than 70 books), pens a novel about a prolific writer and grandmother. Jordan Casey is the pen name for Jordan Casey Kerrigan, . . . author of a bestselling adventure series. She agrees to teach a college night class on writing fiction and is challenged by an irksome student to ditch her formulaic approach and try writing something from the heart. Stung by the criticism, Kerrigan turns down a lucrative contract for another adventure novel and writes an allegory of paradise, sin, the fall and redemption as played out in an otherworldly casino. As she writes, her desire to change her 21-year-old son Zachary's chaotic life as a suicidal addict becomes an impetus for a story she wants to communicate about life, loss and second chances (told alongsideand give directions to the restroom. If you're anywhere near, PLEASE come.)

Friday, October 07, 2005

LOL. In the comments, Kathy asked if I was a "prophetic" writer . . . not in any revelatory sense, but I have had some brow-lifting moments.

My book, THE PEARL, which features the Raelians and cloning, released the same week the Raelians announced they had cloned a human baby. I had no idea they were "close" (I still don't know if they did it, but they said they did.)

THE CANOPY released the same week a mad cow was discovered in the US. Yep, the book is about mad cow and other prion diseases.

I wrote about a plane crash and the World Trade Center in THE NOTE, which released in January 2001. I also wrote