by Jess Montgomery | Nov 14, 2019 | Book Clubs, Gratitude, Inspiration, The Widows
Sometimes, the old saying “it’s a small world” really is true, and in such a lovely way. This past spring, I received a message from a reader named Valta, via my Facebook Author page: Just finished The Widows and loved it!! Told my friend and she is...
by Jess Montgomery | Nov 7, 2019 | Gratitude, Inspiration, On the road, Other People's Books
I arrived at Bouchercon 2019 on October 30 and returned from it four days ago–and my head is still a bit in a Bouchercon whirl. I loved seeing old friends, making new friends, and spending time with my terrific Minotaur publishing team. I even met, for the first...
by Jess Montgomery | Aug 10, 2019 | Inspiration, The Gift of Questioning
What are you creating? I’m a writer by calling and by trade, so the answers–on the surface–are straightforward and simple. next week’s column. Draft of an essay. Rewrite of a story. Revision of a novel. Blog post. Next chapter in new novel....
by Jess Montgomery | Jul 4, 2019 | Inspiration, Sanity Check
Happy July 4 to all who celebrate! I wrote this piece, from my former Sanity Check column, when our daughters were young girls. Now they’re grown women, but I think the column still has a relevant message. I hope you enjoy it! Happy July 4! Quick–which...
by Jess Montgomery | May 27, 2019 | Inspiration, Sanity Check
Here is a column I wrote several years ago, for my humor/lifestyle column, Sanity Check, which ran for ten years in the Dayton Daily News. (Now I write “Literary Life,” a column about authors and literary events in the greater Dayton area.) I think of this...
by Jess Montgomery | May 16, 2019 | Inspiration
My email newsletter subscribers (sign up here if you haven’t already!) receive bonus content: letters Daniel wrote from the Great War Front to Lily and Marvena. Though THE WIDOWS takes place in 1924/1925, Daniel Ross is a veteran of the Great War (or, as we call...
