Author Archives: Jennifer E. McFadden

About Jennifer E. McFadden

I am the author of the children's book, Rusty My Playful Cat. I am currently writing a young adult time travel novel with my husband Jim.

Quick Update

I am finally writing another blog post. The last few days I’ve been busy working on both my adult ghost/spirit short story, The Enchanted Stone, and my YA time travel novel, Time Control: Deception. It is such a blessing to … Continue reading

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LDS Writer’s Blogfest

Today I want to write about one of the most epic tales (non-fiction) I’ve ever read: The Book of Mormon. I am participating in the 4th annual Mormon Blogfest, where Mormon writers blog about their beliefs.  If you are not … Continue reading

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Ghosts

My master bedroom in my new house has 6 windows. Whenever we have a thunderstorm, or if it is windy, I always hear an eerie noise. It usually either sounds like a train, or a group of Spirits (ghosts) whooshing around … Continue reading

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It’s been a while!

It’s been way too long since my last post. Between moving my parents and brother with me to Texas, and moving into a brand new house from KB Home, life has been very hectic. Unfortunately, that also means my novels … Continue reading

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Getting ready to write!

    It is almost time for National Novel Writing Month! Are you stocked up on your favorite drink, chocolate/candy, frozen dinners, etc? Click here to be my buddy. I’m still finishing my outline with color index cards, working on … Continue reading

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Shingles

Life is ever changing. Just when you think you have things under control, and are making progress to improve your life, life throws you a new curve ball. Last Wednesday morning a sharp pain hit me as I got up, … Continue reading

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The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

I have been tagged by my friend Christine Scott to answer ten questions about my WIP (work in progress). Here is the link to her blog, Marathon Writer, so you can check out her next big thing. Her WIP is … Continue reading

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Peeling off the layers in fiction

I LOVE getting hooked into a new series in books or TV shows. Yesterday, while I watched the first episode of the new show, Revolution, I noticed how they layered the plot sequences to suck us in. The two brothers … Continue reading

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Character Depth

Last night as I was writing a scene with Rachel and Enzo from Time Control, the scene changed course while typing and started to write itself. Her mother called while she was out with Enzo, asking where they were and … Continue reading

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Unsettled

This has been a tough week and I’ve sat here for an hour pondering what topic to post on. It’s important to me to connect with my writing, but none of the usual author topics seemed to work. With good … Continue reading

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