Jann Alexander
@jannalextx.bsky.social
Best-Selling Author, UNSPOKEN #historicalfiction and VACANCY #womensfiction, in The Dust Series. Read, write, blog. Aim, frame, click. Subscribe to Pairings: https://www.jannalexander.com/subscribe Visit https://JannAlexander.com
An interview with the author of a love story for fans of #historicalfiction who love romance from @authorwayneturmel.bsky.social #mondayblogs #historicalromance #interview #booksky
Wayne Turmel@authorwayneturmel.bsky.social · 2d agoLike #historical #romance? Check out this week's blog interview with Jane Lewis and the Wylder West series wayneturmel.com/a-19th-centu...
The thing I’ve discovered about writing a novel like "Vacancy: Secrets and Second Chances in Small-Town Texas," is that its presence is always with me. And I missed my characters. So I wrote 'em this letter: www.jannalexander.com/post/letter-... #writerslife #mondayblogs #booksky #womensfiction
A Letter from a Writer to Her Characters
I wrote a letter to my characters, because they will always be with me, even after Vacancy is published, progressing through joy, pain, and growth, just like I do.
jannalexander.com
Location. Location. Location. Maybe you've heard this expression? Location is just as true in writing historical novels ... for example, when #Texas is the location #mondayblogs #writingcommunity #booksky www.jannalexander.com/post/locatio...
Location, Location, Location
There’s a saying in real estate, that it’s all about location. Location. Location. Location. It’s just as true in writing historical novels.
jannalexander.com
...And here's how YOU can stand up for Big Bend National Park...and all of our #NationalParks. After all, they belong to all of us, not just the destructive wall-builders #mondayblogs #bigbendtexas #texas #nowalls www.jannalexander.com/post/stand-u...
Ask Texas Officials to Stand Up for Big Bend...
Because there's so much to lose if walls are erected along the Rio Grande River as it trickles through Big Bend National Park, I wrote my elected officials asking them to adhere to our state's slogan...
jannalexander.com
In these troubling times when everything we value is under threat, here are 12 reasons in #photos to save Big Bend National Park, Texas from the destructive wall-builders: #nationalparks #bigbendtexas #texas #mondayblogs #nowalls www.jannalexander.com/post/things-...
Twelve Ways to Get Enveloped in Big Bend
Let yourself become enveloped by the natural beauty in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in twelve photos.
jannalexander.com
"The truer the facts the better the fiction" —Virginia Woolf How writing what's true can make your own fiction stronger booksbywomen.org/how-to-write... #mondayblogs #womensfiction #writetips @womenwriters.bsky.social
How to Write Fiction That’s True by Jann Alexander - Women Writers, Women's Books
If Virginia Woolfe was right when she wrote, “the truer the facts the better the fiction” in her classic A Room of One’s Own, there’s no better inspiration for writing a story than a true one. Find an...
booksbywomen.org
Hat's off to #blogging on #mondayblogs day! Yes, it did change my world...for the better. #writetip #writingcommunity www.jannalexander.com/post/bloggin...
Blogging Rocked My World—And Showed Me the Greater Good
How blogging has inadvertently taken me towards a more positive approach of acceptance, with a focus on what’s good.
jannalexander.com
If you're gonna buy a book today (and you should, shouldn't you?) this is the one to buy! 5-⭐ Review from me! #BuyABookDay #womensfiction #booksky
Fran Hawthorne@hawthornewriter.bsky.social · yesterdayToday Sept. 7 is #BuyABookDay --definitely a holiday I'll support! PS I'm happy also to celebrate Read a Book Day or Borrow a Book from the Library Day if they exist! PPS Of course I hope you'll consider celebrating by buying my newest novel, HER DAUGHTER 💙📚 #BookSky
Honored to contribute my "Texas Reads" take to @lonestarlit.bsky.social's Sept. Magazine, with three strong #womensfiction reads you'll want to devour! #booksky #bookreviews lonestar-lit.com/texas-reads-...
Texas Reads Women's Fiction with Jann Alexander -
Texas Reads Women’s Fiction with Jann Alexander Like a Texas road trip that can seem daunting, women’s fiction is all about the journey. Both are colorful, fun, informative, and often […]
lonestar-lit.com
I'm so proud Vacancy has been selected for 🏆The Literary Titan Book Award🏆 which celebrates #books with captivating stories crafted by #writers who expertly blend imagination with #writing talent. #WritingCommunity #booksky wp.me/p3cyvH-Vk9
Did blogging rock my world? YES. How #blogging has taken me towards a more positive approach of acceptance, with a focus on what’s good...and thence on to writing novels. #amwriting #amblogging #mondayblogs www.jannalexander.com/post/bloggin...
Blogging Rocked My World—And Showed Me the Greater Good
How blogging has inadvertently taken me towards a more positive approach of acceptance, with a focus on what’s good.
jannalexander.com
#MondayBlogs You Don't Owe Anyone a Performance: How to Grieve Gently Around the People You Love www.gumonmyshoe.com/2026/08/you-... #grief #bereavement
You Don't Owe Anyone a Performance: How to Grieve Gently Around the People You Love
No one is too far away to be cared for or to care. Inspiring those who support a friend living with mental illness.
gumonmyshoe.com
My essay is the featured story today in Women Writers, Women Books: How to Write Fiction That's True @womenwriters.bsky.social #mondayblogs #amwriting #writingtips booksbywomen.org/how-to-write...
How to Write Fiction That’s True by Jann Alexander - Women Writers, Women's Books
If Virginia Woolfe was right when she wrote, “the truer the facts the better the fiction” in her classic A Room of One’s Own, there’s no better inspiration for writing a story than a true one. Find an...
booksbywomen.org
Did blogging rock my world? YES. How #blogging has taken me towards a more positive approach of acceptance, with a focus on what’s good...and thence on to writing novels. #amwriting #amblogging #mondayblogs www.jannalexander.com/post/bloggin...
Blogging Rocked My World—And Showed Me the Greater Good
How blogging has inadvertently taken me towards a more positive approach of acceptance, with a focus on what’s good.
jannalexander.com
Is Writer's Block Real? Perhaps, But Not for the Reasons You Might Think | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social aka @RachelintheOC (on X) https://geni.us/WritersBlock Sometimes it's not your muse that's gone missing: Instead it’s fear, focus, direction, confidence, or energy. #MondayBlogs #Writing
What Makes You Put a Book Down? #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2013/07/what...
What Makes You Put a Book Down?
GoodReads is famous for analyzing every aspect of reader behavior - from what makes a person read a book, to what makes a person put it...
publishedtodeath.blogspot.com
Texans check your voter registration, especially those in Dallas, Collin, Denton, and Tarrant counties. From the article: Suspended voter registrations span the whole state, but these Blue/Blue leaning counties are targets: Dallas: +129,000 Collin: 56,000 Denton: 56,000 Tarrant: + 73,000
Texas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate Race
If you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it.
newrepublic.com
I'm editing my third #WIP and using these super #writetips for my chapter transitions. Thanks to Becca Puglisi in @womenwriters.bsky.social! #authors #amediting
@venessag.bsky.social · 2w agoUse Literary Devices to Propel Readers Past Chapter Endings zurl.co/xyOEy #amwriting #amediting #writetip #writetips
There’s no better inspiration for writing a story than a true one. Keeping it true can be a bit trickier... #writetips #amwriting #womensfiction #truestory @womenwriters.bsky.social booksbywomen.org/how-to-write...
How to Write Fiction That’s True by Jann Alexander - Women Writers, Women's Books
If Virginia Woolfe was right when she wrote, “the truer the facts the better the fiction” in her classic A Room of One’s Own, there’s no better inspiration for writing a story than a true one. Find an...
booksbywomen.org
IT’S HERE! The first official episode of @kxan.com’s new, weekly investigative show, “Cause & Effect.” Looking forward to showing viewers the next level of reporting our team brings to our community! Watch today on-air at 4:30p, streaming on KXAN+ or online at tinyurl.com/2843hv98. #KXANinvestigates
KXAN reporting puts Texas’ unusual death investigation system under new scrutiny
Nearly two years ago, KXAN launched “A Hanging on Backbone Creek,” an ongoing investigation that began with the mysterious death of 13-year-old Daynon Lewis in 1965.
tinyurl.com
Finished your novel and missing your characters? Write 'em a letter! #mondayblogs #writerslife #booksky www.jannalexander.com/post/letter-...
A Letter from a Writer to Her Characters
I wrote a letter to my characters, because they will always be with me, even after Vacancy is published, progressing through joy, pain, and growth, just like I do.
jannalexander.com
In case you wonder, why all the fuss over a wall in Big Bend National Park, here's a show and tell in 12 #photos: www.jannalexander.com/post/things-... @altnps.bsky.social #mondayblogs #stopthesteel #nowall #bigbend #texas
Twelve Ways to Get Enveloped in Big Bend
Let yourself become enveloped by the natural beauty in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in twelve photos.
jannalexander.com
Swordplay is infinitely more fun to watch, too! #mondayblogs
Wayne Turmel@authorwayneturmel.bsky.social · 2w agoSwords will always be cooler than guns. I said what I said.
#MondayBlogs "Where Do You Get Your Ideas?" 12 Things That Inspire Me to Write a New Blog Post Every Week www.gumonmyshoe.com/2026/08/wher... #bloggingCommunity #blogTopics
"Where Do You Get Your Ideas?" 12 Things That Inspire Me to Write a New Blog Post Every Week
No one is too far away to be cared for or to care. Inspiring those who support a friend living with mental illness.
gumonmyshoe.com
Please yourself and you’ll find the readers you please. #mondayblogs #writing #writingcommunity
Write What You Want
Please yourself and you’ll find the readers you please.
willremainswriting.substack.com
Great works of art. The live performances of music or theatre. The treasure that is an actual book in the hand, not an audio “book”. They are the real thing. We must protect and support them. amyhenrybooks.com/2026/08/01/a... #MondayBlogs
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing
Ed and I were at Tanglewood in July to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Brahm’s Symphony No. 2 in D, and pianist Eric Lu “tickle the ivories” on Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor. …
amyhenrybooks.com
My essay is the featured story today in Women Writers, Women Books: How to Write Fiction That's True @womenwriters.bsky.social #mondayblogs #amwriting #writingtips booksbywomen.org/how-to-write...
How to Write Fiction That’s True by Jann Alexander - Women Writers, Women's Books
If Virginia Woolfe was right when she wrote, “the truer the facts the better the fiction” in her classic A Room of One’s Own, there’s no better inspiration for writing a story than a true one. Find an...
booksbywomen.org
A little disturbing that ProWriting Aid flagged "slaveowner" as an unknown word in my spellcheck. What kind of AI has PWA been gobbling up? #amediting
Why I Couldn't Stick to One Genre by Irene Wittig booksbywomen.org/why-i-couldn...
Why I Couldn't Stick to One Genre by Irene Wittig - Women Writers, Women's Books
For me, writing started with ceramics. I lived in Naples and loved the hand-painted ceramics I found all along the Amalfi Coast. I learned how to do it, and thought other people might like to learn to...
booksbywomen.org