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Six Sentence Sunday 7/31–As Long As You’re Mine

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Welcome back to Six Sentence Sunday.  My thanks again to those who visit me every week and those who are visiting for the first time.  I do appreciate comments so please, let me know what you think of my six. … Continue reading →

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Reviewed by Jenna: “Wait for It!”–A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

The first Mary Balogh book I ever read was the third in this series, At Last Comes Love, which I fell in love with because it kept me guessing from the first page to the last.  In fact, the first … Continue reading →

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Six Sentence Sunday–As Long As You’re Mine

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Welcome back to Six Sentence Sunday.  My thanks again to those who visit me every week and those who are visiting for the first time.  I do appreciate comments so please, let me know what you think of my six. … Continue reading →

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Six Sentence Sunday–As Long As You’re Mine

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Welcome back to Six Sentence Sunday.  My thanks again to those who visit me every week and those who are visiting for the first time.  I do appreciate comments so please, let me know what you think of my six.  … Continue reading →

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Six Sentence Sunday–As Long As You’re Mine

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Welcome back to Six Sentence Sunday.  My thanks again to those who visit me every week.  I do appreciate your comments so please, let me know what you think of my six.  This week we find out more about the … Continue reading →

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Come to Your Senses: The Art of Using the Sense of Smell in Romantic Writing

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Romance writers should always use all five senses into their writing.  This strategy will put our readers into the virtual bodies of our heroes and heroines by showing how those characters are feeling.  Most romance readers want to vicariously experience … Continue reading →

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Almost Heaven: Writer’s Retreat

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

As I’ve mentioned recently, I attended a writer’s retreat two weekends ago hosted by my local RWA chapter.  This is my first year with the chapter and my first retreat with them, my first writer’s retreat ever, in fact.  So … Continue reading →

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First Review: Heart of Deception

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Good things come unexpectedly sometimes.  Really good things almost never come, expected or unexpected.  Except last week it did, though I wasn’t aware of it until yesterday. Dawn Luedecke, a reviewer for the Atlantic City Examiner, an online newspaper, has … Continue reading →

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SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY–WEEK #3

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

This must have ben the shortest week on record!  I can’t believe it is Sunday again so soon.  But I have my six for the week, this time from my current WIP As Long As You’re Mine. Set in London … Continue reading →

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SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY–WEEK TWO

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

I can’t believe it’s Sunday again already!  This week has flown by, but I’m really excited to be posting my six this week from Only Scandal Will Do, my WIP currently completed and out with agents. The scene is London, the … Continue reading →

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