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J.M. Cornwell

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I have to write so many of these and a single bio just won't do, so here goes.

I am a writer and have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines. I write fiction and nonfiction, although the nonfiction is much easier to write and needs a lot less after work (editing, proofing, rewriting, and re-rewriting). Fiction is trickier, but I have managed to publish two novels so far, one traditionally published (Past Imperfect) and one self-published (Among Women).

So far, there are fifteen books with my name in or on them and I'm always working on at least two or three more books all the time (sometimes less than more). Currently, I'm finishing a Victorian Gothic novel with a twist on Jekyll, Hyde, and Jack the Ripper, told by a woman, of ...more

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The Wind From One Door Closing...

Since the negotiations between Amazon and Hachette have made the news with authors chiming in on both sides, the old Chinese curse has become a reality. We do indeed live in interesting times.

We also live in times that are lagging far behind the 21st century and the technological age. The Big-5 publishers, Hachette, included are working with the old publishing model, even though these

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	Among Women 3.39 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters: 101 Unforgettable Stories about Our Nutty but Lovable Families by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011 — 11 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 Cup of Comfort for Families Touched by Alzheimer's by Colleen Sell, J.M. Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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 Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers: Stories that celebrate the women who do it all by Colleen Sell, J.M. Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008 — 8 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 Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Families: Stories that celebrate a special gift of love by Colleen Sell, J.M. Cornwell (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009 — 7 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
	Past Imperfect 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Heart Strings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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
	First Kiss 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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
	Legacy by J.M. Cornwell (Goodreads Author), Michael Reighn (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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
	Theft of the Seventh Chakra 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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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“Knowledge is wasted when it isn't shared.”
― J.M. Cornwell

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“Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.”
― Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Autocrat of the Breakfast Table

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message 7: by Jeannie and Louis

Dec 08, 2012 04:17PM

J.M., Thank you for your friendship during this holiday season. Happy reading/writing for 2012-2013 and beyond.

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message 6: by J.M.

Dec 08, 2012 08:15AM

Thank you for accepting, Beth.

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message 5: by Beth

Dec 08, 2012 06:38AM

Hi J.M.,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow Goodreads author!

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message 4: by Susie

Oct 09, 2012 10:41AM

thanks for the add!

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message 3: by J.M.

Sep 19, 2012 07:06AM

Thanks for accepting my request, Josephine. I look forward to finding out more about you. Give me a gritty romance with meat on its bones and I'm there.

J M

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message 2: by Josephine

Sep 19, 2012 06:54AM