Writing is hard work. Sometimes you soar... during the creative process. Sometimes you nose dive... when you're stuck in a scene or chapter. And sometimes you smile... like this week when I'm proofreading 'Flight of the Stolen Children'. All the crazy hours you keep, the piles of research books, the pacing, running up and down the stairs, drinking coffee, finding an excuse to buy an apple fritter, then two, and finally your book baby comes home.

French Resistance fighter and ‘nose’ for the Parisian House of Doujan Angeline de Cadieux in ‘The Lost Girl in Paris’ is so hungry on a train taking her to a concentration camp she has a run-in with SS over an apple in this excerpt Kindle AU April Book Deal AU $2.99 BoldwoodBooks AU Thank you for listening... Jina

Seeing my Boldwood Books in print is music to my eyes! Not just little dots dancing on the screen, but real paperback books. As a writer, I spend a long time with my stories and when I see them in print, it’s like hugging an old friend PS -- credits in the Tik Tok video below: I'm the camera person, voice over artist, script supervisor, writer, and oh yes, playing the ivories all at the same time!

Me wearing WW2 dark Victory Red lipstick you gotta wear #lipstick when you're working on edits for my next occupied Paris book 'Flight of the Stolen Children' ‘Flight of the Stolen Children’ coming this Fall. Amazon Kindle It's Book 2 of Lia's Story which begins in 'The Stolen Children of War'. UK: So what's it about? The circus in Occupied Paris and stolen children escaping the Gestapo.

When America went to war in 1941, the women and girls proudly did their all. Here is a photo I added to the July 4th graphic of a young woman with her helmet on raising the flag. We women have never failed to answer the call... from the ladies of the Revolution to the women engaging in combat in recent conflicts.

Amazing high temps this week in eastern US and Europe -- stay cool! Take a tour with me to Venice's gelato shops! Including my favorite in the Piazza San Marco. ================== And at the end of my video, check out 'The Stolen Children of War' book 1 in Lia's story about a circus queen who saves Jewish children in Occupied Paris and meet Pola, the cutest doll with freckles and braids who has a big part if book 2 'Flight of the Stolen Children coming this Fall!

My dad was a rocket scientist kind of father… working on the space program, but he always had time to fix my dolls when they got ‘hurt’. Dolls were my friends when I was a kid since we moved so much. I always had a doll in hand as you can see here. Thanks, Dad! #HappyFathersDay No wonder a special doll named Pola plays a big part in Book 2 Lia’s Story… ‘Flight of the Stolen Children’ coming this Fall.

I'm excited to announce SISTERS AT WAR is a Kindle Australia Book Deal. A story about 2 sisters and how sexual violence during wartime (Occupied Paris WW2) changes their lives. SISTERS AT WAR is a novel inspired by my own story. The girl in the photo is me. AU $2.69 Book 1 (Book 2 Sisters of the Resistance)AU

I was a doughnut dolly. Back in the day, I served with the U.S. Army Special Services in Livorno, Italy. My job was to make coffee and play pool with the troops, set up entertainment and gourmet restaurant tours. And make cookies. I whipped up hundreds and hundreds of cookies. Chocolate chip. And doughnuts, too. I got help from the mess hall sergeant, a bespectacled guy from the Midwest who let me commandeer his big pots and huge ovens.

Reading is for everyone! Whether you like to cuddle up with a print book, read an e-Book on your phone, or listen to an audio book like I’m doing here. Imagine if Cinderella had audio books to help her with the housework… now if only the Prince came with it, too!! With Boldwood Books you get all three! #ReadBoldly #GoAllIn #GAAD #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay.