed the very first chapter for book two, wrote the ending for book two, and finished a new section of book one, and am very [...]
I thought I had Part One completed and could move on with polishing Part Two, but no. Of course, better ideas came (always in the shower, what's up with that?!), and Part Two grew from a what I think was a good story line to a fantastic, exciting story line, and I ran with it. [...]
I've had it before, of course, but this is the first time it's happened to me at the beginning of a section that I've been excited to write for days. So unfair. Here I sit, in my library at home, without any distractions, my laptop open and ready for me to pour more words into [...]
One of the main reasons I never attempted writing a novel before was that I thought I didn't have it in me to handle the extreme amounts of research it would take, that I wasn't good enough or smart enough. The thought of keeping up on all of it, and keeping organized notes, was more [...]
A Grim Trilogy 