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Debbie Jones

Goodreads Author

Born

in Montclair, N.J. , The United States

January 16

Website

http://www.doramae.com

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories

Influences

Thorton Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock ...more

Member Since

June 2011

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BIO

After Debbie Jones retired from teaching, her daughter, Rebecca, suggested what became after a year of work: TALES OF WONDER FROM THE GARDEN STATE. Jones is a produced playwright in New York City. Throughout her years in theatre, the beginnings of her short stories collected in the back of an old file cabinet. Writing these short stories gave Jones a freedom to explore place she hadn’t found in the dialogue of her plays. And it was a real pleasure to write about the place she knows best - New Jersey.
Jones work as writer/director and teacher has been offbeat and tenacious. In the pre- dawn hours where she wrote first on an old Royal typewriter then on a succession of computers, her characters came alive. Her craft grew in the rewrites acc BIO

After Debbie Jones retired from teaching, her daughter, Rebecca, suggested what became after a year of work: TALES OF WONDER FROM THE GARDEN STATE. Jones is a produced playwright in New York City. Throughout her years in theatre, the beginnings of her short stories collected in the back of an old file cabinet. Writing these short stories gave Jones a freedom to explore place she hadn’t found in the dialogue of her plays. And it was a real pleasure to write about the place she knows best - New Jersey.
Jones work as writer/director and teacher has been offbeat and tenacious. In the pre- dawn hours where she wrote first on an old Royal typewriter then on a succession of computers, her characters came alive. Her craft grew in the rewrites accomplished in the afterschool hours and through her considered experience as a teacher of writing. Jones served in the playwrights’ unit at four established off-Broadway houses including Manhattan Class Company and Circle Rep. Her play, JEREMY RUDGE, was produced in New York at The Mint Theatre with Austin Pendleton and Becky Ann Baker. Her play, THE BREEZEWAY, was produced in New York at the American Theatre for Actors. She directed original work (her own and other artists) at innovative off-off houses including The HERE Arts Center, The Mint, and New Voice. Her collaboration with the brilliant solo performer, Samantha Jones, resulted in BUTTERFLY SUICIDE which was one of 12 shows selected for the prestigious SOLO Nova Arts Festival at PS 122. Jones co-wrote and directed the independent feature film, THE LAST CHRISTMAS PARTY for Dora Mae Productions.
In 2007, Jones was selected by The Dramatists' Guild as one of the "Top 50 to Watch." She is the recipient of the prestigious Berilla Kerr Award for her body of work in New York theatre. Jones wrote for the syndicated TV series HAPPINESS which was the recipient of both The Film Advisory Award for Excellence and the Dove Award. Jones is a founding partner of Dora Mae Productions, a member of The Dramatists’ Guild, the UFT, and Alpha Psi Omega. She attended Immaculata College for her BA in English and earned her Master’s Degree from Columbia University in English Education. She taught Latin and writing at The Center School, a public middle school in New York City, for 20 years. ...more

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Debbie Jones’s books

Average rating: 3.85 · 54 ratings · 8 reviews · 59 distinct works

	Tales of Wonder from the Garden State 3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Taken by the Rich really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Cough & Cold Remedies: Quick Old-Fashioned Remedies to Treat Coughs and Colds really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Taken by a stranger in the night 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	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 Guardian of Avelar (The Avelar Chronicles Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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
	My best friend's innocent daughter: (Older man innocent younger woman) by Debbie Jones (Goodreads Author), Arjun Kartha (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	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
	Fish Tales: Battle of the Barracuda liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Crazy Thing Called Love: Poetry of a Broken Heart 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Dark Entry by Debbie Jones (Goodreads Author), Kelvin Jones 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Crazy Thing Called Love (Poetry of a Broken Heart Book 1) 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