Author Archives: jaredgarrett

About jaredgarrett

Jared Garrett works as a writer and an instructional designer. He is a family man with a gorgeous and brilliant wife, six goofy kids, an untamed back yard, and a bunch of chickens. He has written fiction, user manuals, SEO copy, radio scripts and textbooks. He lives at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains.

Boehner Is Thenardier from Les Mis

I posted this before, but thought, since I just saw the 2012 version of Les Miserables, it would be fun to post this again. I wrote the lyrics to Speaker of the House, the song below, to the tune of Master of the … Continue reading

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How Much Harder?

I put the best of what I know about writing craft into the first chapter of A Town Called Solemn. I’d been letting the story percolate for upwards of a year and I had a very clear idea of what the … Continue reading

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What is THE CABIN about?

Here is a rough ‘back cover blurb’ of The Cabin.  Josh has to get away. Born and raised with ten other kids in the Fundamental Faith in God, a communal cult that splintered off from Scientology, he feels his life and … Continue reading

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The Cabin Progress Update

I’ll make this quick. The Cabin is done. Or, at least as done as I feel I can get it without professional feedback from an agent who asked to see the entire manuscript. My beta readers for the most part … Continue reading

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Update on THE CABIN

The big, nasty, very difficult rewrite/overhaul of The Cabin is now complete. I will make a few more changes tomorrow, but I anticipate that I will have it ready for beta readers by either tomorrow (Wednesday) night or Thursday. Beta readers … Continue reading

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