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The Five Books That Inspired J.A. Jance to Become a Writer

September 8, 2017 J.A. Jance 0

The Five Books That Inspired J.A. Jance to Become a Writer By far the most influential book in my life—and the one that inspired my career path for the past forty years—was L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard […]

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WRITING TIPS FROM J.A. JANCE

August 29, 2015 J.A. Jance 0

If you want to be a writer, read! Why people who don’t read books still want to write them is more than I can understand. If you want to be a writer, write what you […]

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