" Jeff, I love you."
Those were the last words my dad, Dick Smith, said to me before he passed. He had been dealing with dementia for a number of years, his...
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jrblackburnsmith
- May 27
- 1 min
Win a Free Kindle Edition of Love!
Our Friends at Reader's Choice are giving away a free Kindle edition of Love: a novel of grief and desire. You can enter the monthly...
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jrblackburnsmith
- May 6
- 1 min
Meet the Author! (or at least read about the author.)
Our friends @booktrib took the time to ask several questions about Love: A novel of grief and desire and how I write. I thought I would...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Apr 24
- 1 min
Free Love!
No, it's not the sixties. Thanks to our friend @booktrib you have the chance to win a free copy of Love: a novel of grief and desire....
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jrblackburnsmith
- Apr 15
- 2 min
New Praise for Love!
"Jefferson’s portrayal of these complex emotions is breathtaking, his story insightful and moving. You might shed a tear or two, but the...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Feb 25
- 2 min
My Writing Support Team
This is the first face I see every morning. As soon as the alarm rings Poppy is on my chest, staring down at me, telling me "Get the hell...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Writer's Block is a Myth!
Says the man who has spent the last week avoiding anything related to work on my latest project The Devil's Interval. A couple of weeks...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Jan 19
- 1 min
Support Your Local Library!
Just learned @Columbus Metropolitan Library will be adding copies of Love: a novel of grief and desire to their catalog in the next few...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
Amazon #1 New Release!
Love: a novel of grief and desire is ranked on Amazon as the #1 new release in LGBTQ and Literary fiction! Order your copy today to find...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Readers Favorite Delivers Five Star Review!
Love: a novel of grief and desire just earned a 5-star review from Readers Favorite reviewer Essien Asian: "Love is an emotional...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Oct 30, 2022
- 2 min
Every Letter is Important
The other day I was editing a document in a zoom meeting while on shared screens as a work group prepared for a presentation. I was...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
Pardon my Re-write
Someone much smarter and more articulate than me once said "Writing is re-writing." Someone else said "Revising is drudgery." (Okay, that...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Oct 8, 2022
- 2 min
Hot damn! I finished a draft...
I just finished the first draft of my next project, The Devil's Interval, and I need to celebrate. Hallelujah! There that's done. The...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Sep 24, 2022
- 3 min
Are You a Morning Person?
I usually get up at 4am during the week. This is when I write, a habit I acquired when my three children still lived at home and it was...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Sep 10, 2022
- 2 min
Transformation
My daily commute is about sixteen miles each way, much of it over rural country lanes, with only the last few miles in a more suburban or...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Aug 13, 2022
- 1 min
Salman Rushdie
Author Salman Rushdie spoke at Otterbein University, where I work, a few years ago. He spoke before a packed house, many of the guests...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
Laid to Rest
Rather unexpectedly, we buried my father this week. The thing is, Dad died in 2016. He was cremated and Mom didn't think it made sense to...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Jul 30, 2022
- 2 min
Time Travel
Have you ever wished you could travel through time? Write a book. My next project, The Devil's Interval, is set in Reims, France in 1942....
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jrblackburnsmith
- Jul 18, 2022
- 1 min
Preorder Love Today and Save 15%!
Called 'bold and perceptive' and 'powerful, moving and poignant' by early readers, Love: A novel of grief and desire is available for...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Jul 8, 2022
- 1 min
Check out this cover!
Thanks to Zach Tyler for designing the cover of my newest novel, Love A novel of grief and desire, due out December 15, 2022 from Black...
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