Trisha Jones' Blog

    I have been thinking about something for a few weeks now and was wondering what you all think. OK, let me star by saying that a friend of mine had let someone she knows borrow the book she bought from me earlier this year. She told me her friend was being pulled out of the story by a term I used in the book. The term was “felinethropy” it’s a made up word for any feline Werecreature like in my book Werejaguars.     Now I understand it’s a new word and for anyone who read Laurel K Hamilton books it might be off putting a bit. So what I have been thinking about is making up a terminology sheet for my books. I thought it might be helpful since I have made up words and use words that may not originally be used in the way I am using them.     Would you want the list? If so would you want it on here or just on my website? What if I gave it away when I sell my books in person at Archon this year? I would love to here your input on this. Now it’s back t...

   I wanted to let you all know what something I find inspiring. Its simple and silly I know. I was watching a video on Facebook one day and it was about artist to was feeling very low and like she’s a failure. Because she wasn’t where her friends were, being that they had families or getting married or had great careers. Then her boyfriend came in her apartment which was messy and said it’s time to stop the  pity party and through his phone on the bed near her. It was open to a tumblr  site and she’s reading through the stories were all these other people that have been in the same spot she’s been in.  One sentence and I know I am  going to butcher this, but it’s basically goes “You can’t follow other peoples paths and forget to create your own.” Basically  it means you have to do what makes you happy. Follow your own dreams, don’t try to follow someone else’s dream. Don’t follow their path, create your own to your own dreams. Keep going, don’t compar...