Starlog

  • An Impromptu, One in a Million Chance to Live a Scene from Your Novel

    I love hiking. It’s one of my favorite wind-down hobbies.  That’s probably why “the woods” are usually a staple in my writing. This past weekend, while hiking with my husband and my pepped up poodle, I had an unexpected surprise. There is a scene in FIRE IN THE WOODS where my MC, Jess, is walking… Read more

  • What do you look for in the second novel of a series?

    Last night, after being poked and prodded by my son who wants to “talk books” with me, I stared reading Divergent. I mentioned this to an author friend of mine and she said “Loved Divergent. Insurgent [Second book] not so much. You know how second books go.” “You know how second books go.” This phase… Read more

  • May I introduce to you: an unlikely hero

    I’m in a very interesting position right now. My novel FIRE IN THE WOODS comes out in about two months, and the early chatter isn’t about my quirky main character. Instead, people are talking about the guy who changes her life forever. By accident. This is part of an “introduce your character” game that posted… Read more

  • Score! Here’s a scene from the next Mortal Machine novel by @jocelynadams

    Oooo! I’m all a tingle. I’m a huge Jocelyn Adams fan, and I’ve been counting the days until book #2 of the Mortal Machine series comes out. Today’s the day! And here I am, little old me, with a Sneak Peak Excerpt from Book # 2: MIDNIGHT DAWN (Below in the post) And double score! … Read more

  • Pick Up THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW for only $.99

    Coolness! THIS WEEKEND ONLY (August 1-3) MuseItUp Publishing is offering my young adult contemporary paranormal story THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW TOMORROW for only $.99 If you like a fun easy speculative fiction read, or you have a teenager who likes a little explosion mixed up in their paranormal, give THE FIRST DAY OF… Read more

  • Wahoo! I’m Dork-Dancing over the cover for my novel FIRE IN THE WOODS! Coming in September from #Month9Books

    I finally have a cover for FIRE IN THE WOODS and I couldn’t be happier. Since this is a series, I asked for something that could be branded so readers could easily glance at the cover and say “Yep, that’s one of Jennifer M. Eaton’s books.”  I am so in love with this cover, because… Read more