Jenn Neal

Writing Thoughts From Me to You

  • A Promise Kept… Character Art Received

    Well, as promised, I am sharing my newest character art with you guys here before I post it to Instagram tomorrow. I know, it’s only a few hours early, but the artist just sent me the final image and it is…AMAZING! This is Tayz, a revolutionary who is quite capable of flirting a grandmother out

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  • Plotting, Pantsing, and the Chaos Gremlin in My Brain

    Writing isn’t glamorous. It’s a lot of sitting on the couch staring into the distance. It’s hours of your life poured into a world you created, trying to prevent plot holes, leaving trails of clues, and hoping your character arcs balance well within an interesting story. You laugh and cry about hallucinated characters you constructed

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  • April Update

    April Update

    This month as been a lot. It has been a lot of sitting in our living room watching Mojo snooze on his bed while his eyes try to guilt me into letting him on the couch. Occasionally, it’s been trying to stop him from digging, or jumping, or running. It’s a lot of hunkering on

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  • The Punk Rock Kid of My Soul

    Most people are born with magic and it fills out as their bodies grow. But for Fletcher it surged like cyanide through his veins one Sunday afternoon, choking out whatever normal his future had in store, and filling him with a power that demanded to be used. A power that took as much as it…

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  • The Last of Many Versions…

    Hello lovely people! Thank you for being here on this quiet Saturday morning. I am currently drinking coffee with Mojo snoring on my foot. And it is perfect. I decided that since I did these little character blurbs for Tayz and Najila, I should probably do them for the main characters as well. First, can

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  • A Vicious Girl and Hungry Plants.

    Well, I know I’m late with this one. This was sent to me earlier this afternoon and it all happened so fast. The artist posted it before I could send it to you here. But you get the extra details, so I hope you enjoy. This is Najila, the last of my commissioned character art

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  • A New Year’s Note to You

    A New Year’s Note to You

    It’s been a wild ride. I appreciate you all being here, and I’ll make this quick, because you all have your own lives to get back to. All I can say is, it’s been quite rollercoaster of a year, rife with self-doubt, confidence, encouragement, fear, hope, and hopelessness. This year, I got my second round

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