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Friday, July 22, 2016 4:13:51 AM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Reinventing Fire:
Jennifer J. said, "This month, my first children’s novel went out of print. If That Breathes Fire, We’re Toast! had a nice long run. When it debuted, Voice of Youth Advocates put it on its best fantasies of the year list, and Oklahoma librarians made it a finalist..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 4:13:51 AM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Smashwords bestseller:
Jennifer J. said, "For the rest of July, my middle grade children’s novel, If That Breathes Fire, We’re Toast! is on sale at Smashwords. Specifically, the e-book is free if you use the coupon “SFREE” when you purchase it. Pretty good deal, eh?This morning I..." more
Saturday, August 8, 2015 2:15:12 AM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled It's a funny thing:
Jennifer J. said, "Forgive me if I wax philosophical.Some of the most creative, talented people I know never get anywhere.They keep postponing their work, making excuses, one after another.“Oh, I’ll do it when I’m settled in our new house.” Which they’ll..." more
Saturday, July 25, 2015 8:04:33 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Row, row, row your indoor rowing machine:
Jennifer J. said, "A while back, I wrote a letter to my gym, detailing my reasons for quitting. And allthough I didn’t intend to quit my fitness goals, that’s kind of sort of what happened for a few months.The trouble lay in having to make too many decisions. With..." more
Saturday, July 25, 2015 1:02:32 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Book Love:
Jennifer J. said, "Life After Life by Kate Atkinson—An international bestseller, and deservedly so, the novel follows the lives of Ursula Todd. Yes, lives—Ursula gets do-overs. Particularly compelling are the sections set during the London Blitz. I’ve also read..." more
Monday, April 27, 2015 12:07:51 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Helping Nepal:
Jennifer J. said, "I have been doing a lot of soul searching about helping Nepali people, particularly the children, who are most vulnerable. Many of you know that years ago my family worked in Nepal as medical volunteers, and that I wrote a children's novel out..." more
Thursday, April 16, 2015 2:05:10 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Barbara Park Memorial Literacy Grant:
Jennifer J. said, "Attention, Arizona schools!The deadline to apply for a Barbara Park Memorial Literacy Grant is April 21st, five days from now. Barbara Park was best known for her Junie B. Jones series. Twenty grants of $400 each will be awarded to buy books for..." more
Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:23:06 AM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Dear Gym:
Jennifer J. said, "I wrote a personal essay for Revolvist, out today. It's called "Dear Gym." Hope you enjoy it!"
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:14:46 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled New year's resolution:
Jennifer J. said, "So I think I've come up with the most boring new year's resolution ever.On the other hand, it's probably doable, and it's not a huge change. Okay, my new year's resolution is to eat a salad every day.I probably eat salad..." more
Sunday, December 7, 2014 9:03:36 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled #EndGunViolence:
Jennifer J. said, "Two years ago, in Newtown, Connecticut, innocent lives were taken by gun violence. In Tucson, we witnessed our own tragedy nearly four years ago.We can recite these places where gun violence occurs like a litany.Shockingly, when the second..." more
Saturday, November 8, 2014 1:44:26 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Give it a listen: If That Breathes Fire, We’re Toast!:
Jennifer J. said, "If That Breathes Fire, We’re Toast! by Jennifer J. Stewart (that's me) is now available as an audiobook, from Amazon, Audible, and iTunes. If you get the book as a new Audible listener, it’s free!I also have FREE Audible download codes...." more
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 2:07:28 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Link love:
Jennifer J. said, "In no particular order, these are websites that are helpful for writing people, unorganized people (imagine a Venn diagram here showing how these two intersect), and people who just want to have a little fun, which includes everyone.TeuxDeux—This..." more
Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:58:05 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled So how’s that #minsgame going?:
Jennifer J. said, "Back in August, I wrote about my beginning experiences playing the #minsgame, an idea dreamed up by The Minimalists. On the first of the month, you rid yourself of one item, two items on the second, three on the third, and so on. It’s a way to..." more
Saturday, September 6, 2014 6:46:08 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Maybe:
Jennifer J. said, "Maybe the editor’s on vacation—after all, it was Labor Day last week—and that’s why my agent hasn’t heard anything on my submission which has been out for three whole months.Maybe she’s off riding an elephant in Thailand, and maybe a..." more
Monday, August 18, 2014 2:28:55 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled For your listening pleasure: The Girl Who Has Everything:
Jennifer J. said, "Last Friday, the audiobook of my middle grade novel, The Girl Who Has Everything was released. It is now available for purchase from Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. You can listen to a free sample at any of these sites.The audiobook is narrated by..." more
Thursday, August 7, 2014 11:19:38 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled #minsgame:
Jennifer J. said, "It’s seven days into August as I write this, and by the end of the day, I will have given away, recycled, or trashed 28 items in my house. I gave away one item on August 1st, two on August 2nd, and so on. Today’s goal is seven things. By the..." more
Thursday, July 31, 2014 6:46:26 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled In the city of angels:
Jennifer J. said, "Last week, I was in Los Angeles for our daughter’s wedding. I thought I would give a shout out to some of the places and experiences I enjoyed.First off, my daughter and I enjoyed hours of pampering at Wi Spa in Koreatown. This is a traditional..." more
Saturday, May 31, 2014 8:23:15 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled That thing out of left field:
Jennifer J. said, "It happens to all of us. Maybe we have our whole story resting on a certain place we want to go to school, or a city where we want to live, or the idea that we’ll write a book, or get married, or have kids. What do we do when it doesn’t work..." more
Thursday, May 15, 2014 3:32:47 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Dreams of a debut author:
Jennifer J. said, ""I think there might have been a misunderstanding. What I really wanted was for you to publish my story, and send me fifty thousand dollars. Didn't you realize that?"—Snoopyupon receipt of a rejection letterI was in Nepal when my first novel..." more
Friday, March 14, 2014 8:33:18 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Tucson Festival of Books:
Jennifer J. said, "If you love books, you need to come to the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend at the University of Arizona campus. Now in its sixth year, it’s the fourth largest in the country, and the weather’s going to be perfect.Tomorrow I’m moderating..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:33:18 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Back in print:
Jennifer J. said, "When your publisher hands you lemons out of print books, after you finish wailing and gnashing your teeth, you figure out what to do with them. And the thing is, you definitely have options.Two of my novels had gone out of print: The Bean King’s..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:33:18 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Running for the hills:
Jennifer J. said, "Last weekend a friend and invited me along on an adventure. She is getting a Master’s degree in Journalism at the University of Arizona and had an assignment to do a multimedia project. She asked me if I would be interested in helping her film..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:33:18 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Coming (eventually) to a bookstore near you:
Jennifer J. said, "I don’t think I’ve announced this before, but a profile I wrote of Navajo musician Vince Redhouse will appear in an anthology out from Fulcrum Publishing, Inc., in Spring, 2015. The focus of the book is on contemporary Native American athletes..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:33:18 PM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Books, books, and more books:
Jennifer J. said, "My holiday shopping is done, and no surprise probably to anyone, I bought books. I think there would be something wrong with me if I didn’t buy books. Like, I had fallen into a coma and was in a persistent vegetative state.So as not to spoil any..." more
Friday, July 22, 2016 4:13:51 AM
Jennifer J. Stewart wrote a blog post titled Reboot:
Jennifer J. said, "I enjoy listening to sisters Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft’s Happier podcast, based upon Gretchen’s book Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, a book I highly recommend. One “Try this at home” tip was to come..." more