A Paris video memory from my student days in France that made it into ‘The Resistance Girl’ by Jina Bacarr
August 11, 2021 by Jina Bacarr in category Jina’s Book Chat, Paris novels, Writing tagged as Forties fiction, France, historical, Paris, romance, video, writing, WW 2What favorite memories have made it into your stories and books? Let me know!
Bonus video:
UPDATED:
The WW 2 letter that inspired HER LOST LOVE (CHRISTMAS ONCE AGAIN): re: Veronica Jorge’s wonderful comment about my story! Thanks, Veronica!
The Ultimate Selfie: Making Videos by Jina Bacarr
October 11, 2016 by Jina Bacarr in category Jina’s Book Chat tagged as Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, romance, romance novel, RWA, selfie, sorbet, video, Vimeo, writing
Sorbet for Your Writing — Making Videos from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.
I’ve been doing selfies for years and I especially love videos.
So when fellow Kindle Scout winner, Fiona Quinn, asked me about making videos, I put together some info for her ThrillWriting Blogspot.
Also, check out the fab posts about the interesting worlds of many fascinating authors on her blog.
So here is “Sorbet for Your Writing†– making videos with me, Jina Bacarr.
thrillwriting.blogspot.com/2015/11/sorbet-for-your-writing-making-videos.html
Any questions? Please ask me…I love hearing from you.
~Jina
PS — If you want to read about the night I almost went over Mulholland with a sexy DJ . . . check out my post on Fiona’s blog!
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Getting clean ain’t easy…even for a princess
She wore gray.
He wore blue.
But their love defied the boundaries of war.
And time.
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0 0 Read moreSelf-Pub Corner: Back Cover Copy “FInalist” in I Heart Indie Contest by Jina Bacarr
August 11, 2014 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as audio, Christmas, Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, contest, excerpt, finalist, Italian, las vegas rwa, romance novel, self-publishing, soldier, video, VimeoThe sales pitch.
You either love it or hate it.
For your novel, it’s called the back cover copy. It can be even more difficult to write than the dreaded synopsis when you’re self-pubbing a novel. But you gotta do it.
The tease. The logline. The character descriptions.
Sometimes it seems it takes longer the write the back cover copy than the novel itself (just kidding…).
So you can imagine how excited I was when I found out my back cover copy and beautiful cover from Covers by Ramona for A Soldier’s Italian Christmas is a finalist in the Novella category in the I Heart Indie contest!
Here’s the back copy cover:
He is a U.S Army captain, a battle-weary soldier who has lost his faith.
She is a nun, her life dedicated to God.
Together they are going to commit an act the civilized world will not tolerate.
They are about to fall in love.
December 1943
Italy
The ravages of combat have taken a toll on Captain Mack O’Casey, who has lost his faith after seeing the horrors of war as the Nazis fight hard to keep the Allies from reaching Rome. His beliefs are challenged even more when he loses his way and ends up in a mystical place called Monte D’Oro Rose during the cold winter of 1943…and falls in love with the beautiful Sister Angelina.
The young nun has a secret of her own, one she will die trying to protect: the lost Cross of Saint Cecelia. She must find the religious relic first before the brutal Nazi major who will stop at nothing to get it. Even murder. Sister Angelina risks her life to save the cross for the Church, but will she also risk her heart? Falling in love with the handsome American soldier is against the rules, but she can’t deny the stolen moments with him have made her question her vows.
It is Christmas Eve when these two lonely people come together on this holiest of holidays and how faith helps them overcome their greatest fears. A time when the whole world holds its breath as brave men and women fight for freedom.
And a soldier and a nun dare to fall in love…
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And here is the cover! Check out this extended video excerpt from Chapter One from A Soldier’s Italian Christmas
A Soldier’s Italian Christmas: Excerpt from Chapter One from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.
To celebrate being a finalist in the I Heart Indie contest, A Soldier’s Italian Christmas is FREE for August 11, 12, and 13th!! Grab your copy HERE.
Best,
Jina
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The Princess and the Magic Shamrock by Jina Bacarr
March 11, 2014 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as book, bookshop, Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, job, king, magic, poem, prince, princess, romance, shamrock, St. Patrick's Day, tiara, video, Vimeo, workSt. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner…
So how could I not put up a Princess video with a magic shamrock theme?
Here is the latest in my “Princess Chronicles” — video romance poems about being a princess. My princesses know a tiara doesn’t a princess make…and in this story, we meet a princess who’s not looking for a prince but a job!!
The Princess and the Magic Shamrock from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.
In case you’ve missed my other Princess videos, check them out at:
https://vimeo.com/user216350
Best,
Jina
2014: Why haven’t you finished that book yet? by Jina Bacarr
January 11, 2014 by A Slice of Orange in category Archives tagged as 2014, Amazon, book, butterfly, Christmas, Confessions of a Podcast Goddess, happy new year, Italian, Kindle, military, novel, novella, soldier, video, writing, WWII |
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The clock is ticking…
Tick tock…tick tock…
How many words did you write today? Why haven’t you finish that book yet?
We all torment ourselves with these phrases and then blame our lack of productivity on…
Twitter…Facebook…Instagram…kids…family…the Internet…not enough coffee.
It’s all about focus.
And finding that beautiful space in our minds where we can run free and create and write and write and write.
It can be as elusive as a butterfly.
But well worth going after, no matter what gets in our way.
According to experts, interruptions can put a big damper on our concentration and it can take about ten minutes to get the writing flowing again.
So the next time an email pops into your Inbox, or the phone rings, or someone yells, “Hey, Mom, are you busy?” know that it’s not your fault if it takes a few minutes to get back into the moment.
Then let the butterfly in your mind run free…
Best,
Jina
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In case you missed it, here is an 11-minute video with an excerpt from Chapter One in my novella, “A Soldier’s Italian Christmas” available on Amazon Kindle.
You can be sure I had a lot of interruptions putting this together, but I finished it!
A Soldier’s Italian Christmas: Excerpt from Chapter One from Jina Bacarr on Vimeo.
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