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JES Hays

JES Hays is the author of the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid stories: Down the Owlhoot Trail and the upcoming Outlaw Security.
July 12, 2024August 4, 2024 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Reading: Witch Way Librarian Mysteries

I’ve found another interesting cozy to read: Bait and Witch by Angela Sanders. This series is about a librarian who witnesses a crime and fears for her life. She relocates […]

July 5, 2024July 6, 2024 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Reading: Enchanted Garden Mystery Series

I’ve found a new paranormal-ish cozy mystery series. This one’s by Bailey Cattrell (AKA Bailey Cates). Our heroine is an aromatherapist and plant expert. She runs a shop called Scents […]

June 28, 2024July 1, 2024 JES HaysOn Writing, Tips and Tricks

10 Quick Tips for Naming Characters

Here are ten quick ways to come up with names for your characters (without using one of those online name generators) Bonus: Five Name Generating Websites:

June 21, 2024June 30, 2024 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Reading: Magical Bakery Series

I’ve found a new fantasy/mystery series, this one by Bailey Cates. It’s about a woman who moves to Savannah (Georgia) to start over. She buys into her aunt’s new bakery […]

June 14, 2024June 30, 2024 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Reading: Haunted Home Renovation Series

I’ve started a new paranormal mystery series. This is by Juliet Blackwell, the author of the witchcraft series I read recently. She also has a Haunted Home Renovation series about […]

June 7, 2024June 12, 2024 JES HaysInspiration, Tips and Tricks

More from the AI

Here’s what we got when we told the AI to give us some sensory details for that train story: User That’s great. Please give me a feel for the atmosphere. […]

May 31, 2024June 12, 2024 JES HaysInspiration, Tips and Tricks

Playing with AI

So I’ve been playing around with AI. Not to write anything for me, but for research purposes. One of the stories I’m working on at the moment involves a train […]

May 24, 2024May 26, 2024 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Reading: Witchcraft Mysteries

I’ve started a new series, sort of a tangent on the Tarot mysteries. This one is by Juliet Blackwell and is about a witch who runs a vintage clothing store […]

May 17, 2024May 25, 2024 JES HaysBlatherings

15 Things Most People Don’t Know About Me

Here are fifteen things almost nobody knows about me:

May 10, 2024May 25, 2024 JES HaysInspiration, On Writing

11 of the Best Books on Writing

Here are eleven great books about how to write. First You Write: The Worst Way to Become an Almost Famous Author and the Best Advice I Got While Doing It by […]

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