Tag Archives: writing romance

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–Heart of Deception

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Hello and welcome back to Six Sentence Sunday.  I really missed this last week and am so glad this venue is open again.   I am posting from a writer’s retreat deep in the Virginia countryside.  It has been a very … Continue reading →

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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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Your Kiss Is On My List–Best Kiss Contest

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Hi, everyone!  In conjunction with my promotional blogs today over at Godess Fish Party Pavillion, I decided to run a contest to find the most romantic, sexy kisses on-screen.    My absolute fave is in the You-tube video below:  THE KISS … Continue reading →

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Heart of Deception Releases Today!

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

It’s a red-letter weekend!  Not only did my short story Hog Wild release on Friday, but Books to Go Now! informed me yesterday that my historical romance short story Heart of Deception is being released today!  Two publications in one … Continue reading →

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“Now that I’m Published…” Coping with Authorship Part 1: How to Handle Reviews

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

It’s official. Today, thanks to New Dawning International Bookfair and all their fantastic staff, I am a published author.  For years this has been the day I’ve been working towards.  So now I’m done, right?  Move on to the next … Continue reading →

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FRACTURED FAIRY TALES: Spotlight on Patricia Green

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

Happy Memorial Day!  Hope everyone’s long weekend has been fun and relaxing.  Throughout this week, Jenna’s Journal will be spotlighting featured authors of the Fractured Fairy Tales with blurbs and excerpts of their works, leading up to the Fairy Tale … Continue reading →

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SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY–Hog Wild

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Jenna Jaxon

    Happy Memorial Day Weekend!  Welcome back and thanks so much for continuing to visit Jenna’s Journal .  Today I have six more sentences from my erotic contemporary  Hog Wild.   And remember Hog Wild and nine other Fractured Fairy Tales release on  June 3rd.  I … 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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