May 2022 Chapter Sneak Peek
Jes Smyth Jes Smyth

May 2022 Chapter Sneak Peek

I hope you enjoy this month’s snippet from my soon-to-be published first novel!
TIME FOR ONCE is for you if you like: • adult contemporary fiction • character-driven stories …

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Time for Once Prologue
Jes Smyth Jes Smyth

Time for Once Prologue

What does one do when stuck in professional edits for her first book she plans to self-publish this year? She writes a blog! And stops typing in third person.

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Getting to know Time for Once: a blog series
Jes Smyth Jes Smyth

Getting to know Time for Once: a blog series

“You really write from what you don’t know. You write from what you know, but you write into what you don’t know.” — Grace Paley

Hi, and welcome back to the final post in the blog series: Getting to know Time for Once. I've avoided typing this one out for three weeks.

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