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J.D. Holiday

BGP

ABOUT ME:

In grammar school I wrote my first story but did not began to write
seriously until I was in my thirties.
I love writing. In the 6th grade I wrote my first story. I can't
remember much about it only that it was a rainy afternoon and fun.
Is seemed to be a one time thing. In high school I read 'To Kill a
Mockingbird' a book I love. I remember thinking how I wished
Tom Robinson, an innocent man, had not died and if I wrote a
story like that it would end happily for my characters. Of course,
along the way of learning the craft of writing it would be my
characters who in their magical way lead me to how their stories
should end.
I've had a few short stories published in a Chapbook called,
Trespasses (1994) and in a literary magazine. I've had an agent,
and I've had editors interested in my stories but no published
books. Today, fortunately, it is becoming easier for writers to make
it happen for themselves. The story Janoose the Goose is a story I
had thought about writing for many years. In the 1980's I wrote the
first draft, which was a nursing rhyme. By the 1990's I had begun
to think that the old type of nursing rhyme where the fox is out to
eat the members of the barnyard was not what I wanted children
reading my books to have to think about. If you know this story,
you might wonder how I developed the plot line. One day I was
shopping for pillows, and being allergic to feathers I sought the
alternative. Suddenly I realized the farm community, especially
those who wore feathers, had another reason to be afraid of the
fox. And Janoose had every reason to chase the fox away.
Besides writing and painting, I enjoy reading, gardening and
listening to all types of music. I'm a member of The Society of
Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and Small Publishers of
North America.

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AMAZON POST
J.D. HOLIDAY'S article
'Another Way To Sell Your
Book -Creating An E-Book'
on their BLOG at
The Kindle Store
10/2008