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For Mom, Another Birthday Means Reinventing Herself

by jphilo | Sep 8, 2022

For Mom, another birthday means another chance to reinvent herself. For some people, that means claiming to be younger than they are. For Mom, it means the opposite. She began making such claims five years ago, about a month before her birthday. "What do you want to...

See Jane Dig! Will Be a Dirty Business

by jphilo | Sep 1, 2022

See Jane Dig!, will be a dirty business, when I get down to writing it the fourth book in the West River Mystery Series. I learned this lesson on a morning spent looking for fossilized tortoise shells and crocodile teeth while scrambling around the rocky, washed out...

See Jane Dance! Is Coming Along

by jphilo | Aug 11, 2022

See Jane Dance! is coming along. As in, I hope to finish the first draft in the next month to six weeks. So while you're engrossed in See Jane Run! or eagerly waiting for See Jane Sing!'s release this fall, my head is all See Jane Dance! all the time. Since first...

The See Jane Sing! Book Cover Is Here

by jphilo | Aug 4, 2022

The See Jane Sing! book cover is here and ready for the world to see.* Even better, the publisher will soon list it on Amazon. I'll give you a head's up, as well as roll out the pre-order bonuses, when the time comes. Here are some tidbits to whet your bookish...

See Jane Run! Is Gaining Steam

by jphilo | Jul 28, 2022

See Jane Run! is gaining steam, and today's post provides an update of what's heating things up, what's going on behind the scenes, and fun stuff to come. Amazon reviews and ratings. Look at those numbers––25 Amazon reviews! That means Jane is halfway to 50, the magic...

The See Jane Run! Book Launch Party Left Me Speechless

by jphilo | Jul 8, 2022

The See Jane Run! book launch party left me speechless. That's saying something since I'm rarely at a loss for words of either the spoken or written variety. Every time I sit down to write a post about it, a flood of emotions and memories of the day wash my words...