Positive Quote About Dreams

By Jen Leo | February 25th, 2004 | 7 Comments »

I'm going to miss seeing this magnet on the fridge when I leave Waterloo next week:
If somone believes in you,
and you believe in your dreams,
it can happen.

—Tiffany... [Read this entry]

Writing Inspiration

By Jen Leo | February 17th, 2004 | 5 Comments »

I'm finally reading The Life of Pi.
As I cram in my last few weeks in Belgium, my own personal writing has fallen by the wayside. Not including blog or... [Read this entry]

From Writer's Block to Around The Bloc

By Jen Leo | February 2nd, 2004 | 5 Comments »

Stephanie Elizondo Griest has done it. She has believed in herself, traveled, put in the elbow grease at the old keyboard, and will soon take to the road on her... [Read this entry]

Balancing Writing and Acquiring New Ideas

By Jen Leo | January 23rd, 2004 | Add a Comment »

I got a great piece of fan mail this week. It happens from time to time, but this one was especially well written and I’m sure I’ll use part of... [Read this entry]

Getting My Writing Samples Ready

By Jen Leo | January 15th, 2004 | 4 Comments »

I've been getting ready for the Adventure Travel Expo, and man it would be a lot easier if Waterloo had a Kinkos. I bought folders, I wrote up a Jen... [Read this entry]

Editing Whose Panties Are These

By Jen Leo | January 11th, 2004 | 3 Comments »

I'm in full gear editing the sequel to Sand in My Bra. I checked in with Travelers’ Tales this week, and Sean O’Reilly who reads most of the submissions as... [Read this entry]

Punctuation Fairy Tale

By Jen Leo | January 7th, 2004 | 1 Comment »

This post is not about my life. But I put it in this new category because it is a success story for a writer who followed her instincts. Encouragement... [Read this entry]

Taking on Rejection

By Jen Leo | January 4th, 2004 | 4 Comments »

I pitched a few things towards the end of the year and got rejected. That's fine by me. In both cases I was either told, or knew exactly why. And... [Read this entry]

Intestinal Fortitude, It Applies to Writers too

By Jen Leo | December 23rd, 2003 | 6 Comments »

I love my book.
It is essential for a writer to read. And that is something that I’ve struggled with for many years. It’s not the “How-to” part that I... [Read this entry]