Jessica Barksdale Inclan
Some say heartfelt and honest, some say Harry Potter for adults with sex.

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Nov.20.2010

[It might be hard to imagine this, but there are spoilers here for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows--if you have been living under a rock and/or eschew all common forms of entertainment, read no further lest I give you plot and character information that will tell you about this film you might...

Nov.19.2010

All We Need to Do is Ask

Before I had my hysterectomy last year, I did some research, but I relied pretty heavily on word of mouth experiences. A friend from the gym told me that hers was "nothing," "easy to get over," and "a piece of cake." Another woman told me that her aunt was up on the...

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Nov.17.2010

My Own Prince

The story of Cinderella is more than just a tale about a woman waiting for her life to start. It's more than a story of female degradation and reliance upon male economic power. It's more than a hashing out of female competitiveness in such an environment. It's about wanting to be picked out, to...

Nov.16.2010

A Good Name Never Hurts

I like a good character name. I met one just recently, in a cute, weird little video my son sent me from youtube. Marcel the Shell. I like the way that name sounds. I like the way (look at the video) it's hard to tell if Marcel is male or female, kind of like Pat from SNL. I like the...

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Nov.15.2010

Only a Matter of Time

There is a clause in some real estate documents, one that reads something to the effect of: "Many, many people had a hand in this house over the years. Hundreds of contractors and suppliers, an architect or two, and the whims of time have effected change on this structure, all of which I...

Nov.13.2010

How to Fly, Where to Stay

So now that I've had dozens of painful airplane rides all over the place, times spent near bathrooms and galleys in seats that would not move, I've found two amazing web sites that give me the information I need. They both give you the skinny, the down-and-dirty about the seats that you will spend...

Nov.11.2010

Cancer isn't Cute

[Spoilers abound for The Big C] I will pretty much give any series on HBO a go, though I don't stick with all of them. Boardwalk Empire? Not for me. That one with the Will Ferrell acolyte in it? Not me, either. But True Blood, Big Love, In Treatment? Love them. Showtime has some great...

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Nov.09.2010

A Tangley Wood

Last night I popped the cork on a bottle of wine my mother brought over a few nights before, admiring the name of the Vintner: Tangley Wood. How lovely, I thought, as I sipped the red wine, to name a winery after a line in a Lewis Carroll poem. I loved the idea that some clever soul found the...

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Nov.08.2010

Little Square Pegs

Though I was tested for hyperactivity (which was what they called it back when I was in third grade), I wasn't hyperactive. At least, not at home, where I could sit down for hours at a time and read quietly. At school, well, that was another story. Bored out of my mind, anxious about what other...

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Nov.06.2010

All right already

When I think about old movies and holiday tales, I conjure forth the busy families running around the day of Christmas Eve, trying to get the tree in the house and decorated, the presents bought and wrapped, and the turkey/ham/goose cooked, the plum pudding made and lit and eaten. All in one night...

Nov.04.2010

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

In so many ways, I'm a sheep. I follow along with the flock, doing what the flock does. Jump that stile? Okay, fine. Follow along with the barking dog? No problem. So when it came to book trailers, I did what so many romance writers do--had one made. the upshot of these trailers is a minute...

Nov.03.2010

Going Viral

In my little dream fantasy writer life that I concocted when I was about 12, I am a writer of simple, spare, lovely (and harsh), well-crafted (but insightful) prose and poetry. I live on some hill top in some place (which I do), writing as I stare out a window (which I do). I write out my work,...

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Nov.02.2010

Making Sex Make Sense

I am currently working with a private student, and yesterday, we stumbled into a dangerous patch of sex scene. Here is what I handed her, and I thought those of you putting your characters together in similar ways might find the following interesting...

Oct.31.2010

Writer's Block

Writer’s block is very dramatic, a painfully romantic way to think about the intensity of the creative process. There the writer is, sitting slumped at her desk, a bottle of (add in liquor of choice) at her side. It’s clear she’s written before and perhaps well (her published books near her...

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Oct.29.2010

They Grow Up and Away

I didn't speak to my sister for years. I am really still not sure the exact cause for our split, and now that we are talking, I've decided not to care anymore. It was ten long years of radio silence, but it ended almost eight years ago. I've been able to meet her children and watch them grow. ...

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About Jessica

Jessica Barksdale Inclán's debut novel Her Daughter's Eyes, published in 2001, was the premier novel published under New American Library's new imprint Accent. Her Daughter's Eyes was a final nominee for the YALSA Award for the best books of 2001 and best...

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