Author Archives: Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

About Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I, like so many others, am a novelist struggling for recognition. My last three novels, THE EYES HAVE IT, IN HER MOTHER'S SHOES and STAR CATCHING, are available in e-book format through Amazon and other formats by request here or on my website. AUTUMN COLORS was my first novel and is still available through Amazon and B&N in multiple formats. My early writings are women's fiction, one also suitable for YA. My work-in-progress is a historical fiction about the Armenians who settled in Troy, NY in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Come visit me at my website: www.dawnlajeunesse.com.

RT @mtnwriter77: The Oregon Experiment:

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

RT @mtnwriter77: The Oregon Experiment: Health Insurance, Health Care and Health – why doesn’t 1 + 2 equal 3? http://t.co/ucHwVnzv1E

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The Oregon Experiment: Health Insurance, Health Care and Health – why doesn’t 1 + 2 equal 3?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’m taking off my author hat today and replacing it with my health care administrator hat. There’s been so much talk about this all week, I had to add my two cents. For those of you who are unfamiliar with … Continue reading →

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HOW WILL YOU HONOR YOUR MOTHER?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

With Easter behind us, Mothers’ Day can’t be far away. Some mothers just plain and simple should never have been mothers. This is not about them. This is about the less-than-perfect mothers who looked forward to having children and truly … Continue reading →

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PRODUCTIVITY HAS MANY MOTIVATIONS

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

I’m sitting here at 5am knowing it’s my only time to write and knowing with equal certainty that creative writing is not going to happen this morning. Sometimes these early morning attempts work and sometimes nary a word spills out … Continue reading →

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EASING INTO THE STORY VS BOUNDING OUT OF THE GATE

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Writing classes and journal articles and agent/editor webinars these days emphasize the importance of making a huge splash on the first page – even the first paragraph, the first sentence – for any novel to be successful. That approach, perhaps, derives from … Continue reading →

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INERTIA – WRITER’S FRIEND OR FOE?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

Travel back to high school physics. Can you recall the definition of inertia? A body in motion tends to stay in motion and a body at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. You … Continue reading →

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SLOW AND TOUGH RE-ENTRY

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Dawn Essegian Lajeunesse

The wayward author has resurfaced! This is by far my longest gap between postings, and mea culpa doesn’t cut it. I have lots of reasons that I consider valid, but when I am totally honest I can also admit that … Continue reading →