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Married; children: twin sons.

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Old Dominion University, B.S.; graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

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  • Home - TX.

CAREER

Writer. Has worked as a content manager, Web master, news publisher, editor, and copywriter. Has also worked as a gas station attendant, waitress, and bartender.

WRITINGS

  • Never Smile at Strangers, 2011
  • Ugly Young Thing, Thomas & Mercer (Seattle, WA), 2015
  • Don't Say a Word, Thomas & Mercer (Seattle, WA), 2016
  • Disturbed, Thomas & Mercer (Seattle, WA), 2017
  • The Stranger Inside, Thomas & Mercer (Seattle, WA), 2017

SIDELIGHTS

Jennifer Jaynes earned her bachelor’s degree at Old Dominion University, and she also graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Jaynes then went on to work as a content manager, Web master, news publisher, editor, and copywriter, and she has also worked as a gas station attendant, waitress, and bartender. In 2011, Jaynes self-published her debut novel, Never Smile at Strangers, and the book was so successful that it was bought and reprinted by the Thomas & Mercer publishing house in 2015. Jaynes has since gone on to release all of her subsequent novels with Thomas & Mercer, but she told a  Lisette Brody Blog interview that she still struggles “getting started and working through the first couple of drafts. That’s when I really have to make myself stay on task.” Still, the author noted: “I like when my mind suddenly works out a story problem… or comes up with a great idea for a plot line. Those times are the best.” Jaynes also explained: “I’ve never written scenes in order. I generally start with the first and last scenes. I also spend weeks on the outline, filling in information as it comes to me, or transcribing notes that I’ve previously made. . . . I always know the ending before I actually start. I like to know the beginning as well. The title is unimportant.”

While Jaynes may feel the titles of her books are unimportant, they all fall into the category of crime and mystery, including Ugly Young Thing, Don’t Say a Word, and The Stranger Inside. The latter novel features a mystery writing named Diane Christie, a woman who has just moved to Fog Harbor, Massachusetts in the wake of a failed married. Diane uproots her nineteen-year-old daughter, Alexa, and her sixteen-year-old son, Josh, in the process. Josh’s health complicates the move further, and Diane must monitor her son’s pulmonary sarcoidosis at all times. And before the dust from Diane’s divorce and the family’s move can settle, a killer enthralled by Diane’s novels begins to strike. First, Diane receives a strange phone call informing her that a girl named Katie is dead and it’s up to Diane to stop the killer. Diane thinks it’s just a prank, but then a college student named Katie Worth is found murdered, and Diane receives another phone call.

Praising the story in Publishers Weekly, a critic declared that The Stranger Inside is an “intricately plotted mystery.” The critic then went on to conclude that “the action builds to a jaw-dropping conclusion.”

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  • Publishers Weekly, March 20, 2017, review of The Stranger Inside. 

ONLINE

  • Jennifer Jaynes Website, http://jenniferjaynes.net (November 28, 2017).

  • Lisette Brody Blog, http://lisettebrodey.com/ (November 28, 2017), author interview.

  • Never Smile at Strangers 2011
  • Ugly Young Thing Thomas & Mercer (Seattle, WA), 2015
  • Don't Say a Word Thomas & Mercer (Seattle, WA), 2016
1. Don't say a word LCCN 2016478750 Type of material Book Personal name Jaynes, Jennifer, author. Main title Don't say a word / Jennifer Jaynes. Published/Produced Seattle : Thomas & Mercer, [2016] Description 248 pages ; 21 cm ISBN 9781503933422 (paperback) 1503933423 (paperback) CALL NUMBER PS3610.A967 D66 2016 CABIN BRANCH Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 2. Ugly young thing LCCN 2014952002 Type of material Book Personal name Jaynes, Jennifer, author. Main title Ugly young thing / Jennifer Jaynes. Published/Produced Seattle : Thomas & Mercer, [2015] Description 258 pages ; 21 cm ISBN 9781477827352 (paperbound) 1477827358 (paperbound) CALL NUMBER PS3610.A967 U35 2015 CABIN BRANCH Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 3. Never smile at strangers LCCN 2014949871 Type of material Book Personal name Jaynes, Jennifer. Main title Never smile at strangers / Jennifer Jaynes. Published/Produced Las Vegas, NV : Thomas & Mercer, 2015. Projected pub date 1501 Description pages cm ISBN 9781477821916 (trade pbk : alk. paper) Library of Congress Holdings Information not available.
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    I’m a novelist, wife and mommy to five-year-old twin boys. While earning my bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences at Old Dominion University and a certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I did a little bit of everything to pay the bills.

    I’ve been a gas station attendant, waitress, dancing waitress, beer girl, shot girl, bartender, closing coordinator, executive assistant, medical assistant, EMT, content manager, webmaster, news publisher, editor, copywriter, weight loss coach and publishing consultant.

    Through it all, though, what I really wanted to be was a novelist. It’s been a very long, and sometimes difficult road, but in 2011, I finally began living my dream with the release of my debut thriller, NEVER SMILE AT STRANGERS.

    To date, NEVER SMILE AT STRANGERS has earned a place on the USA Today Bestseller’s list, the #1 spot (across all categories) on Amazon.com, the #1 spot (across all categories) in the Barnes & Noble’s Nook Store, the #1 spot in several mystery subcategories—and has appeared in the Kindle Store’s Top 100 list in several countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia and Brazil.

    In 2014, Thomas & Mercer acquired the rights to NEVER SMILE AT STRANGERS and re-released it in January 2015. They also bought the rights to my second novel, UGLY YOUNG THING, which released in March 2015. Ugly Young Thing has seen similar International success, and I couldn’t be more excited.

    Thomas & Mercer bought the rights to two new novels of mine in 2015—the third in the Strangers series, DON’T SAY A WORD, which will release on May 3, 2016 as well as a standalone thriller called THE STRANGER INSIDE, releasing in May 2017.

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    Jennifer Jaynes

    To date, Never Smile at Strangers has earned a place on the USA Today Bestseller's list, the #1 spot (across all categories) on Amazon.com, the #1 spot (across all categories) in the Barnes & Noble's Nook Store, the #1 spot in several mystery subcategories—and has appeared in the Kindle Store’s Top 100 list in several countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia and Brazil.

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    I'm a novelist, wife and mommy to the most wonderful twin four-year-olds on the planet.

    While earning my bachelor's degree in Health Sciences at Old Dominion University and a certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I did a little bit of everything to pay the bills. I've been a gas station attendant, waitress, a dancing waitress, beer girl, shot girl, bartender, closing coordinator, executive assistant, medical assistant, EMT, content manager, webmaster, news publisher, editor, copywriter, weight loss coach and publishing consultant.

    However, through it all, what I really wanted to be was a novelist.

    It's been a very long, and sometimes difficult road, but in 2011, I finally began living my dream with the release of my debut thriller, Never Smile at Strangers. To date, Never Smile at Strangers has earned a place on the USA Today Bestseller's list, the #1 spot (across all categories) in the Barnes & Noble's Nook Store, has graced the Top 5 in the mystery/suspense category in the Kindle Store multiple times, and has appeared in the Top 25 in the Kindle Store (across all categories).

    In 2014, Thomas & Mercer acquired the rights to Never Smile at Strangers and re-released it January 2015. They also bought the rights to my second novel, Ugly Young Thing, that released in March 2015.

    I LOVE to connect with my readers. You can find me at www.ProjectJennifer.com, www.Facebook.com/NeverSmileatStrangers and www.Twitter.com/jenniferjaynes7. (less)

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    Jennifer Jaynes is the USA Today bestselling author of Never Smile at Strangers and Ugly Young Thing.

    What is your latest book?

    Ugly Young Thing. It’s about Allie, a disturbed sixteen-year-old orphan, who was raised by her serial killer brother. After he commits suicide, a very kind older woman named Miss Bitty takes her in and promises to give her a brighter future.

    It takes Allie a while to open up and trust Miss Bitty, to even believe that it’s possible she could ever be happy since death and unhappiness have always been such a big a part of her life.

    Eventually Allie learns to trust the old woman—she even learns to love her—but with women in the area turning up dead and Miss Bitty suddenly growing cold and distant, Allie begins to wonder if death has found her yet again…or if it ever really left her at all.

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    Is your recent book part of a series?

    Ugly Young Thing includes some important crossover characters from my first book, Never Smile at Strangers, and picks up where it ends, so it will be familiar to those who have read the first book, but it can definitely be read as a standalone.

    How did you choose the genre you write in? Or did it choose you?

    I’d say it chose me. Mysteries, particularly thrillers, are the genres that grabbed me most as a young reader.

    What else have you written?

    Never Smile at Strangers. It’s a serial killer thriller that begins with the disappearance of a nineteen-year-old girl in a rural Louisiana town. What I really love about this book is that we’re able to really get into the killer’s head to see his thought process and understand why he kills.

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    What do you think some of the greatest misconceptions about indie authors are?

    That they aren’t as talented as traditionally published authors. Some may not have had the opportunity—or perhaps have rejected the opportunity—to traditionally publish. Today, many indies are rejecting contracts. I interviewed Barry Eisler a few years back. He turned down a $500,000 contract from a Big 5 publisher in order to publish independently and has never looked back.

    What part of writing a novel do you enjoy the most? The least?

    I like when my mind suddenly works out a story problem… or comes up with a great idea for a plot line. Those times are the best.

    The least: Getting started and working through the first couple of drafts. That’s when I really have to make myself stay on task.

    Some authors, like me, always write scenes in order. But I know some people write scenes out of order. How about you?

    I’ve never written scenes in order. I generally start with the first and last scenes. I also spend weeks on the outline, filling in information as it comes to me, or transcribing notes that I’ve previously made.

    Is it important for you to know the ending of a book before you write it? The title?

    Yes, I always know the ending before I actually start. I like to know the beginning as well. The title is unimportant.

    Some writers edit excessively as they write; others wait until a novel is finished to do the bulk of the editing. How about you?

    I try not to edit as I go. I want to keep the thoughts coming fast and fluid, and to keep using the left side of my brain.

    Have you ever written characters that you truly despise?

    Yes, I really despised a couple of characters. One was Tom Anderson in Never Smile at Strangers. He was the philandering husband of a college professor I was really pulling for. There’s also a character in Ugly Young Thing, but I can’t mention the person’s name here. 😉

    Authors, especially indies, are constantly trying to understand why some authors sell very well, while their talented fellow authors have a hard time of it. It’s an ongoing conundrum. What do you make of it all?

    I think a lot of authors go wrong in their packaging. Their stories may be well written, intriguing, and meticulously edited, but then they choose to create their own book covers, or settle for covers that aren’t attention grabbers.

    Do you have any advice for first-time authors?

    Learn how to market yourself.

    Write every day.

    Never rely on memory.

    I can kick myself for all the times I didn’t write down an idea, a plot twist, some fantastic imagery, or some other important note about a character or his world when it came to me. Thoughts often fly into my mind, then dissolve—and are later completely irretrievable. Don’t make the same mistake. Carry a notepad, use an app on your phone; do whatever it takes to preserve your ideas. You never know what might turn into gold.

    Don’t be afraid to self publish. It took many years for me to finally make the jump, but I am so incredibly glad that I finally did.

    Do you have any secrets for effective time management?

    I work from a To Do List and break tasks down to 30-minute chunks (or sub-tasks). My timer goes off all day long, and I’m sure my husband (who also works from home) hates it, but the timer helps me stay focused and productive. By doing this, I’m able to produce much more in three hours than most people generally produce in an entire day.

    Do you allow others to read your work in progress, or do you keep it a secret until you’ve finished your first draft? Can you elaborate?

    I don’t keep it a secret, but I certainly don’t let people read my first or second drafts. I wouldn’t wish them on anyone. 😉

    What’s the best gift you’ve ever received?

    My twin sons. Hands down.

    What are the most important traits you look for in a friend?

    Loyalty, a good heart, honesty, and passion.

    Care to brag about your family?

    I have a supportive husband and the most wonderful four-year-old twins in the world. My sons are completely different, but both are extremely loving. They amaze me and fill me with wonder every day.

    If you could have one skill that you don’t currently have, what would it be?

    I’d love to be able to sing well. I find that to be such a beautiful expression of the soul.

    What makes you angry?

    Mean-spirited people. Hatred. There is too much of that in the world today.

    If you could add a room onto your current home, what would you put in it?

    A comfy couch with fluffy pillows, candles, a bottle of wine, and my iPad (with my Kindle app open).

    What’s your favorite film of all times? Favorite book?

    The Shawshank Redemption (Movie)

    Silence of the Lambs (Book)

    What’s your biggest pet peeve?

    People talking with their mouths full, smacking while eating, chewing gum with their mouths open, popping gum. (Eewww.) Whatever happened to good manners?

    What are three things you think we can all do to make the world a better place?

    Be more kind and less judgmental.

    What simple pleasure(s) makes you smile?

    My sons telling me they love me, making someone else smile, writing a really good scene, completing the final draft of a novel, reading a good book, discovering a new favorite author, fluffy slippers, sleeping in, sushi, coffee, wine, martinis, vanilla bean candles.

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    CHAT WITH JENNIFER JAYNES — 3 Comments

    Jennifer on March 9, 2015 at 6:40 am said:
    Thanks Lisette!
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    Julie Stock on March 9, 2015 at 3:39 pm said:
    Another lovely interview, Lisette and Jennifer. I am trying really hard to use that timer idea during my days off when I want to be writing but get swamped by everything else!
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    Jennifer on April 7, 2015 at 6:34 am said:
    Thanks Julie! I hope the timer works for you. I couldn’t write without it.
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    Ugly Young Thing by Jennifer JaynesBy Lynne Constantine

    UGLY YOUNG THING brings readers back to the town of Grand Trespass, Louisiana where sixteen-year-old Allie is trying to piece her life back together after the death of her mother and only brother.

    When the book opens, we meet Allie, a traumatized young girl forced to rely on her looks to survive. All she has left of her family are horrible memories from her traumatic upbringing, and disgrace from the infamy that now accompanies her name. That’s what happens when your mother and brother are both murderers, and you live in a small town.

    Allie gets a break when a kindly older woman takes her in as a foster child. But is her new situation too good to be true, or does her new family have ulterior motives? This is a book that will keep you guessing right up until the shocking ending.

    The Big Thrill caught up with author Jennifer James to talk about her new release.

    You do a wonderful job portraying Allie as a sympathetic character despite her hard exterior. Was she a character that came to you fully formed, or did she take a while to develop?

    Thank you!

    Allie came to me fully formed. In fact, I’m a little surprised that I didn’t make her a bigger character in my first thriller, Never Smile at Strangers, where she first appeared. Although she was only a supporting character in the first book, she was very important to the overall story.

    What was the most difficult thing for you in the writing of this book?

    Finding the time to write it. My twins were three years old at the time; I was immersed in intensive nutrition studies, and in the middle of writing the book, one of the twins had open-heart surgery, so I had to make every spare moment count.

    Your protagonist, Allie, has endured more than any child ever should. Was it hard for you to put her in some of the situations that you did?

    No. Her character always spoke very clearly to me, so all I had to do was record everything I saw in my mind’s eye.

    The scenes from the serial killer’s point of view were very compelling. What kind of psychological research did you have to do to make his point of view so authentic?

    I’ve had a fascination with serial killers since high school, and have studied them ever since. While doing research for this book, I also sat down with two homicide detectives and a psychologist.

    Still, the serial killer in UGLY YOUNG THING was a bit more difficult to write than the serial killer in Never Smile at Strangers. That first character lived in my head long before he appeared on paper. The character in UGLY YOUNG THING was completely new to me and revealed bits of himself much more slowly.

    Did your background in health sciences influence you in the development of Bitty and her career as a health coach?

    Absolutely. While studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I saw Allie returning to Grand Trespass and being cared for by someone who was mentally “healthy”—someone who was the polar opposite of her biological mother. That was when Miss Bitty was born.

    It was really exciting for me to see if someone like Miss Bitty could help Allie turn her life around—and give her a second chance at a somewhat normal and happy life. I really wanted to see her succeed.

    I have to ask—your bio states you were a dancing waitress. Could you elaborate?

    Ha ha. Yeah, for a while I worked at a bar in a Washington, D.C.-area Sheraton hotel, called Studebakers. It was a 1950’s-style diner and part of the job was to dance on top of the tables and bars several times each shift.

    It was kind of a painful thing for me because 1) I’m not a good dancer, and 2) I’m a bit shy.

    But the money was great, and I needed to eat.

    You were also a publishing consultant. Tell us how, if at all, that helped you in your own journey to publication.

    Being a publishing consultant was helpful because it helped me learn how to write under a deadline. I also learned a lot about marketing.

    Do you have any writing rituals?

    Yes, many! I write best in a very quiet area (usually a back bedroom of the house), with a lit candle and a whole milk latte. If it’s remotely cold outside, I like to have a space heater roasting my feet.

    I also always set a timer while writing. I use a personal version of the Pomodoro Technique; scheduling 30-40 minute writing blocks with 5-20 minute breaks in between. I use the breaks to clean, cook, bake, exercise, take care of laundry, pay bills, and handle some marketing or administrative work.

    What is your favorite part about the writing process?

    When a scene finally comes together. When I write a novel, there are many painstaking early versions. But it’s worth it when I can finally read a certain passage—or better yet, scene—and feel proud of what I’ve written.

    Who are some of your favorite writers?

    Thomas Harris (Silence of the Lambs), Janet Fitch (White Oleander), Tawni O’Dell (Back Roads), Tess Gerritsen (Girl Missing), Diane Chamberlain (The Silent Sister).

    Seriously, I could go on and on. I’m a voracious reader.

    Your favorite movie?

    Wow. Picking one is too hard! May I pick three? The Shawshank Redemption, Primal Fear, and Terms of Endearment.

    I love movies that both surprise me and make me cry.

    I have twins too, so I know what a blur the days can be. How do you find the time to write?

    When finishing Never Smile at Strangers and writing UGLY YOUNG THING, I hired a mother’s helper—someone to watch the kids and help with chores for a few hours during weekdays.

    Then, eventually, the kids started preschool part-time. Between preschool and my awesomely supportive mother-in-law, who usually watches them two days a week, I was able to complete UGLY YOUNG THING and am now on the second draft of my third thriller.

    What keeps you up at night?

    Always, a good book. I have three going at once. Usually it’s a thriller, a book on nutrition, and something on personal development.

    What books would we be surprised to find on your nightstand?

    7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey) and Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill). I’m definitely a personal development junkie.

    What is the best piece of advice, writing or life, you’ve ever received?

    To be persistent. It took me about ten years to get a book contract for Never Smile at Strangers, but the wait was more than worth it.

    If you have a burning desire to become a full-time writer—or anything else in life—don’t ever let anything extinguish that fire.

    As Confucius once said, “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

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    Jennifer Jaynes-AuthorPhoto2015_RevisedSince graduating from Old Dominion University with a BS in health sciences and a minor in management, Jennifer Jaynes has made her living as a content manager, webmaster, news publisher, editor, and copywriter. Her first novel, Never Smile at Strangers, quickly found an audience and, in 2014, became a USA Today bestseller. When she’s not spending time with her twin sons or writing, she loves reading, cooking, studying nutrition, doing CrossFit, and playing poker. She currently lives in the Dallas area with her husband and two sons.

    To learn more about Jennifer, please visit her website.

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    interviewNo regular piece because I’ve been playing away from home. Fellow author and all round nice person, Jennifer Jaynes, put me in the interview chair recently about my writing life, so please check it out here. And while you’re at it, check out one of her books too!
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The Stranger Inside
Publishers Weekly.
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The Stranger Inside
Jennifer Jaynes. Thomas & Mercer, $15.95
trade paper (312p) ISBN 978-1-47781-791-9
Mystery writer Diane Christie, the heroine of this intricately plotted mystery from Jaynes (Never Smile at Strangers),
has recently relocated from New Jersey to Fog Harbor, Mass., to give her family a new start in the aftermath of a
painful failed marriage. It won't be easy. Her 19-yearold daughter, Alexa, disdains her, and her 16-year-old son, Josh,
suffers from an autoimmune disease, pulmonary sarcoidosis, which requires her vigilant care. One night, while
working as a volunteer at a crisis center, she receives a call from a person who tells her in a mechanical voice that a girl
named Katie has been murdered and that she, Diane, is the only one who can stop the killer. When three hours later the
local police first announce that a college student, Katie Worth, has been strangled in her apartment, Diane realizes that
it was the killer who phoned. As the body count rises and the disturbing calls, continue, Diane is forced to match wits
with a vicious serial killer. The action builds to a jaw-dropping conclusion. (May)
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"The Stranger Inside." Publishers Weekly, 20 Mar. 2017, p. 58. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do? p=ITOF&sw=w&u=schlager&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA487601767&it=r. Accessed 13 Nov. 2017.