When I was in college, my friend Melea wanted me to read her story. I glanced over the first page and gave it back. “I can’t read this,” I said, because it was a mess: no capitalization, minimal punctuation, no paragraph breaks, riddled with spelling errors.
“Oh,” she said, “I figured my editor would take care [...]

We’re attempting something new here at jennajones.com: I’ve invited some friends to contribute posts on the various aspects of writing fiction and fanfic. This is the inaugural post.
Back in the mists of time, when I first started reading fanfic, I kept seeing author’s notes which included the line “beta’d by X”. I’d never heard [...]

Jenna Jones is an incredibly common name. Jones is the second most common surname in the English speaking world, Jenna is a popular nickname for an insanely popular first name—it all adds up.
For the record, I am not: a model, in the UK, a volleyball player, a porn actress, a Miss USA contestant, or a [...]

Imagine my delight on realizing this book fit the Cannonball Read requirements. Traveling is very conducive for reading: I started this yesterday in the airport, read on the plane, and finished it this morning on my friend’s front porch while I listened to her neighbor’s wind chimes. Practically perfect in every way.
The Graveyard Book [...]

From dark and graphic-based to bright and text-only here at JennaJones.com. I’ve had an itch for a new layout for a while now, so I decided to try something completely different. (It was either this or rearrange my furniture.)
Edit: And then I fell madly in love with another theme. I am nothing if not fickle.

For the past week the Livejournal community meta_writer has had an essay challenge about transitioning from writing fanfic to going pro (or its equivalent). My essay is posted here.

The meter can be found here, at Language is a Virus.
This month was much more relaxed than March: finishing up the big bang and then editing it, and a few little stories and essays.