Category Archives: On Writing

Love at First Sight or Chemical Romance?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Serendipity is an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.  This post owes it’s existence to that aptitude.  While I was researching the Art of the Sense of Hearing in Writing Romance, I ran across an amazing article by James … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Romance writers are always told to “put the five senses into your writing.”  This means  that we need, as much as possible, to put our readers into the virtual bodies of our heroes and heroines by showing how those characters … Continue reading →

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Into the Woods: Cautionary Tales

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

“Careful the things you say, children will listen.” Thus begins one of the songs from Into The Woods, a musical about fairy tales by my favorite composer, Stephen Sondheim.  And if you think about the Fairy Tales we have heard since … Continue reading →

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SNEAK PEEK: Goldie and The Three Doms

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

This week, in addition to some regular posts, I will be introducing each of the five featured Fractured Fairy Tales with a sneak peek–six sentences that will hopefully leave you intrigued and wanting more.  These snippets will be followed next … Continue reading →

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WRITING PROMPTS–Boon or Bust?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Every year my Playwriting classes are filled with new students just burning to write the next Pulitzer Prize winning play.  They have pens and notebooks poised, just waiting for the word to write.  But if I say, “Ok, write a … Continue reading →

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Fractured Fairy Tales Releasing May 27

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Fractured Fairy Tales?  Who broke ’em?  WE DID! On Jenna’s Journal this week Patricia Green, Casea Major, and I will begin celebrating the   publication of our short stories–fractured fairy tales that will be released on May 27 in conjunction with … Continue reading →

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Writing Realistic Dialogue–Some Basics

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Not long ago a couple of my crit partners wrote that they found it hard to write dialogue.  I have worked in theatre and taught playwriting classes, so I shared a few tips and exercises I use in my classes.  … Continue reading →

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Everything I Know About Writing I Learned from Grey’s Anatomy

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Well, not really.  But I must confess I learned a lot about writing from seasons 1 & 2 of the award winning television show, Grey’s Anatomy.  Not about script writing, either.  But about how to hook an audience, how to … Continue reading →

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PERMISSION TO WRITE? GRANTED!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Recently, I have found one question beginning to consume me almost as much as writing itself does:  do I hold out for traditional print publishing via an agent, or do I go with an epublisher first to try and get my name out … 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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