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Jadie Jones

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in Atlanta, The United States

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Thriller, Paranormal, Fantasy

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Southern gal. Momma. PNW transplant. Especially fond of family, sunlight, and cookie dough. Writing fantasy under pen name Jadie Jones. Publishing southern gothic thrillers under real name Casey Dunn. (SILENCE ON COLD RIVER - Pegasus Crime - 2020.)

I wrote my first book in seventh grade, filling one hundred and four pages of a black and white Mead notebook. Back then I lived for two things: horses and R.L. Stine books. Fast forward nearly twenty years, and I work with horses and hoard books like most women my age collect shoes. Its amazing how much changes... and how much stays the same.

The dream of publishing a novel has hitch-hiked with me down every other path I've taken (and there have been many.) Waitress, farm manager, road manager, Southern gal. Momma. PNW transplant. Especially fond of family, sunlight, and cookie dough. Writing fantasy under pen name Jadie Jones. Publishing southern gothic thrillers under real name Casey Dunn. (SILENCE ON COLD RIVER - Pegasus Crime - 2020.)

I wrote my first book in seventh grade, filling one hundred and four pages of a black and white Mead notebook. Back then I lived for two things: horses and R.L. Stine books. Fast forward nearly twenty years, and I work with horses and hoard books like most women my age collect shoes. Its amazing how much changes... and how much stays the same.

The dream of publishing a novel has hitch-hiked with me down every other path I've taken (and there have been many.) Waitress, farm manager, road manager, bank teller, speech writer, retail, and more. But that need - the call from within to bring pen to paper - refused to quiet. Finally, in 2009, I sat down, pulled out a brand new notebook, and once again let the pictures in my head become words on paper.

Then I got married. Moved. Life sped up the way that it does, claiming each day faster than the last. I became a mother, and my manuscript reverted to something I would do one day. Thankfully, babies take naps, and there's only so much daytime television a person can stomach. And Tanzy, that main character of mine, was shouting at me from my office: "Hellooo? We aren't done yet, Jadie." So I pulled her out. I read our story. I tore it to pieces. And then I put it back together again.

As a child, my grandfather would sit me in his lap and weave tales about the Cherokee nation, and a girl who belonged with horses. His words painted a whole new world, and my mind would take flight. My hope - my dream - is that Tanzy's journey does the same for you.

So where does "Jadie Jones" come from? It's a pen name I created to honor two fantastic women who didn't get the chance to live out their professional dreams. First, my grandmother - a mother of four during post World War II America, who wanted to be a journalist so bad that even now when she talks about it, her blue eyes mist and she lifts her chin in silent speculation. And second, a dear friend's mother who left this world entirely too soon. To Judy Dawn and Shirley Jones, Jadie Jones is for you. It's been a pleasure getting to know her.

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The Hightower Trilogy - clarifying the revamped titles!

To some readers this post will not be news, but I wanted to make sure to clarify what's going on with the huge revamp/re-release for the books in the Hightower Trilogy (formerly known as the Moonlit Trilogy) as exposure ramps up from its recent win at the Equus Film Festival for Best Equine Fiction (SQUEE!)

The Moonlit Trilogy was acquired by Parliament House Press in 2016. The incredible team at P Read more of this blog post »

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	Moonlit (Moonlit, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2013 — 13 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
	Windswept (The Hightower Trilogy, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Indiestructible: Inspiring Stories from the Publishing Jungle by Jessica Bell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alex J. Cavanaugh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Anne R. Allen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.42 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Wayward (Hightower Triogy, #3) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
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“It isn't against the Law to be an idiot.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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“I know what it's like to be afraid of your own mind.”
― Spencer Reid

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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

tags: read, readers, reading, reading-books

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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

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“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.”
― Anne Lamott

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Apr 26, 2016 08:11AM

Jadie, I hope all is well. I'm excited to let you know that my collection of news satire, Bizarre News, was just published. I'd appreciate it if you checked it out and recommended it to your Goodreads friends..Bizarre News

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