by Jen Cantwell | May 27, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Uncategorized
Hello, Readers! Today, the second audiobook in the Lens series, The Volunteer, is available on Audible! You can get your copy here! I thought I might tell you the story of how this all came to pass and share a little of the excitement it has generated for me. ...
by Jen Cantwell | May 20, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Aster Wood, Light Chaser Series, One-Million Words
Hello, Readers! Okay, so this is going to sound weird … I didn’t start reading books of any kind, much less actual novels, until I was in the 8th grade. Of course I read things that were mandatory, like my math book, but unfortunately my home life left something to...
by Jen Cantwell | May 13, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Blog, One-Million Words
Hello, Readers! I’ve been busy this week, especially today, because our little chickens arrived at 6:30am! May I present Snickerdoodle, Oreo, Sugar, and Chip! They are happily snuggled up under their heater, and they seem to understand how to eat and drink, so yay for...
by Jen Cantwell | May 7, 2020 | Blog, One-Million Words
Hello, Readers! Today, I want to talk to you, and hear from you (!), about reading fiction. Specifically, me reading fiction. (Hint: I’m not doing it.) Think you can help? My terrible reading habits … When I look at the blogs and newsletters of other authors who...
by Jen Cantwell | Apr 30, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Blog, Light Chaser Series, One-Million Words
No consequences When I went to college (oh-so-long-ago), I majored in photography at a prestigious university. Back then, I think many of us in that program hoped that we would somehow create the most amazing work, that we would be able to sell our images easily, that...
by Jen Cantwell | Apr 23, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Aster Wood, Blog, One-Million Words
Hello, Readers! Today I’m going to talk about inspiration for a handful of my characters, specifically my favorites in the Aster Wood series. Let’s talk turkey. Aster First, let’s talk about Aster, our main man. When I thought about my character back at the...
by Jen Cantwell | Apr 15, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Aster Wood, Blog, One-Million Words
Hello, Readers! I’m back today with another in depth post about my first book series, Aster Wood. Today I’ll be looking at my writing experiences with those first books, along with what came after, and sharing it all with you! Let’s get to it… I’m Going to Be...
by Jen Cantwell | Apr 8, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Aster Wood, Blog, One-Million Words
Hello, Readers! For this blog post, I wanted to start off a series of posts for the next few weeks discussing each of my series; Aster Wood, 6th Grade Supernatural, Lens, and the soon to be written Light Chaser. Today and next week, I’ll tell you all about Aster...
by Jen Cantwell | Apr 1, 2020 | Aspiring Writers, Blog, One-Million Words
Greetings, readers! Well, things are chugging right along over here. Here are my current word stats: One-Million Word Counter I’ve been working hard on the short stories for Light Chaser, (BTW, get them FREE HERE) and I’ve come upon an unexpected benefit to writing a...
by Jen Cantwell | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog, Light Chaser Series, One-Million Words
Hello, Readers! Today I’d like to talk about world-building. Concentration has been in short supply around here lately, and I hope if you’re reading this that you are home and safe. It has been incredibly difficult for me to focus of late, but I will not give up! I’ve...
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