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About janelleevans

I'm a sleep deprived mother of three. I create young adult novels from the voices in my head.

It’s okay to be vulnerable

In my opinion, there is nothing that makes you more vulnerable than the written word. Once published, mistakes you can’t erase slash at your confidence. Without fail, as an author, you always find them in your books. They laugh from … Continue reading

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Huge news!

My publisher after many struggles with Amazon decided to completely revamp the Rory’s Choice series to ensure anyone and everyone can find all three books without issues. They even took the second book’s cover and gave it a fantastic makeover. … Continue reading

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Meh…

I’m not feeling it today, the guru inside me is pouting in a corner with a blanket over its head. This doesn’t mean I’m a bad writer, wife, mom, or bad anything else—it means I’m human. Not every day is … Continue reading

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Trusting the inside of me

I’ve had some pretty crazy epiphanies over the years. They happen in all aspects of my life, from parenting to work, but whenever they happen, I’ve learned to follow. There’s something about those gut instincts that never seem to lead … Continue reading

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Parenting 101 failures…

Life seldom goes as planned. I could stop right there for today, that is wisdom enough, but as you’re probably expecting more I’ll add another insight to this truth.  I’ve had enough of life’s “curve balls” thrown at me to … Continue reading

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To future dreamers out there:

Writer/authors are a funny group of people. They come in a gamut of personalities. Yes, there are those with god complexes, they think everything they write is better than you. You’ll even find what I call “Fort Knox” authors, people … Continue reading

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Speak up: Things I wish I would have known when I was fifteen

In my teen years, I had many opportunities to use and strengthen my talents. I hit about twenty-five and no one seemed to ask me to do anything anymore. For a theater person who loves to entertain that’s a pretty … Continue reading

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Mommy the Meanie

This week my daughter broke her leg, and we’re not talking a hairline fracture. She snapped both the tibia and fibula in two near her ankle. Yep, it was an evening of ice-skating that went oh so wrong. I wasn’t … Continue reading

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The thief that just keeps returning~year after year

I hate daylight savings. I’m sorry daylight savings, but I do, I really, r-e-a-l-l-y hate you. What do you do with all those hours you’ve stolen from me over the years? Some smart aleck right here is going to remind … Continue reading

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Brutal honesty

I had the pleasure of running a 5k with my kids last weekend. Though I’ve never stopped running, I hadn’t ran a competitive race in years, so I was pretty pumped. While standing around waiting for the race to begin, … Continue reading

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