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Janet K. Brown lives in Wichita Falls, Texas
with her husband, Charles. She began writing while her three daughters were
kids but did not study the craft or submit her work until she retired in
October, 2005. Writing became a second career.
4RV Publishing
released Janet’s debut novel, an inspirational young adult, Victoria and the Ghost, July, 2012.
She studies her three grandchildren for help with teen
expressions and actions.
Pen-L Publishing
released Janet’s non-fiction book, Divine
Dining Dec. 3, 2012. It’s a 365 devotion book to Allow God’s Guidance to
Weight Loss and Abundant Health.
Janet is shopping
an inspirational romance, and working on a sequel to Victoria and the Ghost.
Janet contracts
with Union Gospel Press for short stories for teens and adults. Her stories
have shown up in such publications as Brio, Live, Standard, The Gem, and Cross
and Quill.
Janet belongs to
such writing groups as ACFW, OWFI, CWFI, and RWA.
You can learn
more about Janet on her website/blog: http://www.janetkbrown.com.
I lost ninety-five pounds and have maintained the loss for seventeen
years. One tool in my recovery remains the daily reading of inspirational
books. I found my library incomplete when I searched for one that combined a
twelve-step program with God as the Higher Power. The biggest secret to my
success was giving up my will and letting God do it through me. I wrote a book
of daily devotions that came from my journals and memories. This is one woman’s
road for success. I pray these thoughts help others reach the same healing God
gave to me. It’s all about God.
What inspired you to write the book, Janet?
While I was still losing my weight, I taught weight classes at
church. The last one I taught, I wrote some curriculum. It set unused
for several years, while life intervened. Then, God woke me up in the
middle of the night about 4 years ago and gave me 14 short devotions.
From that day on, I saw opportunities for devotions everywhere. I drew
from my own experiences and from nature & family situations. At
times, I felt God gave me the devotions merely to help me, but I kept
writing.
Finally, when I had finished
310 devotions, I pitched it at an Oklahoma Writers Federated Intl.
conference last May to Duke Pennell. He was starting up a new small
publishing company. He requested the full mss. Like many authors, I
knuckled down to finish the last 55 devotions. My friend and critique
partner, Sue Watson, read them all as I wrote them. Finally, I sent in
the completed work. Duke offered me a contract but said he wanted to
fast track it to publishing before Christmas.
It's been two busy months, but we succeeded in getting it ready for
print on his website for purchase by Dec. 6. I'm excited. It's truly
the story of my heart.
I want to thank Duke Pennell and Pen-L Publishing for making my dream book a reality.
A little known fact about me?
For more information about Janet and her writing, check out the following sites.
webstie http://www.janetkbrown.com
e-mail: Janet.hope@att.net
Thanks, Janet, for stopping by to share with my readers!
God's best to you in your writing venture!
3 comments:
Wow, 95 pounds? That's great and so inspirational! Thank you, Janet, for stopping by and sharing!
Yes, I lost another me. The thing is I lost that amount before that and regained it. It took God to keep it off. Thanks for commenting. Thanks, Eileen, for letting me visit with you.
Glad to have you, Janet! Keep up the good and godly writing!
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