Author Archives: Jennifer Valentino

Yesterday I recveived another acceptance from Once Upon a Time Magazine! If I weren’t so tired from taking the kids to the huge Barnes & Noble bookstore, I would have been bouncing around the livingroom. I quickly signed the contract and completed some other business the editor wanted. Any OUAT readers out there, I can’tContinueContinue reading “Another OUAT Acceptance”

Right now I am reading a book called 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey. I’m only in the first few chapters, but it inspired me enough to write about what I have read. It is a book based on Don Piper’s experience of going through a car crash, being pronounced deadContinueContinue reading “A Heavenly Book”

We were the best,We were one of a kind,Four friends like us,Will be hard to find.It started one day, We got along well,Four excellent writers,Now wasn’t that swell?With our brains all a turning,We critiqued all our work,Our partners were friends,A wonderful perk!How do groups fall,And grow far apart?Won’t happen to ours,‘Twas made from the heart.ButContinueContinue reading “Four Friends”

I recently read a story, If You Can’t Sleep, to my children. It was written by a member of my critique group. It’s not published yet, but it’s such a sensational story, that I’m sure it will be soon. My girls loved it. They want to hear it over and over again. Which makes meContinueContinue reading “The Humor Factor”

My husband walked into my office, stared at my computer screen, and shook his head. What could invoke such a reaction from him? He saw that I was starting a blog.”Isn’t that for kids?” he asked.I wasn’t offended. In fact, I saw it as a compliment. I am a children’s author, after all. As anContinueContinue reading “I’ve Entered the World of Blogging”