Deleted Scenes

The story behind their story.

I’ve asked some of my favorite author friends to show us a small bit of the story behind their story. Was there a sentence/paragraph/page that got the axe? A character forced to walk the plank? A perfect piece of dialogue deleted into oblivion?

How Alane Adams killed a darling… and didn’t even cry about it (on the outside)

| Posted by Jennifer Gooch Hummer

I am thrilled to have Alane Adams, the award-winning author of The Red Sun and Kalifus Rising, on my Deleted Scenes Blog today. Besides being the kindest, most sure-I’ll-help-you-promote-your-book-est writer ever, (Alane gave me an awesome blurb for Operation Tenley before … Continue reading →

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The magnificent, adorable Liz and Lisa & a deleted scene.

| Posted by Jennifer Gooch Hummer

Fans of Liz and Lisa are going to go nutty for this intriguing and revealing backstage look into The Year We Turned Forty. I met Liz and Lisa at {Pages} Bookstore during their tour for  Your Perfect Life (which is awesome, btdubs) and … Continue reading →

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Distracting your reader while giving backstory, brilliant words by Susie Schnall

| Posted by Jennifer Gooch Hummer

Susie Schnall doesn’t just write fiction (The Balance Project, On Grace.) She also writes for magazines and websites, mostly about family life, health, and wellness. Her writing has been published by The New York Times, The Huffington Post, MariaShriver.com, and others. … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Gooch Hummer – deleted scene from Girl Unmoored

| Posted by Jennifer Gooch Hummer

Welcome to the first post in Deleted Scenes! Today, I am interviewing myself (weird, I know, but I promise there are way more impressive authors to come) about scenes I deleted from my book, Girl Unmoored. One of the questions … Continue reading →

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