Author Jen Meyers

Be the Change

It’s been a while, friends. And while I’ve mostly been busy making pottery, I’ve also been making more coloring books in reaction to the world falling apart around us. It has felt like too much, hasn’t it? The deplorable rise…

We are ALL creative

My dad doesn’t think he’s creative. He doesn’t draw, sing, write, or dance. As far as I know, he has never tried to develop any artistic skill. He studied to become an electrical engineer in college and spent his entire…

Five Things

1. My teen writing classes are AMAZING. I am loving working with these kids so much, I can’t even tell you. My two teens have surprised me with their turnaround on writing—this is the class I wish I’d had when…

Creativity fuels creativity

I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity lately. I’m taking part in this amazing online summit in a couple of weeks, and in talking with Anna Acuña, the incredible force behind it, I’m ALL fired up. About creativity. About what…

New Year, Same Me

Happy New Year, my friends! After surviving the madness that is the holidays, I’m trying to get my juggling act under control. Again. Or at least keep all the balls in the air, even if they may veer off course…

On *not* finding Bliss

Total Bliss is—was—done. Written. Complete. Happily Ever After all wrapped up…but—and this is a BIG but—it’s not up to my high standards. After several revisions, it’s still not quite working for me.  Not good enough. Not my best work, and…

Five Things

1. Total Bliss update: First edits are done, and I spent the weekend re-reading the first two books in the series, Happily Ever After and Yours Truly, to make sure I had my facts straight, my characters consistent, and that…