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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The Art of Storytelling
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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jrblackburnsmith
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
16 Gallons!
Have you ever seen 16 gallons of blood? Me neither, although I can visualize 16 plastic milk jugs filled with the dark red liquid....
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jrblackburnsmith
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
The Places You'll Go!
Physical places can be some of the most evocative pieces of a narrative, connecting reader to the lived experiences of the characters....
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jrblackburnsmith
- Feb 28, 2022
- 1 min
Coming December 15th!
Look for my new novel, Love, coming to you from the presses of Black Rose Writing on December 15, 2022. This work has been a labor of...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
Writing is Writing, Right?
It's all words on a page, so writing is writing, right? Not for me, it's not. If you look at the date between entries on this blog, you...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Oct 23, 2021
- 3 min
Trapped by my Writing
Writing is re-writing, like it or not. More often, for me, writing is re-writing and re-writing and re-writing and.... You get the idea....
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jrblackburnsmith
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
What Do You Mean 'He didn't want to'?
I once had a conversation with a gifted writer that I admire who was asking me how I plot a narrative arc for a novel. I replied that I...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Sep 26, 2021
- 1 min
Langton's International Agency
After four years and fifteen drafts, I am delighted to share that I have an agent to represent my new novel, Love. I am thrilled to have...
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jrblackburnsmith
- Sep 24, 2021
- 2 min
My First Time
I wrote my first book when I was seven. It was about a young witch, who lived in a tree with her grandmother - all of which I stole...
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