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Janette Johnson Melson

Author / Educator

Writing is my passion. I have been writing since I was six years old, both professionally and just for fun. My dream has always been to be a published novel-writer. However, like so many of us, I put that dream on hold for a few years while I raised my two precious children. Now that they are grown, though, I feel an ever-increasingly strong tug to get published.  As a Christian, I believe that tug is God telling me to get off my duff and start using the talent He gave me. So I am doing just that.  Eventually, this website will be about the books I've published (hopefully).  But until then, I will be sharing with you my journey to get there.

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I would love to send you my e-newsletter every 6-8 weeks with updates on my journey, tips for other unpublished writers, giveaways and contests, and articles I find interesting (and hope you will, too).  Just sign up for my e-newsletter at the bottom of this page, and I'll send you my most recent one.

Join the I Knew Her When Club
(only until my first book launches)

and receive the following:

 

  • Up-to-date information on my current book's progress

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  • Book Reviews with links to purchase

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  • Freebies (including short stories and/or novellas)

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  • Entries into contests and giveaways  

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  • Interesting articles

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  • Jokes/humorous stories

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  • Games/Puzzles

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Lots of smiles from this year's ACFW Writers' Retreat attendees. As always, we accomplished a lot, got to know each better, ate yummy food, and had a lot of fun!

Contest/Publication News

If you would like to win a gift basket of goodies, subscribe to my newsletter below. Then check out my "Contests and Giveaways" page for rules and ways to get more entries. It's really simple!

Gift Basket similar to the one being given away as a giveaway prize.
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