Hi!
It's Me. Janet.
Janet
My name is Janet and I write stuff.
Writing has always been my favorite form of communication, in fact I even like emails. Before I got published as a young adult author and was fortunate enough to write dozens of books, I used to get excited about writing my Christmas letters. I wrote journals and articles and eventually when my son was a baby, I wrote the first book. I've been writing them ever since, with a few years off in between.
I still love writing. In fact, I'd rather text, than talk on the phone.
I think better on paper. Or a keyboard.
I am an extroverted Introvert. I like people. I like knowing people and sometimes I ask personal questions. I love to know people's secrets but I'm also genuinely interested in other people's lives. I think that's why I love to write stories. To fill in the blanks.
Currently, I have seven Young Adult books published. My YA books are contemporary stories, sometimes with a touch of magical realism. I just finished a Parallel Life story, and hope to have more about that soon.
Some of my older YA books have been named to Best Books For Teens from the Canadian Children’s Book Center. Cool, right? One is also a Junior Guild Library Selection book for North America. Some have been nominated for awards. Also, cool.
In case you care, years ago I also wrote a fun and fluffy mid grade series about Mermaids, with beautiful illustrations by Katie Wood. These books are great for young kids who love mermaids and love drama!
In addition to fiction, I am the editor of a tough but necessary Young Adult Anthology,
called YOU TOO? with essays about teen and child #MeToo experiences, written by acclaimed Young Adult authors. This book is an essential one for high school libraries. The content is mature and contains triggers, but it's a great book for opening conversations about hard topics that need to be discussed.
I am so grateful for experience of having my books published, and to the readers and booksellers and librarians, editors, agents and other writers I've met on that journey.
I hope to be back as a newly published author (again) soon!
