At my publisher's website are links and downloads. https://goldenalleypress.com/jane-hertenstein/media-kit-for-cloud-of-witnesses/ Preview a chapter of the book as well as a reader's guide. Guide includes: Q&A with the author, info on Appalachia and Iran, plus discussion questions, a bibliography, and recommended reading Here is a small taste: Q & A WITH AUTHOR JANE HERTENSTEIN Q: Your story... Continue Reading →
Little Women
Little Women I recently told a group I was having a potluck with that I was going to see Little Women. One of the guys said I love that movie. Now, for a couple of reasons, I knew he was confused. Brien is the kind of guy that watches the Bears and roots for the... Continue Reading →
Trying Times in Iran
We are again hearing chants of "Death to America." History repeating--though the circumstances are different this time around. My book, Cloud of Witnesses, portrays the growing relationship between two outsiders: Roland the hillbilly and Hassan the foreign kid, both new to Athens Middle School. When I began writing this book (years ago, I must confess)... Continue Reading →
Children’s Book Title Suddenly Relevant
There has been an uptick of interest in southeast Ohio because of Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow’s viral speech. In his acceptance speech he mentioned his hometown and the poverty affecting that part of Ohio, where, as he mentioned, students often go to bed hungry. Cloud of Witnesses recently released by Golden Alley Press is... Continue Reading →
My presentation in Bolingbrook, IL
This past weekend I experienced a first: the first time I presented a seminar and met someone who traveled to get there. Meaning: she said she came up the night before and stayed in a motel. Wow! I thought, I'm just like a real author. My talk was about flash writing and flash being the... Continue Reading →
I’ll be at Bolingbrook Library, Nov. 16
If in the area stop by, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 16 at Bolingbrook Library. I'll have books for sale! I'll be presenting: How Flash Can Spark Your Writing Writing flash (1,000 words or less) can be a springboard to creativity. Jane Hertenstein, author of Freeze Frame: How to Write Flash Memoir and Flash... Continue Reading →
Your Summer Reading List
Does reading make us smarter? Brain science proves that it helps us in cognitive reasoning. For example the sequential elements of a story helps us to plot our thoughts. But what about becoming a better person? Studies are drawing correlations between reading and empathy. From a recent BBC article: Dutch researchers arranged for students to... Continue Reading →
Art Exhibit by my friend from Iran
I first met Azarakhsh Farahani when he came to Chicago to promote Malaria at the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival. He contacted me on the online hospitality website Couchsurfing saying he needed a place to stay for about 15 days. That was a lot longer than I normally host--but, hey, why not! I learned as... Continue Reading →
Sorrow Estate=Welcome Laura
About a year ago, as serendipitously can happen, I met Laura Johnson of Sorrow Estate at Calvin College during the Festival of Faith & Writing. But it was even more coincidental than that. About 4 years ago I couchsurfed with a great (grand) couple in Grand Rapids and when I contacted them last year they... Continue Reading →
Pics from Reading at the Book Cellar
a good time was had by all--all the folks who braved snow, ice, and rain. Thanks for coming out!
Good News!
Chicago Public Library has ordered in copies of Cloud of Witnesses!
How to invite me to your school
Author Jane Hertenstein is available for FREE Skype School Visits *She wants to make her books and literacy a key part of young reader’s experience *She wants to make rural schools and especially Appalachia a key region for her visits *Though she would love to come to you in person, finances and winter driving in... Continue Reading →
Jane Hertenstein 