Meet Author Jean Hackensmith
"Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends and society are the natural enemies of a writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking."
- Laurence Clark Powell
My inspiration as a writer comes from all those who have gone before me. Some of the quotes that will appear on this page over the coming months are by authors whose fame cannot be denied. Others will be the musings of more obscure writers. All of them hold meaning for me…
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I have been called a romantic at heart, and so I am. In fact, I started out in this business as a romance author. Inevitably, though, my last few books were touted as being “more suspense than romance,” or “more action than romance,” or “more history than romance”. I haven’t changed. My writing hasn’t changed, but my view toward what I should offer my readers has. I like to think I have grown as an author, but maybe I just became bored with writing the stereotypical romance. The genre of my books may vary now, everything from thriller, to suspense, to mystery, to science fiction, but there will always be that inevitable romantic undertone. It’s who I am—and is that not what life is all about?
A Little About Me...
I've been writing since I was twenty (that's thirty-four years, folks, and yes, I'm revealing my age.) I am the proud mother of three, the even prouder grandmother of twelve, and married to the love of my life. A lot of people have asked what prompted me to start writing. Well, no big secret there, and no glamorous reasons either. First of all, I love to read. To me, this is a prerequiste for any writer. You can't be an author without a sincere love of the written word. As to how I actually began, I was sitting on the phone one day talking to my mother. I was always a doodler, and this line just kind of came out on the page. I still remember it. "Jenny McCall awoke with a scream on her lips." Wow, I thought, that would be a great first line for a book! And the rest, as they say, is history.
I hope you enjoy my website. Take a look around and feel free to contact me via the "Contact Jean" page if you have a comment about the web site or one of my books. I would love to hear from you! You can also use that page to join my mailing list and receive an email every time I release a new book. If you do choose to join the mailing list, be sure to add me to your address book so the email doesn't end up in your spam folder! I am also very open to suggestions from my readers regarding future books...especially The Brian Koski Stalker Series. If you would like to see Brian handle a particular type of case, face a specific situation, or if you have an idea about character interaction, I would be more than willing to consider your input. If I use your idea, I'll acknowledge you in that particular book! I'm a firm believer that success in this business means keeping your readers happy, and doing so means listening to them! (Of course, you can also do all of the above, except for joining the mailing list, in my blog.)
Have a great day, and happy reading!
I hope you enjoy my website. Take a look around and feel free to contact me via the "Contact Jean" page if you have a comment about the web site or one of my books. I would love to hear from you! You can also use that page to join my mailing list and receive an email every time I release a new book. If you do choose to join the mailing list, be sure to add me to your address book so the email doesn't end up in your spam folder! I am also very open to suggestions from my readers regarding future books...especially The Brian Koski Stalker Series. If you would like to see Brian handle a particular type of case, face a specific situation, or if you have an idea about character interaction, I would be more than willing to consider your input. If I use your idea, I'll acknowledge you in that particular book! I'm a firm believer that success in this business means keeping your readers happy, and doing so means listening to them! (Of course, you can also do all of the above, except for joining the mailing list, in my blog.)
Have a great day, and happy reading!