Category Archives: Jewell’s Books
SUGAR, Catalogue Copy & Writing News
Sugar Click on the link above for more info on my newest book, SUGAR! Like in NINTH WARD, SUGAR celebrates a spirited girl who through her courage and resilience, thrives and makes the world a better place. I haven’t been … Continue reading
When We Say The End: Finishing Your Novel
Congratulations, You’ve Written A Novel… Now What? So, the novel is done—you’ve finished the book and laid it all on the table. Given it your very best. It’s done! Your editor has accepted the book. Yippee! Truth is, finishing the … Continue reading
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The End of Hurricane Season
The End of Hurricane Season: Processing, Reading, and Writing Hurricane Katrina I too was moved to write about the hurricane. I was glued to my television when the levees broke. The home of my imagination, of so many of my books and … Continue reading
Writing Historical Fiction, Part 2
I wanted to share a little more about my writing process. Rita summarized it beautifully in her comment: For me, historical fiction takes place when things “simmering in the file drawer meet the fire of reading.” I love that! Things … Continue reading
Writing Historical Fiction
People ask me how I write. Sometimes they want to know where I get my inspiration. Other times people ask what my writing schedule looks like. As soon as aspiring writers learn that I write historical fiction, they also … Continue reading
Sugar
Last Friday, I completed my second novel for children. Hurray! The book is called SUGAR, and though I know I still have copyediting and final tweaking to look forward to, I can’t help but feel a wave of relief. I have, … Continue reading
Behind the Book
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, I visited a school in East Harlem where I was lucky enough to meet a classroom full of 7th graders that had read my book. Together, we wrote about the futures of Lanesha and … Continue reading
