Jennifer Valentino

What Are You Thankful For?

I can’t believe it’s almost here. Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Before you know it, it will be Christmas. The busy season will seem to take forever for the kids, but will be a blur for the grownups. As Thanksgiving approaches, we reflect on the things that we are thankful for in life. I’m thankful forContinueContinue reading “What Are You Thankful For?”

In a terrible world ….

Warning: You may want to shield kids from this post. However, I found it necessary to talk about it.There is an officer in Philadelphia who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was doing his job and responded to a robbery. Unfortunately, she was shot in the process of protecting the public.ContinueContinue reading “In a terrible world ….”

NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month — a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. I must have had one huge cup of coffee before I visited that website. Whatever it was, I was driven to sign up for the challenge. It looks like it will be fun along with being challenging. I’ll justContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo”

The Muse 2007 Online Writer’s Conference

We are almost finished the Muse conference and it has been a blast. I am learning truckloads of information. If there’s any writer out there who missed it this year, I highly recommend you attend next year’s. The boards are great. I’ve interacted with editors and fellow authors. The tips we have all learned fromContinueContinue reading “The Muse 2007 Online Writer’s Conference”

Fall Philly Conference

I was a nervous wreck weeks before. What would it be like? Did I even belong there? Would there be anyone in my household who wouldn’t try to talk me out of going? I was looking forward to the Fall Philly Conference for months, and it was finally here. It was time to hush thoseContinueContinue reading “Fall Philly Conference”