Guest Post: When Fact and Fiction (Writing) Collide
I have a special guest today, Jessica McCann! She a debut author and full-time freelance writer and today she discusses how those two worlds have come together for her. She has become very successful in the freelance market because of her strong work ethic and her dedication. She recently had a fantastic article in The Writer magazine about online markets for freelance writing. Welcome Jessica! When Fact and Fiction (Writing) Collide By Jessica McCann Several years ago, after many years of freelancing for the same handful of corporate clients, my writing began to feel redundant, lifeless and dull. I was in a rut, burned out. My clients were still happy with my work, but I felt like I was writing the same old articles again and again. To breathe life back into my...
Read MoreBook Review-All Different Kinds of Free by Jessica McCann
I know you are probably sick of hearing me blab on about this author but her day has finally come. Her book has officially launched today! In honor of this wonderful first step into authorhood, I wanted to share my view of her book with you. All Different Kinds of Free, written by Jessica McCann, is a historical fiction novel set in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and South Carolina in pre-Civil War 1800′s. This is Jessica’s first novel, an award winner of the 2009 Freedom In Fiction contest, and it is very apparent as to why she won. Margaret Morgan is a free black woman, living a quiet life in Pennsylvania with her family when her life changes in one horrifying moment. Along with her children, she is kidnapped and sold into slavery, enduring the harshest of...
Read MoreWednesday’s Writer-Who You Should Know
Allow me to introduce you to Jessica McCann, writer extraordinaire. Ms. McCann is the soon-to-be published author of All Different Kinds Of Free, a historical fiction novel set in the early 1800‘s. It tells the story of a free black woman, Margaret Morgan, in Pennsylvania that is kidnapped and enslaved, and the struggles she goes through to achieve freedom. Margaret’s path to freedom is pivotal to our American history as it was part of a controversial court case that sparked the Civil War. This novel started out as a biography but due to lack of research material it morphed into a fictional tale. Margaret’s story was too important not to tell. Jessica is heading into uncharted territory with this novel. She has been a non-fiction writer for most of her...
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