Writing

On Horses, My New Book Cover, and Coming Full Circle

My dad was a Navy officer, yet he was sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas when I was eleven years old. Yes, Kansas: not exactly a seafaring

Stranger than Fiction: Men in Kilts and Firemen on My Lawn

I live in a small town, in the sort of neighborhood with sidewalks and dog walkers and kids on bikes. In other words: not much happens. Then, a

I Wrote for 17 Minutes Yesterday!

Last weekend, I participated on two different author panels during the 2016 Newburyport Literary Festival, an event packed with

Author Jennifer Brown Talks about How to Research a Novel, Conquering Rejection, and Writing Even When It Hurts

I'm addicted to book review porn the way some people ogle real estate ads, vacation brochures, or the latest iPhone gadgets. When I first read the

How One Coach Got Me Off the Couch—and Inspired My Writing

I'm the mother of three champion long distance runners. I honestly don't know how that happened, since I was never a runner. But I showed up at almost

When Writing, Sometimes All You Can Do Is Jump

The most important thing every writer has to do is take a leap of faith. What does that mean, exactly? That, no matter how stuck you are at the

The 6 Biggest Surprises of a Writer’s Life

When a friend asked recently what I was working on, I was excited to share my publishing news: I had just delivered my new novel to my

Confessions of a Ghost Writer: Pay No Attention To That Woman Behind the Curtain

Recently, I appeared on a radio show to promote a literary event. We were talking about my latest novel, but inevitably the

What Is Your Purpose?

I often wake up in the middle of the night. Our children are scattered around the world now, so my typical insomnia starts when I wake and

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