January 23, 2012
by Jane Sevier
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Y’all know how much I love the cover for Fortune’s Fool, which is why I entered it in the JABBIC Awards. Now it’s up for best cover in the Single Title/Mainstream category. The reader’s poll is open until February 1st. If you have a moment, please pop over to vote. After all, it is really gorgeous, don’t you agree?
The fabulous cover!
January 19, 2012
by Jane Sevier
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January 2, 2012
by Jane Sevier
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Hello, 2012! The old year was particularly, um, challenging for me, so I am happy to see it go. Not that it was all bad. Here are some of the big things that happened in 2011 that I’m grateful for:
I drafted a new romantic comedy script, “The Apology.”
My first screenplay, “Package Deal, or The Blue Jay’s Egg” was a finalist in the StoryPros Awards and made it to the second round of the PAGE Awards.
My Austin house sold in a day.
I came back to Tennessee, where family and friends have made me welcome.
I found a great church home.
I released my first historical mystery, Fortune’s Fool, which became a Kindle bestseller. It’s now available in paperback, too.
I moved into a fabulous apartment I love.
I wrote the first draft for the next book in the Psychic Socialite Series, A Billy Sunday Kind of Love, during NaNoWriMo.
That’s all pretty cool. And there’s other stuff, more modest, everyday accomplishments that please me, so I can’t wait to see what the new year brings. Happy 2012, y’all!
December 9, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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If you prefer paper-and-glue books or simply loved it so much that you want it on your keeper shelf, Fortune’s Fool is now available in paperback as well.
And remember, books make fabulous Christmas gifts!
December 1, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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Looking for a little friendly mayhem? December 1st is Kiss of Death Day.
Let’s face it, writing can be a solitary business. We writers spend a lot of our time alone with our keyboards or notebooks with no one else around but the people who live in our heads. Granted, our fictional creations can be good company, but sometimes we just need other folks who understand what we do and why we do it.
If you can call your writing suspenseful, then the Kiss of Death chapter of the Romance Writers of America may be just the ticket.
KOD promotes and supports the writing and reading of suspense and mystery fiction with strong romantic elements. Formed in 1994, it’s one of the largest RWA chapters, with members from across the globe who join the online family of mayhem-loving writers.
Joining gives you access to all kinds of good stuff to help your writing develop and grow. Today kicks off KOD’s annual membership drive. As a bonus, all new members or renewing members who join in December will be entered to win a first chapter critique from published Kiss of Death members.
To join Kiss of Death, visit http://www.rwamysterysuspense.org/join.php for easy PayPal or traditional payment options. For the joining fee of $35 ($30 for renewal), you’ll love it to death!
November 8, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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All this week, the fine folks at Southern Fried Gothic are hosting me in a discussion about the South and how being Southern influences the stories I tell. Y’all come say hey and read an excerpt of Fortune’s Fool.
November 7, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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My friend Lisa and her husband have been married happily for almost 30 years. I can’t imagine two people better suited for each other. Long before they fell in love, they were friends. Last week, when I asked her when she knew that it was going to be something more, she said, “It was a chemical reaction.”
I think about the nature of love a lot, and not just because I write about it. The the brain and its workings fascinate me, especially the biochemistry of emotion. And what emotion have people pondered through the ages more than love?
Anthropologist Helen Fisher studies love and the brain. Yesterday, I stumbled across her TED presentation about our need for romantic love. Her first example of ancient lovers from Tikal brought tears to my eyes. I dare you to listen without being moved.
Helen Fisher on the brain in love
By the way, if you haven’t discovered the treasure trove of free TED lectures on every subject under the sun, check it out at TED.com.
September 30, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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Today, my Golden Heart-nominated historical mystery, Fortune’s Fool, goes out into the world to make its way.
Isn’t the cover fabulous?
Now available for the Kindle from Amazon. Coming soon for the Nook.
Nell Marchand has never worked a day in her life. When her philandering skunk of a husband suddenly drops dead, leaving her without one red cent to her name, she lands smack dab in the middle of the hard times she has only heard about in newsreels. Nell tries to find a job to support herself and the household that depends on her, really she does. Her typing is a disaster, she cuts off every call in her one day as a telephone operator, and laundress leaves her back aching. There has to be an easier way.
A reluctant visit to prosperous Joseph Calendar, her flighty mother-in-law’s medium, persuades Nell that there are fortunes to be made in, well, telling fortunes. As society fortuneteller Madame Nelora, she is soon the toast of Memphis. But when a desperate father begs Nell to find his daughter, she has a true vision of the missing girl. Terrified that she’s losing her mind, Nell turns to Calendar. She may suspect he’s a charlatan, but he is the only man who can help her embrace her gift and the responsibility it entails. To find the girl–and unravel a secret from her own past–Nell must outwit a corrupt banker and his gangster pals who will do anything to keep her hidden.
You can find Fortune’s Fool on Amazon in the U.S. Kindle Store, the UK Kindle Store, the French Kindle Store, and the German Kindle Store. You can also get it for the Nook now, and I hope B&N eventually loads the cover as well. Happy reading!
September 26, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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My friend Deborah Barnhart outed me on Facebook, and I’ve now made my first sale! This morning, I loaded Fortune’s Fool on Amazon and Barnes & Noble to be sure it would be ready for the Friday release I planned for the ebook. If you’d like to be among the first to order your copy for the Kindle, Fool has already gone live on Amazon. Just search on “Jane Sevier” or “Fortune’s Fool.”
To announce the release, I’m still fiddling with a new look for the website, so stay tuned.
September 8, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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It has been a crazy few months, y’all, with major changes all around, including a new city–well, back to a familiar-but-greatly transformed city–and a new life.
Meanwhile, I’m working on a new look for the website. And stay tuned for really big news about Fortune’s Fool coming later in September.
March 11, 2011
by Jane Sevier
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Today, I tweeted my first Twitter tweet, a notice that the wonderful Rita-winning, New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin is blogging today about libraries on Murder She Writes. Comment on her post, and Laura will donate $1 to Save the Libraries.
This is my first week on Twitter, and I’m still feeling my way with it and TweetDeck, which I hope is going to be the handiest way to keep track of and coördinate my Facebook and Twitter accounts. Stay tuned. You can follow me on Twitter @JaneSevier
Now, if I could just add my Google Reader to TweetDeck.
November 16, 2010
by Jane Sevier
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If you’re a reader or a writer or simply a logophile, the escalating impoverishment of the English language vexes you. So why not take arms against it? The fine folks who publish the wondrous Oxford English Dictionary established the Save the Words website to foster such action. So, go ahead. Sign up for a word a day. Adopt a word. Encourage others to expand their lexicons beyond the F word as noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. We’ll all be the richer for it.
My pulse waxes caprizant at the thought.