Awwwww, the fun of the January edition of #WIPjoy is over, and the giveaway too. Now what??? Well, #WIPjoy is coming back in April, Lord willing! 😀 But since I created the first #WIPjoy last year, a lot of similar hashtag games have been created by other authors, so if you’re feeling a daily-tweet-shaped hole […]
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#WIPjoy Is Over…NOW WHAT DO I DO?
Posted in #WIPjoy, Blog Hops, Internet Life on February 1, 2017 | 2 Comments »
Geeking Out Over Noblebright
Posted in Fandoms and Geekery, Inspiration, Internet Life, Literature, Movies and TV, Musings, Philosophy and Worldviews, Speculative Fiction, Writing on August 17, 2016 | 33 Comments »
Last night I discovered the term “noblebright.” I’m still geeking out about it. *happy squeak* 😀 It describes so much of what I write, and the tone of almost all my favorite stories.  Finding this term is like finding a word to describe a mood I have seen and loved all my life, but not had a […]
Sunshine Blogger Challenge – 11 Questions Answered!
Posted in Internet Life, Interviews, Movies and TV, Musings, My Life, Writing on July 19, 2016 | 4 Comments »
I was tagged for this fun challenge by Gracie Mae DeLunac! Â The idea is that you answer the 11 questions the previous blogger asked, and then “tag” 11 other bloggers and write them eleven new questions to answer. I know not everyone enjoys (or likes to pass along) these challenges, so I won’t tag anybody […]
Bringing Joy to the Journey – Logo Reveal and Blog Redesign!
Posted in Inspiration, Internet Life on July 11, 2016 | 8 Comments »
Hello, friends – if you’ve been at the Simmering Mind in the last few days, you may have already noticed that things look a little different around here! I haven’t blogged much lately (and missed some Simmer Starters…eek), but I’ve been hard at work.  Mostly this work has involved four small children and that thing we […]
Simmer Starters – May 27, 2016
Posted in Culture and Politics, Internet Life, Simmer Starters, Writing on May 27, 2016 | 1 Comment »
Just a friendly reminder that #WIPjoy is coming up in less than a week!!! Keep your eyes on my Twitter and Facebook pages for the upcoming list of daily prompts, and I might post them to the blog too. 🙂 And now, on to the Simmers! Steps to Finding Your Story’s Hook (Brianna de Silva) – Good […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
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