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I write because I love to write. It makes me feel happy. I write for myself.
It's only been a couple of years since I relaxed my white-knuckled grip to share what I write,
It feels a bit like sending one of my precious children out into the world. Terrifying.
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By day, JanaLee Longhurst interviews student applicants to a Jerusalem study abroad program, delving into the headspaces of twenty-something adults and preparing them for adventure amidst the dusty cobbled streets of the Old City.
Evenings and weekends, she vacates the office for a cottage in a quiet hamlet nestled against a woodland hillside, where she balances roles of wife, mom, grandma, and writer with pervasive imposter syndrome.
Longhurst is the author of the saga The Making of Saying Goodbye: The Makeup Girl, The Mystery Girl, The Moment Girl, and The Memory Girl. Her first piece of nonfiction, Mom's Company Towels: 365 Memories for Sparking Your Own, is available now. Her next series, full of intrigue and mystery, is set to be released in the autumn of 2025.
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One of my characters is very big on grabbing moments and turning them into memories before they get away. She's also big on jotting down those memories so they can never be forgotten. I think she's got it right.
In this blog, I jot down the memories and ideas tumbling around in my head. Doing so preserves my memories while making room for more ideas to tumble about. I think of it as my attic corner where I store the spectrum of my observations - from the wondrous to the absurd. Dust one off, if you'd like.
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