Get ready to hear more from J. McSpadden

January 6, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello My Lovlies, I know, first things first…. it has been WAY too long since I have posted on here. I am a bad naughty little blogger. I will admit that I have been spending an absorbent amount of time on my writing and on Instagram. Shameless I know 😉 After my recent decision to […]

I Don’t Want to Wait Anymore

August 23, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Waiting to find an agent, waiting to find a publisher, waiting….waiting…waiting. I am so sick of waiting. Why am I a waiting? Because it’s the traditional way to accomplish my goals? Why am I putting my goals in someone else’s hands to deny? No, I don’t want to wait anymore. I want to move forward. […]

Open Your Own Door

August 1, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

There have been several times in my life where I have felt stuck. I was stuck in a crappy job with no upward trajectory. I was stuck in a horrible relationship with a man who treated me like I was a nuisance while he emotionally pushed me around like a rag doll. All of the […]

Blunt Talk: Late Night Pondering

March 22, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There is something very sexy and alluring about a smiling man wearing a suit in a black and white photo. Not a color photo, that’s just nice, maybe even a bit boring. Black and white, and suddenly you have a breath taking battle. Dramatic slices of light battling against the forever strong shadow. Perhaps it’s […]

Red Sparrow: An Upfront Book Review

March 21, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

I don’t often review or give my opinion on books that I am reading, or poems I find moving but I do feel that I read enough to start doing this for you…my lovely readers 🙂 Not so much to rant about my opinion, though I might if something really pinches a nerve in my […]

How the heck do I write a synopsis!?

March 16, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Last night I spent pretty much….all night working on my synopsis. It was one of those nights where I knew I wouldn’t be able to get it perfect but I needed to get it done. This is a great exercise even if it doesn’t get me the agent. I started with a 1,300 word synopsis […]

A Positive Query AND Pie…how did I get so lucky!?

March 14, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

I’m going to start this post with a happy dance and a major high five. Peeps of the blogging world, I FINALLY HAD AN AGENT ASK TO READ MY MANUSCRIPT! None of that: thanks but no thanks. And not a single word of: I’m just not looking for your content at this time. I got […]

I Just Can’t Stop Adding To It!

March 11, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

I realize the saying “An artists work is never done, the project is only every abandoned,” because in truth I feel that my first manuscript isn’t completed. Not that it isn’t polished, and in my personal opinion, damn close to being done. It’s more that I keep thinking, “But I could add this, and it […]

Is it, or is it not; that is the ultimate question

February 27, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I find myself often listening to YA and NA book genres and thinking, “Yes this is what I’ve been told my novel series is, but my story isn’t anything like this. How can my novel series be considered either of these options?” I am struggling a bit in the category of what genre my book […]

The Dude…He Abides

February 20, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Today at work has been a bit rough, rushing through a mad delivery. Then I look at pictures of my cute adorable pug The Dude and all is right again in the world. Back to work. I have three more queries out into the ether, that is a success for today! Tomorrow I plan on […]