J. A. Jance
J. A. Jance
Judith AnnJanceis an American author of mystery and horror novels. She writes at least three series of novels, centering on retired Seattle Police Department Detective J. P. Beaumont, Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady, and former Los Angeles news anchor turned mystery solver Ali Reynolds. The Beaumont and Brady series intersect in the novel Partner in Crime, which is both the 16th Beaumount mystery and the 10th Brady mystery. They intersect again in Fire and Ice...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth27 October 1944
CountryUnited States of America
Give the girl an inch and she thinks she's a ruler.
Beyond a certain point, that was all a mother could do for her children - Hang around long enough to drive them crazy.
Jealousy is an emotion. It doesn't have to make sense. In fact, it usually doesn't.
When you have an important story to tell, the words you need seem to come of their own accord.
I've been writing for a long time. I sat down to write my first novel in the middle of March of 1982.
I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
As I get older, the things I'm sure of become fewer.
A writer is someone who has written something today
my major form of exercise is jumping to conclusions.
There are old riders and bold riders, but no old bold riders.
When I began writing, the words that inspired me were these: A writer is someone who has written today. If you want to be a writer, whats stopping you?