12: Don't Wait! You never know what can happen with Jennifer Skinnell

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Shonda Ramsey interviews Jennifer Skinnell, an indie author and travel blogger who has lived full-time in an RV for five years. Jennifer discusses her diverse writing genres, including contemporary romance, cozy mysteries, and a personal memoir about her breast cancer journey. She shares the inspiration behind her "Hope Springs Romance" series, which features a quilting bee of strong, independent women, and her "Palm Shores RV Resort Mystery" series, featuring a recreation director and her psychic dog. Jennifer emphasizes the importance of not waiting for medical checkups, as highlighted in her memoir "Don't Wait." She also advises aspiring authors to embrace rejection and seek support systems like beta readers and editors.

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Connect with Jennifer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferskinnellauthor

Connect with Jennifer’s RV Adventures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theramblingquilter

Visit Jennifer’s Website and Learn About Her Books: https://www.jenniferskinnell.com

Visit Jennifer’s RV Adventures Website: https://www.theramblingquilter.com

Jennifer’s Bio:

Jennifer Skinnell is an author and travel blogger. She is also a breast cancer survivor.

She has written seven books. Her Hope Springs Romance Series is a contemporary romance series set in a small town in Virginia. She has also published Death by Golf Cart, the first in her Palm Shores RV Resort cozy mystery series.

While writing the sequel Death on the Pickleball Court, Jennifer received her diagnosis of breast cancer. She put that book aside and began writing her latest book, Don’t Wait – Our Full-time RV Journey Through Breast Cancer. Don’t Wait is Jennifer’s own personal account of dealing with breast cancer while living the full-time RV life.

In addition, Jennifer is also the author of The Rambling Quilter travel blog, documenting her travels around the United States with her husband, Mike, in their 2019 Grand Design Solitude fifth-wheel and Ford F-350 dually. She calls her home on wheels Beauty and The Beast.

Jennifer has made it her calling to tell anyone who will listen to follow their passions. Her mission statement is “Don’t Wait to enhance, change, or even save your life.”

Jennifer’s Letter to You:

Dear Indie Author,

Welcome to the crazy, but amazingly rewarding world of indie publishing. Some days you’ll want to give up, but don’t. What you have to say is important to someone out there.

Also, don’t rush it. When you get close to the end of your piece, you’ll be so excited and want to get it out there. Put it away for a couple of weeks, and then start your editing and proofing process. You’ll be glad you did.

Good luck to you.

Jennifer Skinnell