mark monlux (mmonlux@nwrain.com)
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 08:56:08 -0700
J.A. Jance lives in my neck of the woods. She does a
fair amount of book signing. My wife collects her hardback
books. Her first two books were initially published just as
paperbacks. I was fortunate to find the first one which had
previously been autgraphed with "Bill, start with this one.
J.A. Jance" My sweatheart loved it. An interesting thing
about Jance. When we asked her how much homework she does on
policework she told us "None". There was once a fairly
serious crime that happened near or at her residence (she
refused to go into details) and it was her own observation
from how the police questioned hers and others and their
actions that she bases most of her police stuff on.
Jance is very into being in touch with the community.
She can be found anywhere in the state signing books. Even if
it means going to a little town called Squim out in the
middle of nowhere and sitting at the end of the check out
counter at the grociery store. Her husband goes with her on
all her trips. He is very adept at running interferance with
the more rabid fans.
At a fund raising auction a few years ago she auctioned
off character spaces in one of her Beaumont books. So if your
wondering why some restraunts get mentioned, or obscure facts
are known about minor characters, it is because somebody got
a high bid.
Mark M.
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