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Jess Heileman

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Jess Heileman is quite content being an average human being. Besides her five darling children and swoon-worthy husband, she doesn’t tout much claim to glory—even her middle name is just plain old Ann with no “e.” After a ten-year stint as a portrait photographer where she put her BA in Political Science from Brigham Young University to good use, Jess now spends her time frolicking between this awe-inspiring world and the one in her head where enthralling stories come to life. Besides her love of storytelling and her deep obsession with her perfectly quirky little family, Jess is an avid reader, proud introvert, collector of awkward moments, shameless people watcher, international café loiterer, and perpetual student. For sparse updates on ...more

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I really enjoyed A Well Trained Lady. I couldn’t go to bed until finished! Any thoughts on a book for Sarah or Ruth?

Jess Heileman I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I didn't plan on a book for Sarah or Ruth, but I'll never say never. Both of them would be such fun heroines of their own …moreI'm so glad you enjoyed it! I didn't plan on a book for Sarah or Ruth, but I'll never say never. Both of them would be such fun heroines of their own story!(less)

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Hi Jess! I loved your novel, Abigail! I really enjoyed reading it and I'm super excited for your latest book, The Nabob's Daughter! Anyway, I was wondering if you could help me with a tough topic that keeps popping up as a critique in most books: "the story follows the same formula as every other (insert genre) book out there" or "the plot/main character isn't unique enough." Do you have any advice for me? Thank you!

Jess Heileman Hello! Three years delayed. Sorry about that. I didn't see this until now. I'm sure you've written a beautiful and unique story by this point, but in …moreHello! Three years delayed. Sorry about that. I didn't see this until now. I'm sure you've written a beautiful and unique story by this point, but in case you're still working on it (or possibly others), the only advice I have is to trust yourself and trust your story. I will nuance this by saying that I'm a panster, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I don't stress too much about story devices and plot structure until the story is out. Sometimes, I'll go back through my story once it's complete and compare it to Save the Cat or another plotting structure just to see how it aligns, and it almost always falls within the parameters. Story is ingrained in us, so if you have a story inside you, trust it. And trust yourself to tell it how it's supposed to be told. ;) (less)

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	Plotting Summer 4.09 avg rating — 4,426 ratings — published 2024 — 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 Newport Christmess 3.90 avg rating — 3,291 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Nabob's Daughter 4.35 avg rating — 1,455 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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 Well-Trained Lady (Seasons of Change, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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
	Abigail 4.32 avg rating — 1,210 ratings — published 2019 — 6 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 Match of Misfortune 4.52 avg rating — 537 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Somewhat of a Ruse 4.31 avg rating — 490 ratings — published 2024 — 5 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
	Horses, Hounds & Happily Ever After: Volume I by Clarissa Kae (Goodreads Author), Jo Perry (Goodreads Author), Josi S. Kilpack (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Horses, Hounds and Happily Ever After: Volume II by Clarissa Kae (Goodreads Author), Jo Perry (Goodreads Author), Josi S. Kilpack (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2022	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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Jess Heileman answered Mary's question: I really enjoyed A Well Trained Lady. I couldn’t go to bed until finished! Any thoughts on a book for Sarah or Ruth? I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I didn't plan on a book for Sarah or Ruth, but I'll never say never. Both of them would be such fun heroines of their own story!
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“I will do anything to return home.” My whispered mantra hardly seemed to justify my severe behavior,”
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

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