Tag Archives: “Four Sisters

Five ‘Middlebrow’ Writers, One Excellent Blog

Posted on January 25, 2013 by sherry jones

I am so delighted with the blog Mirabile Dictu‘s review of FOUR SISTERS, ALL QUEENS that I’ve copied it to share with you here. I first learned about this blog, which used to be called Frisbee: A Book Journal, from … Continue reading →

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A’isha Still Inspires Me

Posted on September 11, 2012 by sherry jones

Here is the speech I gave on Sept. 11, 2012, at the Spokane Coeur d’Alene Woman Magazine Luncheon: “Moments,” I once wrote, “are the hinges on which the doors of the human universe swing.” I’m here to tell you about … Continue reading →

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Help! My Character Wants to Kill Me

Posted on February 21, 2012 by sherryjones

Have I created a monster? Last night, Blanche de Castille – the White Queen of France and the evil mother-in-law in my forthcoming novel “Four Sisters, All Queens” – tried to kill me. I don’t recall what I did to … Continue reading →

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Queens and Elephants

Posted on October 12, 2011 by sherryjones

Dear Reader, I have two goodies to share with you today! First of all, my forthcoming novel, “Four Sisters, All Queens,” made a world premiere last week when I read five of my favorite pages during the Flying Pig Reading … Continue reading →

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My Story: Finding Power Within

Posted on May 18, 2010 by sherryjones

Dear Reader, Every writer, it’s said, has a single story to tell — and tells it over and over again. A’isha bint Abi Bakr, the most famous and influential woman in Islam, inspired me to write about her life in … Continue reading →

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