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# Jaden Terrell

Writer, Teacher, Speaker

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## Posts

- [A New Series and a New Pen Name](https://www.jadenterrell.com/a-new-series-and-a-new-pen-name/) - That light-hearted cozy cat mystery I wrote a few years ago? I'm writing the series with a new cat and under a new pen name. There's a new cat in town.
- [Live Q&As](https://www.jadenterrell.com/qa-live/) - On Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, I started doing Facebook Live sessions on my Facebook Jaden Terrell author page. I've received quite a few questions from both readers and writers, and I've been hearing a lot about how much people love videos, so I thought it might be fun to do a weekly video and answer
- [Spirit of Ink: Celebration, Community, Craft](https://www.jadenterrell.com/spirit-of-ink-celebration-community-craft/) - Remember When... Some of you may remember that, in January of 2019, I started doing weekly online trainings on my Facebook author page. It was scary, and I felt awkward and uncomfortable, but people seemed to like them. And--much to my surprise--I enjoyed doing them. So I kept it up. And Then...
- [Talking Suspense on Miss Demeanors](https://www.jadenterrell.com/talking-suspense-on-miss-demeanors/) - Earlier in the summer, I was honored to talk to the New York chapter of Sisters in Crime as part of SinC's Speaker's Bureau. I did a short workshop on editing and revision, then joined a group of these wonderful women for dinner at a nearby Indian restaurant, where D.A. (Alison) Bartley and I had
- [Get Those Words Rolling](https://www.jadenterrell.com/a-warm-up-for-writers/) - It's the #1 question I get from aspiring writers. How do you center yourself and clear your head before you write? What do you do when you sit down to write, and it feels like swimming through a vat full of peanut butter? Trust me, we've all been there. Feels kind of like this, doesn't
- [Taking the Leap: Monday Videos on the Craft of Writing](https://www.jadenterrell.com/the-leap/) - So... Our Monday Facebook Live sessions have been going on for several months now. We've talked about several different aspects of the writing craft, including point of view, dialogue, and short stories. This past week, we had a lively discussion about "endings," with examples from Michael Connelly's The Poet, Thomas Harris's Red Dragon, and Janet
- [2018 Appearances](https://www.jadenterrell.com/2018-appearances/) - January 13 - Author Event at Manchester Library (Multi-author event, cancelled due to snow) April 6-7 - 2018 Blue Ridge Writers Conference Friday - workshop on point of view Saturday - Keynote speech and Q&A panel with the other authors August 23-26 - Killer Nashville 2018 Friday and Sunday panels Friday Breakout Session on Structuring a Novel
- [On Breaking Through Writer's Block](https://www.jadenterrell.com/on-breaking-through-writers-block/) - Advice for breaking through writer's block and finding your way back to your words.
- [Readers, Writers, and Tribe-Building](https://www.jadenterrell.com/building-tribes/) - A few days ago, I came across an interesting article by Wendy Lawton on the Books and Such site. It's called The Trouble with Tribes, and in it, Lawton questions, not the value of finding or building your tribe, but whether it's possible we're building the wrong one. If you're a writer, you probably already
- [2017 Appearances](https://www.jadenterrell.com/2017-appearances/) - January 14 - Manchester Library, 10 AM - 2 PM (Multi-author event) January 28 - Parnassus Books 2 PM - 4 PM Let's share some refreshments and discuss mysteries, books in general, horses, writing, and the fourth Jared McKean novel, A Taste of Blood and Ashes. February 28 - Nashville Adult Learning, Cohn Building March 4
- [For Crime Fiction Readers and Writers](https://www.jadenterrell.com/reader-writer-crime-fiction-sites/) - To make it easier for all of you to find what you're interested in, I'm sorting my blog posts into three different sites. If you're a reader interested in author spotlights, book reviews, and other topics targeted to readers, please check out and subscribe to http://crimereaders.com. If you're a writer interested in the craft of writing,
- [Horse Report: Loki](https://www.jadenterrell.com/horse-report-loki/) - This is Loki. I only have one semi-good picture of him; he's black, and he ends up looking like a shadow, but getting more is on my to-do list. He's a mischievous boy of about eleven. We're not sure of his exact age, since my friend Robert got him as a rescue and no one knew much
- [Larissa Reinhart on Crimereaders.com](https://www.jadenterrell.com/larissa-reinhart/) - This week, Larissa Reinhart is the featured author on Crimereaders.com. You can read the post here. Crimereaders.com is a blog I started for readers of crime fiction. It spotlights writers in a variety of subgenres from cozy to thriller to hardboiled to romantic suspense. Basically anything where a crime drives the plot is fair game.
- [Steven Womack on Crimereaders.com](https://www.jadenterrell.com/steven-womack/) - Today on Crimereaders.com, the featured author is Steven Womack. Steve writes the Nashville private detective series featuring Harry James Denton. Steve has gotten the rights to the series back and is reissuing all six books under his own imprint. To find out what he's up to and when you can look for another Harry James
- [Horse Report: Pete](https://www.jadenterrell.com/horse-report-pete/) - This is Pete. He was the inspiration for Tex, the palomino Quarter Horse in the Jared McKean private detective novels. Yes, believe it or not, this is a palomino! When he was younger, he was a brighter gold and his mane was like corn silk. This is him as a young lad of 34. Beautiful, isn't
- [A Chat Among Friends](https://www.jadenterrell.com/a-chat-among-friends/) - Introduction to Author Blog
- [Free Anthology When You subscribe](https://www.jadenterrell.com/eight-mystery-writers/) - Announcement that Eight Mystery Writers You Should be Reading Now is free
- ["How to Write a Novel" Workshop](https://www.jadenterrell.com/how-to-write-a-novel-workshop/) - Question Me a Novel workshop teaches writers how to go from initial idea to completed first draft.
- [Writing Retreats and Intensives](https://www.jadenterrell.com/writing-retreats-and-intensives/) - Retreats and Intensives for Writers of all levels
- [Fifty Authors from Fifty States Project](https://www.jadenterrell.com/fifty-authors-from-fifty-states-project/) - Blog post "Falling in Love with Tennessee on Annette Syder's blog project, "Fifty Authors from Fifty States"
- [Crimereaders Spotlight: Author Jean Rabe](https://www.jadenterrell.com/crimereaders-spotlight-author-jean-rabe/) - Today on Crimereaders.com, we have a guest post by author Jean Rabe. We'll talk about Jean's debut mystery, The Dead of WInter, her first crime novel. It's far from her first novel, since she's got 35+ fantasy and paranormal novels under her belt. She's writing today about an affliction most writers have experienced: O.C.W. Click on
- [Race to the Finish Line](https://www.jadenterrell.com/race-to-the-finish-line/) - A quick update on the progress of A TASTE OF BLOOD AND ASHES, Book 4 in the Jared McKeanmystery/thriller series
- [Pirate Pete](https://www.jadenterrell.com/pirate-pete/) - 35-year-old Quarter Horse wears a patch over his ulcerated eye

## Pages

- [Services](https://www.jadenterrell.com/services/) - Services offered by Jaden Terrell, including editing and coaching, retreats and intensives, and workshops for writers
- [Testimonials](https://www.jadenterrell.com/services/testimonials/) - “Jaden's editing comments are not only insightful and articulate, but she has an uncanny knack for divining the writer's intentions so that her advice goes right to the heart of the story. She has helped me immeasurably in fully developing my characters and plot lines.” - Philip Cioffari, Award-winning author of Catholic Boys and Jesusville, Independent Screenwriter
- [Contact Me](https://www.jadenterrell.com/about-jaden-terrell/contact-me/) - Questions? Comments? Concerns? Want to book a workshop, book club talk, or signing? Contact me at the email below, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Jaden@JadenTerrell.com
- [Retreats & Intensives](https://www.jadenterrell.com/services/retreats-and-intensives/) - Writing Retreats and Writing Intensives for Individuals and Small Groups
- [Editing](https://www.jadenterrell.com/services/editing-2/) - I've been doing developmental and line editing professionally since 2015. I'm not currently seeking clients, but I do still offer the occasional Diagnostic Reading. It's a $500, detailed critique of a manuscript's big-picture elements, including character development, plot, pacing, setting, and thematic expression. I read the manuscript, we discuss the book via Zoom or phone,
- [Bio](https://www.jadenterrell.com/about-jaden-terrell/bio/) - The Official Bio Shamus Award nominee Jaden Terrell is the internationally published author of the Jared McKean private detective novels. She's also a contributor to Now Write! Mysteries, a collection of exercises published by Tarcher/Penguin for writers of crime fiction. Her short stories have been included several anthologies, including Killer Nashville Noir: Coldblooded and Eight
- [Online Courses](https://www.jadenterrell.com/services/courses/) - Everybody needs a little shepherding sometimes. If you could use some too, you can see my courses for authors at: https://jaden-terrell-academy.thinkific.com/, or click on the pictures or titles below. How to Write a Crime Novel: Idea to First Draft Supercharge Your Writing Supercharge Your Dialogue Sell Your Books, Not Your Soul
- [Trouble Most Faire](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/trouble-most-faire/) - Trouble Most Faire (Trouble Cat Mystery #11) CASTLES, CUDGELS—AND MURDER! After the worst breakup in human history, Robbi Bryan needs a carefree summer and a place to fly her falcon. To give her wounded heart time to recover, she joins the Sherwood Renaissance Faire. But the faire holds much more than jugglers, archers, and a
- [Excerpt: Trouble Most Faire](https://www.jadenterrell.com/excerpt-trouble-most-faire/) - Trouble Most Faire Chapter One Trouble, the world-famous black cat detective, creeps forward on stealthy paws as his arch-enemy, an international spy cleverly disguised as a gray squirrel, nibbles on a pine nut, oblivious to its peril. All right, peril might be overstating it a bit. I’m far too cultured a
- [Workshops & Speaking](https://www.jadenterrell.com/services/workshops-speaking/) - This series of workshops for writers includes instruction on the craft and business of writing. Topics include writing a first draft, revision and editing, mastering point of view, choosing a publishing path, and book marketing and promotion.
- [Conferences and Events](https://www.jadenterrell.com/conferences-and-events/) - Backspace Writers Conference Year-round - With both live workshops and their "online, never-ending conference," Backspace is devoted to helping writers hone their craft and get published. Their query letter and opening 2-pages workshops are renowned and are now available online. Check them out at http://www.backspacewritersconference.com/. Crime Fiction Academy Year-round - Founded in 2012, CFA is dedicated to
- [Media Release - Racing The Devil](https://www.jadenterrell.com/about-jaden-terrell/media-kit/media-release-racing-the-devil/) - Persistent Author Jaden Terrell Creates a Hard-Boiled P.I. and a First-Rate Whodunit in RACING THE DEVIL When readers open the pages of RACING THE DEVIL (The Permanent Press, January release) they will encounter protagonist Jared McKean, a multi-layered private eye with a gritty edge and a big heart. The book is the creation of writer
- [Media Kit](https://www.jadenterrell.com/about-jaden-terrell/media-kit/) - Media Releases Media Release on Racing The Devil - Jan 2012 Related Material Q&A about Racing The Devil - Jan 2012 An Interview on The Author Biz about Marketing for Authors Suspense Radio - Aug 25, 2012 - A behind the scenes look at writing Photos (click to open in a
- [About Jaden](https://www.jadenterrell.com/about-jaden-terrell/) - The bio page of Jaden Terrell, Shamus Award finalist and author of the Jared McKean series. Writing workshop leader, editor, and writing coach
- [The Good Partner](https://www.jadenterrell.com/the-good-partner/) - The Good Partner" is a flash fiction crime story. For more free short stories, please subscribe to my mailing list at http://jadenterrell.com/newsletter. The Good Partner for MailChimp
- [The Mysterious Eight: Eight Mystery Writers You Should Be Reading Now](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/eight-mystery-writers/) - Eight Mystery Writers You Should Be Reading Now - if you don't know who these mystery writers are, you should.
- [Question Me a Novel](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/question-me-a-novel/) - Killer Nashville Noir: Cold-Blooded is a collection of short stories, from cozy to hardboiled to thriller to paranormal, but they all have crime in common.
- [A Taste of Blood and Ashes](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/a-taste-of-blood-and-ashes/) - A Taste of Blood and Ashes is the fourthbook in the Jared McKean private detective series by Jaden Terrell
- [Excerpt - A Taste of Blood and Ashes](https://www.jadenterrell.com/excerpts/excerpt-a-taste-of-blood-and-ashes/) - A Fire in the Darkness Monday, 2:16 a.m. The woman woke to the screams of horses. A surge of adrenaline pulsed through her, and before she was even fully awake, Carlin had swung her legs over the edge of the bed, run her fingers through her blonde spikes, and jammed her bare feet into a
- [Killer Nashville Noir: Cold-Blooded](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/killer-nashville-noir-cold-blooded/) - Killer Nashville Noir: Cold-Blooded is a collection of short stories, from cozy to hardboiled to thriller to paranormal, but they all have crime in common.
- [Now Write! Mysteries](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/now-write-mysteries/) - Now Write! Mysteries is a collection of exercises published by Tarcher/Penguin for writers of crime fiction
- [River of Glass](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/river-of-glass/) - River of Glass is the third book in the Jared McKean private detective series by Jaden Terrell
- [Excerpt - River of Glass](https://www.jadenterrell.com/excerpts/excerpt-river-of-glass/) - Tuyet The girl called Worm wrapped her arms around her knees and shivered, listening to the storm. Wind shuddered the walls of the shed and whistled through the cracks. Rain hammered on the metal roof and seeped in through the seams where the steel walls met the concrete floor. In another life, she
- [A Cup Full of Midnight](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/cup-full-of-midnight/) - A Cup Full of Midnight is the second book in the Jared McKean private detective series by Jaden Terrell
- [Racing The Devil](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/racing-the-devil/) - Racing the Devil is the first book in the Jared McKean private detective series by Jaden Terrell
- [Excerpt - Racing The Devil](https://www.jadenterrell.com/excerpts/excerpt-racing-the-devil/) - Chapter 1 EVEN IN THE DIM light of the bar, I could see the bruises. Beginning just below one eye, they spread down the side of her face and neck, tinged the blue rose tattoo above the swell of her left breast, and seeped beneath the plunging neckline of her scarlet halter. She paused inside
- [Excerpt - A Cup Full of Midnight](https://www.jadenterrell.com/excerpts/excerpt-a-cup-full-of-midnight/) - Chapter 1 THE CALL CAME three hours into the stakeout, just as the man in the cowboy hat pulled up to the curb in a red Lexus so polished it looked like it had been dipped in molten glass. It was a wet winter afternoon, and a flat gray sky spat sleet and ice
- [Excerpts](https://www.jadenterrell.com/excerpts/)
- [Q & A - Racing The Devil](https://www.jadenterrell.com/about-jaden-terrell/media-kit/q-a-racing-the-devil/) - Q & A With Author Jaden Terrell on Racing The Devil (Permanent Press Books January 2012 release) Q: You put a lot on your lead character including being framed for murder, trouble shaking an ex-wife, a son with Down Syndrome and a nephew on the dangerous edge of the Goth subculture. Can Jared McKean deal with all this? Jared is
- [Books](https://www.jadenterrell.com/books/) - Books by Jaden Terrell: Titles, covers, catalog copy, and excerpts

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