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Metamorphosis
The only thing that's certain in life is change
This blog has been going for over 10 years and was my gateway to developing as an artist. I originally called it "Finding the Artist that Is..." as a play off my last name.
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Write what you (don’t) know
I recently went to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to view the Ron Mueck exhibit. As I walked in, there was a piece by another artist...
Jenny Waldo
Jul 24, 20176 min read
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Review: THE BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER
The Ballad of a Small Player is vivid in the way a dream is when you first wake up, before it disappears from consciousness. A novel...
Jenny Waldo
Apr 13, 20154 min read
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Photos, Books, Life…
Don’t go thinking I haven’t been doing anything just because I haven’t been posting here! Oh no! I think that’s one of the things that...
Jenny Waldo
May 20, 20142 min read
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Book Review: PUSHING THE LIMITS
I have to admit, I was embarrassed to buy this book because the title and the cover looked so…cheesy. But my own YA novel “pushes...
Jenny Waldo
Mar 26, 20143 min read
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YA Writing Contest! “Dear Lucky Agent”
If you write YA, send in your submission to the Dear Lucky Agent Contest! First 150-200 words and two social-media postings to be...
Jenny Waldo
Mar 26, 20141 min read
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BOOK REVIEW: PURE series
PURE by Julianna Baggott follows several characters but the main heart of the story belongs to Pressia, a young girl turning 16 in a...
Jenny Waldo
Mar 5, 20142 min read
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Book Review: ALLEGIANT (DIVERGENT series)
I just finished ALLEGIANT, the third and final sequel in the DIVERGENT series by Veronica Roth. It would be a disservice to give away...
Jenny Waldo
Jan 1, 20144 min read
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Writing Villains & Understanding Their Villainy
Cruella de Vil is such a great villain. Her image sticks in my mind throughout time as a creepy lady who scared the crap out of me. ...
Jenny Waldo
Dec 13, 20137 min read
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NaNoWriMo Begins
National Novel Writing Month begins with a challenge to write 50,000 words in the 30 days of November. Today is Day 1. I’m working on a...
Jenny Waldo
Nov 1, 20131 min read
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MM: Walking Away
Today was my last day at work for the Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) as their Program Coordinator. It’s the first job I’ve...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 30, 20132 min read
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WW: NaNoWriMo
In 2008 (OMG!) I took part in the National Novel Writing Month “competition” where anyone who signs up is challenged to write 50,000...
Jenny Waldo
Sep 4, 20134 min read
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WW: Openings (the struggle)
So here’s the opening of my book, which is currently titled FIREPOWDER but will be getting a new title when I can think of a better one....
Jenny Waldo
Aug 21, 20134 min read
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WW: The Idea
I am often asked, as a writer and as a filmmaker, where ideas come from. It’s a question that I have a very strong reaction to because,...
Jenny Waldo
Aug 14, 20134 min read
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Writing Wednesdays
I’m doing this one kind of late today. It’s a busy busy time for me this month and this is the first moment I have to spend some time of...
Jenny Waldo
Aug 7, 20134 min read
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Movie Mondays
I’m starting a new initiative to get this website rolling! Welcome to MOVIE MONDAYS! I will also be having WRITING WEDNESDAYS and PHOTO...
Jenny Waldo
Aug 5, 20136 min read
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Book Review: LEGEND
LEGEND by Marie Lu opens with high stakes and high suspense and remarkably manages to build up from there in an action-packed thrill ride...
Jenny Waldo
Apr 11, 20134 min read
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Book Review: PRODIGY
PRODIGY by Marie Lu is the sequel to LEGEND. It begins right where the first book ended and continues the upward trend of high stakes and...
Jenny Waldo
Apr 11, 20133 min read
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Execution
The black hood lowered Over the round sky Blocking out the light My eyes strained At the artificial midnight My body instinctively...
Jenny Waldo
Mar 10, 20131 min read
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Acorns
so satisfying the crunch acorns underfoot #poem #poetry #Writing
Jenny Waldo
Feb 28, 20131 min read
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Ode to Morning
The fog lay a thick band onto the grass, a crowd of people standing shoulder to shoulder. I couldn’t see but over their heads. Red and...
Jenny Waldo
Feb 28, 20131 min read
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