Author Jennifer Hatt

Welcome to my world.
As creators and consumers of the written word, we are all in this together. If I can be of help as a freelance writer and editor, or lend my expertise as an author and consultant, let’s talk! 

“I want to write a book, but … “

But what? If you feel a story or even an idea, now is the time to start writing it down.  What do you need to do? Allow some space in your schedule and mind to set down a word and invite others to follow. Want to know more? See our Blog for hints, or Contact Jennifer with your questions.

“I’ve Written a Book. What Do I Do Now?”

Step One: Celebrate YOU. Completing a manuscript honours your talent and story. That in itself is something of which to be proud. Enjoy the feeling of release and accomplishment, then choose: Do I want to keep this for myself? Do I want to share this with family and friends? Do I want to sell this to the public? To explore your choices, see our Blog or Contact Jennifer See some authors who made the choice to share their stories: browse our Bookstore

About the Finding Maria series:

“I don’t think this is a good idea.”

John J. Brandugan is vice president, insurance and a certified behind-the-scenes mover and shaker, with plans for his personal life as airtight as a corporate report: retirement on the horizon, lots of golf, a little travel, anything enjoyable that releases the tension, benefits others, and takes him away, but not too far away, from the home he shared and the cemetery up the road that now memorializes his beloved wife, Rose. A directive from corporate marketing, however, wrenches a kink into his smooth, straight path by pairing him with a writer to create a column in his name.

So, Jack does as he always has done: allow curiosity and faith to guide him along a journey he was convinced had ended years before, fuelled by memories slowly unearthed, carefully dusted, and deftly assembled by the power of the printed word.

“And so, it seems, we write.”

With the gentle yet rasping insistence of my muse I have committed Jack’s story to paper, from the wonderment of childhood through the rupture of family harmony, the calm escape of monastic schooling and the loss of innocence in a war zone to the arduous joy of married life and agony of its demise, to the reawakening of an essence long-forgotten and buried as dead and the new search it reveals. The characters are fiction, but the discovery is very real.

And the discoveries keep on coming …

My current project is Book Five in the series, and it is my story, a memoir on the impact this series had -and continues to have – on my life.
Tentative release: Autumn 2024 but who knows? It may be earlier, and there may be sneak peeks …

Read more about the Finding Maria series 

 

Latest Blog:

The Art and Agony of Retreats

 
After the initial whooosh of mind and credit card going OMG I’m Going On A Retreat!!! there is excitement counting down the days, with rings of doubt circling like mosquitos, buzzing at random: What if it’s not like the pictures? What if I don’t like it? What of they don’t like me? What do I pack? What’s the food like? And a bajillion other inventions of the mind to keep us anchored in the past as we evolve toward the future. When the chaos of transition settles, there is nothing like walking into the wide open arms of a retreat space, a fresh space, blank canvas waiting for artists to arrive and add their energy to the mosaic that will be the retreat experience. …