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Writing Daughter of a Promise, a Biblical Retelling

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This essay was originally published on Women Writers, Women's Books. Some people assume writing a third novel must be easier than writing the first, which is true to some degree only because one knows what to expect: that they are in for a long, winding, doubt-ridden journey. When…By jbadmin|
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Slowing it Down: Talking Snow, Story, and Swirling Change

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Greetings from Park City where the world outside my window swirls with snow and the world inside my head swirls with story—from all that I saw at The Sundance Film Festival, as well as daily reading and writing. This includes re-reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Middlemarch by…By jbadmin|
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Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur

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Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur In Little Monsters, as in her memoir Wild Game, I loved Brodeur's writing, especially the descriptions of Cape Cod. The portrayal of setting was my favorite thing about this book. My second favorite book was Adam's character. He is bipolar…By jbadmin|
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New Year, New Writing Updates!

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Happy New Year! If you're a long-time reader or you've subscribed to my newsletter in the past, you may have noticed I’ve migrated my essays and letters to Substack. Introducing... I hope to share writing monthly, and I hope you'll come along with me on the journey. If…By jbadmin|
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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell If you loved Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, this one is a bit of a let down. — dead sister's intended husband. He is a cruel duke and she senses she is in danger in the palace. Little is known about the real Lucrezia except that her…By jbadmin|
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Wouldn’t We All Love a Master Plan?

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People ask what happens on the farm during the winter. The answer is a lot.: planning, budgeting, and purchasing new equipment.  Since Flynn Creek Farm is still so new to us, our planning is on two levels.  The first is for the short term – what are we going to do next season? …By Jeanne|
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Eden: A Novel

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