Today we are joined by author J. Scott Savage, who is getting ready to release his new book, “Farworld: Water Keep,” in September. Scott, I’m glad you could be here to talk about “Farworld.” Is it your first fantasy novel? It is. I honestly never thought I could write a fantasy novel. I started writing this book at 2:00 AM one morning to exorcize a story that wouldn’t leave my head. I knew for a fact that I could not write fantasy, and yet I kept seeing these characters and hearing their dialog. I figured if I rolled out of … Continue reading →

Thank you for joining us for our third and final installment of our interview with award-winning author Janet Kay Jensen, who has brought us “The Booklover’s Cookbook” and “Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys.” If you missed days one and two, you can click the links to get caught up. Janet, when we left off yesterday, we were comparing tastes in books. What are some of your other interests? Glad you asked, Tristi. I love going to the theater – almost anything on the stage is intriguing. My husband and I love Broadway musicals, plays, ballet and other forms of … Continue reading →

Yesterday we were joined by Janet Kay Jensen, author of “The Booklover’s Cookbook” and “Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys.” If you missed our first installment, click here to get caught up. Janet, yesterday we talked about your first fiction book, “Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys,” which has received numerous awards. Now let’s talk about life as a writer. What is your writing schedule like? Not as disciplined as it should be. I’ll be “stuck” somewhere and rather than tackling the problem or working on another segment until I can figure out a solution, I’ll just procrastinate. I’m amazed … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by Janet Kay Jensen, author of “The Booklover’s Cookbook” and “Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys.” Janet, your new book “Don’t You Marry the Mormon Boys” came out at a time that was very significant in our current affairs. Warren Jeffs was on the front of every newspaper. Did his story inspire you to write the book at that time, or was the book already in the works and came out coincidentally at the same time the Jeffs story broke? I actually started the book in 2000, when Warren Jeffs was not on the FBI’s Most … Continue reading →