It’s Finally Happening!

Written By Jana Hutcheson

Happy November, friends!

This is the month when my book finally emerges from the dead zone and things start happening. Last week, I sent my revised manuscript back to my editor so she can begin what’s known in the industry as line editing. This is the stage where she combs through the story to catch inconsistencies and polish the writing on a sentence-by-sentence and paragraph-by-paragraph level. Once she’s finished, she’ll send it back, and I’ll get to decide which suggestions to take and how to apply them. I’m super excited to hear what she has to say—The Spring in Trulee Holler is well on its way to becoming a real book!

Real-Life Inspiration

Earlier this month, I got to visit one of my real-life inspirations for The Spring in Trulee Holler—the Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention at Athens State College. Years ago, I attended this festival and fell in love with the live bluegrass music, food trucks, and craft booths. I liked it so much, I made it the backdrop for my book! So if you enjoy that “small town gearing up for a festival” vibe you get in shows like Gilmore Girls or Hart of Dixie, I think you’ll love the fictional town of Trulee, Alabama.

Jana Hutcheson

Jana Hutcheson lives and teaches in the same small Alabama town where she grew up. Her first story was a piece of fanfiction inspired by The Outsiders, which she found years later in her parents’ attic, reread, and promptly threw away. Due to a busy schedule, a bent toward perfectionism that shows up only when she’s writing, and an array of unexpected life events, it took her fourteen years to complete The Spring in Trulee Holler. Her quirks include being a picky eater and filling all her silent moments with eclectic playlists. Besides her family, she loves long afternoon walks, greasy burger joints, and the smell of burning leaves.

https://jana@janahutcheson.com
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