Category Archives: Books
Welcome to IdeaJones.com
We are members of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and Women’s Fiction Writers Association. Joey Jones has published and edited many newspaper and magazine articles, radio stories, advertisements and commentaries, and has ghostwritten everything from speeches to love letters. She … Continue reading
Gatekeeper Secrets: 5 Ways To Start Off Ahead
Continuing my online writer conference (since I had to miss the PNWA con this year). Day 5 — Gatekeeper Secrets Because I interviewed a bunch of “gatekeepers,” people who look over submissions and decide if they merit consideration, I have … Continue reading
On Falling, Getting Up, Finding the Neosporin, and Trying Again
I had a whole plan, at least for the next week. My bags were packed for the Pacific Northwest Writers Association conference in Seattle, WA. I had spent time researching the workshop presenters, the agents, and the publishers who would … Continue reading
Don’t Bet Against Gravity (or) The Graduation Speech
To The Class of 2021… And All The Ones To Follow Dear Future Old People: I am honored to speak to you, at the request of absolutely nobody. The sight of your shiny blue faces, illuminated by your phone screens, … Continue reading