Friday Reads, plus deep dives into the art of storytelling — book talk, essays on the creative life, and practical craft for curious readers and writers at any stage. Also features the 22 Steps Novel Writing Series.
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Friday Reads 9.22.26
Welcome, at last, FALL. Blessed Mabon to us all. I hope your evenday was a good one, full of reflection and spicy candles to welcome the season to come.
I’m all in on this, by the way. I’m sipping some amazing cinnamon tea gifted by my fri...
Friday Reads 9.11.26
Hi, hello, happy Friday, and welcome back to another week of random thoughts on life and books.
As always on this somber day, I send my deepest sympathies to those who lost loved ones. You are forever in my thoughts. We will never forget....
Friday Reads 9.4.26
Hi, hello, happy Friday, and welcome back to another week of random thoughts on life and books.
PHEW! It has been a week. My event with Naughty Dog books in Nashville, Indiana, tonight (more info) is my 9th of the week. (Here’s one of my...
Friday Reads 8.28.26
Hi, hello, happy Friday, and welcome back to another week of random thoughts on life and books.
I am crashing hard on deadline, and it’s release week, which means I am up to my ears in alligators. Can you imagine? It’s a rather hysterical...
YOU KNOW WHY Q&A
Interview with J.T. Ellison
- You have been writing thrillers for 20 years. How does YOU KNOW WHY fit into the arc of your career? What does it represent for you?
This is my 34th novel, which in and of itself is utterly remarkable to me....
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