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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Currently reading The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maass. One idea that’s reshaping my revision process: The strongest scenes often involve conflicting emotions happening at the same time. I've found some specific examples that will work for my manuscript. #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Motherhood leaves echoes across generations. In families, in stories, in the things we carry forward without even realizing it. Wishing a happy Mother's Day to everyone today. #Motherhood #MothersDay #FamilyStories #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

POV: As an adoptee, you spend your whole life never seeing your own face reflected back at you… until you see it in your child’s face. That feeling of wonder became part of my FMC’s emotional journey in The Lost Rose of Rosslyn. #writingcommunity #writers #adoptee #booksky

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Today marks the 246th anniversary of my ancestors’ arrival at clearing that they helped turn into Nashville. I’ve been in Tennessee this week tracing their journey across rivers and archives. I blogged about it here - tinyurl.com/TNJenningsBlog #genealogy #familyhistory #writingcommunity

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I’m so excited to share that I’ve signed with literary agent Ritu Anand of D4EO Literary. I'm looking forward to taking the next step with my manuscript, The Lost Rose of Rosslyn. I'm grateful to all who have supported me in this journey already. #writerscommunity #booksky #womensfiction

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy Easter 🌿 There’s something about this season when everything’s right on the edge of unfolding. I’m feeling that for myself right now too.

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The lilacs are just about ready to burst open here in Oklahoma. It feels like a season of things on the verge - quiet now, but not for long. Looking forward to sharing more soon.

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Really excited for the opportunity to receive a pitch + synopsis critique through @litconnect.bsky.social. Thank you to @agentismita.bsky.social for offering your time and expertise. If you haven't built your free profile on the new site, now's the time.

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This #womenshistorymonth marks 246 years since my 7X great-grandmother jumped into an icy river under fire to save her family on the Tennessee frontier. History forgot her, I wrote her into my debut novel. Read more at tinyurl.com/DiannahJenni.... #writingcommunity #genealogy #booksky #amquerying

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

If you love novels about family secrets, hidden lineage, and the past echoing across generations… you might enjoy my story. THE LOST ROSE OF ROSSLYN. #amquerying #writerscommunity #BookLovers #womensfiction #booksky

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Tonight’s chapter: good food, great company, questionable chopstick confidence. Zero editing needed.

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This snippet from THE LOST ROSE OF ROSSLYN comes from the MC's fight to access her adoption case — In the Matter of Baby Girl Jennings. She stood in a courtroom asking for answers locked inside sealed files, visible to clerks but closed to her. #amquerying #writingcommunity #adoptionstory

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

She was the first member of my birth family that I ever spoke to. I’ll never forget calling her out of the blue in 1991 and shocking her with the news that she was my grandmother. #adoption #birthfamilyreunion #amquerying #storytelling #writingcommunity

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Julie has just learned that life she with her adoptive family was never as separate from her birth family as she believed. From THE LOST ROSE OF ROSSLYN Women’s dual-timeline fiction #WIPSnips (face) 📖 Ch 2: The Call #AmQuerying #WomensFiction #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #AdoptionReunion

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Learning about social media for authors from @leeannward-writer.bsky.social of Writing Away Refuge on this Saturday morning. Great tips!

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

That moment when an adoptee finally understands what it's like to have someone look like her. From The Lost Rose of Rosslyn. #BookSky #WomensFiction #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

An adoptee and her dying birth mother trace their bloodline through six centuries of women who faced impossible choices. Now she faces hers: keep demanding answers about her father and lose her mother, or let the truth go to the grave. #WSPit #Q #A #WF #HI #AmQuerying

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LitConnect Technologies @litconnect.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Here's how to enter the LitConnect soft launch giveaway: 1. Follow us on Bluesky or X 2. Repost this post 3. Join the waitlist (links in comments below) That's it. All four prizes. All entrants eligible. More details on the prizes this week. #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying #AmWriting

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

McAlester, Oklahoma shaped Brenda long before she understood how deeply. In a place where reputation mattered, one mistake could send a young woman away — and leave a silence that lasted for decades. One of the locations behind The Lost Rose of Rosslyn. #amquerying #writingcommunity

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Great Writer’s Workshop class today by Mark Gottlieb! Booking a 93,000-word novel down into one sentence is way harder than it sounds!

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Thirteen years ago, I made a phone call I’d waited 48 years to make. It gave me a father, a friendship, and a future I never expected. Some calls change everything. Read more on my blog - jenniferkalkman.com/some-calls-c... #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#WomenWritersNet A1 I'm writing women's book club fiction with a dual-timeline historical thread. This scene is set in 1862 in a cabin in Missouri between the FMC and a soldier she has nursed back to health and fallen in love with.

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A few of the things that inspire me as a person. They are part of who I am, so they indirectly helped shape the story I told in The Lost Rose of Rosslyn. #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity #WomensFiction

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

A cry rose at the edge of the clearing… From THE LOST ROSE OF ROSSLYN Women’s dual-timeline fiction #WIPSnips (hurt) 📖 Ch 17: The Divide #AmQuerying #BookClubFiction #WomensFiction #WritingCommunity #WriteSky

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Some family memories aren’t written down. They’re ridden down hills. Some of my fondest memories are tied to a 75-year-old wooden sled. Dad used to pull me around on it, and then he did the same for my kids. This winter, my grandson enjoyed it. Same sled. Same joy. jenniferkalkman.com/the-sled/

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Jennifer Kalkman @jenniferkalkman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

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