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jj Keller is a native Hoosier. A dreamer. A writer. A storyteller.
She's married and has two sons. Traveling to exotic locations is something she can't do enough of (even if it's only in her mind) and puttering around in her herbal garden is her favorite pastime. She enjoys a good story, easy listening music and a fine glass of wine.
Urban fantasy, paranormal, romantic suspense and thrillers are her favorite genres.
jj is a PRO member of Romance Writers of America, and the Kiss Of Death Chapter.
jj's pen name is a result of her family name. She used lower case in her given name because of her fondness for ee cummings’ work.The man was a great poet and author. They both tend to be unconventional, his capitalization and her imagination and “fresh” attempt at writing. ee studied English, as jj did, he had a fondness for Greek and Latin and she loves to use Greek Mythology references in her work. His unique style of writing can be seen in Buffalo Bill’s/defunct and her only western to date, revolves around Buffalo Bill.
She hopes someday her work will be considered “mud-luscious” and “puddle-wonderful”.
Thanks for reading her web pages.
Buy her books.
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Presentation
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October 24, 2009, presented at the Midwestern Dreams Conference in Mansfield, Ohio.
“Paralanguage to Heighten Emotions and Sell Your Manuscript!”
by jj Keller
Emoticons are examples of email paralanguage. Easy to tack on a smiley face at the end of a sentence to express happiness and victory. In writing, emotions must be explained through words. Paralanguage is a means of conveying emotion through non-verbal communication: body language, eye contact, space, facial expression, and voice pitch and volume. The interactive workshop helped the reader/writer understand and apply paralanguage. She guided authors down the path of getting all important three-dimensional characters and how to make the hero and heroine come alive for agents, editors, and readers.
http://midohiowriters.org/2009/08/15/midwestern-dreams-writers-conference/
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