Author Archives: jaredgarrett
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
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
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
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
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





