Jan M. Flynn

As I’ve said before, my day job is at a middle school. I have a low threshold of boredom, and in this job it’s not a problem. If you are...

I wrestled with whether or not to post this. It’s a disturbing topic, and one that could so easily become prurient, and I don’t want to...

I wrestled with whether or not to post this. It’s a disturbing topic, and one that could so easily become prurient, and I don’t want to...

It’s only early August, but summer is already spiraling toward its close ever more swiftly, like one of those disappearing wormhole...

It’s only early August, but summer is already spiraling toward its close ever more swiftly, like one of those disappearing wormhole...

I’ve just returned from a four-day road trip with my husband. In the course of those four days, I made a life-altering discovery which  I...

I’ve just returned from a four-day road trip with my husband. In the course of those four days, I made a life-altering discovery which  I...

When you talk to your brain, be kind. Wait — you don’t talk to your brain? Are you sure? I mean, when you say things to yourself, often...

When you talk to your brain, be kind. Wait — you don’t talk to your brain? Are you sure? I mean, when you say things to yourself, often...

Whee! My birthday is this week, on July 6. And you thought all the fireworks were about something else, didn’t you? klaw.com To celebrate...

Whee! My birthday is this week, on July 6. And you thought all the fireworks were about something else, didn’t you? klaw.com To celebrate...

Previously on JanMFlynn.net, we were checking out the cover for THE MOON RAN AFTER HER, my debut novel set during the Armenian Genocide...

Previously on JanMFlynn.net, we were checking out the cover for THE MOON RAN AFTER HER, my debut novel set during the Armenian Genocide...

So I’ve just returned from the Historical Novel Society conference in Portland — and I do mean just; I’m perched on a semi-padded bench...

So I’ve just returned from the Historical Novel Society conference in Portland — and I do mean just; I’m perched on a semi-padded bench...

Let’s pretend you’re browsing through a bookstore. Picture your favorite independent bookseller’s shop, someplace with racks and racks of...

Let’s pretend you’re browsing through a bookstore. Picture your favorite independent bookseller’s shop, someplace with racks and racks of...

As spring swells toward summer, seems like a good time to revisit a previous post. Happy to say I’m still at it! Getting in shape,...

As spring swells toward summer, seems like a good time to revisit a previous post. Happy to say I’m still at it! Getting in shape,...

lynnesheffield.com Back in February, I blogged about slogging along with the first draft of my second novel (working title: Glory Days),...