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J.P.C. Allen

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Born

St. Clairsville, Ohio, The United States

Website

https://jpcallenwrites.com

Genre

Mystery, Christian, Young Adult

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Rex Stout, P.G. Wodehouse, Damon Runyon, Manley Wade Wellman, Patrick ...more

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JPC Allen started her writing career in second grade with an homage to Scooby Doo. She’s been tracking down mysteries ever since. Her Christmas mystery “A Rose from the Ashes” was a Selah-finalist at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in 2020. Her first Rae Riley mystery, A Shadow on the Snow, released in 2021. Online, she offers tips and prompts to ignite the creative spark in every kind of writer . She also leads workshops for tweens, teens, and adults, encouraging them to discover the adventure of writing. Coming from a long line of Mountaineers, she is a life-long Buckeye. Follow her to the next mystery on her website, JPCAllenWrites.com., where you can sign up for her newsletter and receive her latest writing news a ...more

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	A Shadow on the Snow 4.30 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Storm of Doubts 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Fiction Off the Beaten Path by Michelle L. Levigne (Goodreads Author), Ronnell Kay Gibson, Laurie Lucking (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Riddle in the Lonesome October (Rae Riley #3) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Lake to the River by J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author), Michelle L. Levigne (Goodreads Author), Tamera Lynn Kraft (Goodreads Author), Bettie Boswell (Goodreads Author), Carole Browne, Cindy Thomson (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Waters (Goodreads Author), Sandra Merville Hart (Goodreads Author), more… 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ohio Trail Mix: Adventures and Inspiration Along the Ohio Literary Trail by Bettie Boswell (Goodreads Author), J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Waters (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Lake to the River: Buckeye Christian Fiction Anthology. Stories set in Ohio by Ohio Authors by Tamera Kraft, Cindy Thomson (Goodreads Author), J.P.C. Allen (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Three Tips for Creating an Antagonist for Your Novel

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Creating an antagonist for your novel is as important as creating the protagonist or main character. Would Sherlock Holmes have achieved literary immortality if Sir Arthur Conan Doyle hadn’t created the perfect nemesis in Professor Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime? Below are three tips for creating a

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J.P.C. Allen liked Christina Sinisi's review of The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1): "I must enjoy these books because I'm reading them one by one, going through the whole series... I think there is something about sheer escape, even when there is violence embedded in the story like gravel. I like the complete other-worldness of these " Read more of this review »
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J.P.C. Allen liked Michelle Kaderly Welsh's review of Lumberjacks & Ladies: 4 Historical Stories of Romance Among the Pines: "Lumberjacks & Ladies is a compilation of four clean romance stories set in 1851 Maine, 1865 Michigan, 1881 Wisconsin, and 1890 Idaho. The titles are “All That Glitters” by Candice Sue Patterson, “Winter Roses” by Pegg Thomas, “Not for Love” by Naomi " Read more of this review »
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J.P.C. Allen liked Mary's review of A Riddle in the Lonesome October (Rae Riley #3): "A Riddle in the Lonesome October by JPC Allen does a great job of infusing Edgar Allen Poe in this Halloween setting."
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J.P.C. Allen made a comment on Samantha Seidel’s review of Practicing His Presence (The Library of Spiritual Classics, Volume 1) " I just read "The Practice of the Presence of Jesus" in which Joni Eareckson Tada enlarges and compliments themes from Brother Lawrence's book as devot ...more "
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