Andrea Louise Jones is helping you craft stories that stand the test of time.

Author, Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction Writing Coach

Let every word count and you’ll forget about counting every word. 80,000 words later you will have your own masterpiece. We’ve all been told, “If you aren't inspired by your words, no one else will be.” Yet where do we travel to get that inspiration? A pathway is born from gravel and soil. Only some pathways are so loved they get those finishing touches. Let’s get to those finishing touches.

About

About Andrea Louise Jones

“Not all of us can do Great things, But we can do small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa

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It used to be said that, “You want to know what matters most to a person, take a look at their checkbook”. Today, most checkbooks lay unused in the back of a locked drawer. While what we spend our money on does say a lot about us, I believe a look at our photo reels will tell a slightly more honest story.

If you were to open my iPhone you’d be bored by pictures of the things I love. My friends, family, dog, cat (duh) and yes even our hard won carnival fish, Cheese. These things say a lot more about me than my credentials listed below. Our fish Cheese for instance, will for sure make his way into one of my future stories. Not because s/he has solved Quantum Physics, but because Cheese is the happiest fish I have ever met. I have no idea why Cheese is so happy, but his happiness is contagious and makes us laugh. Cheese, in all his pal-gold glory, brings joy to my family and so s/he’s been immortalized in my photo reel.

The goal in any fiction or creative non-fiction piece I write is, like Cheese, to bring to life something that may otherwise have been overlooked. My goal is to inspire you to respond to life, enjoy it. Yes, even those difficult spots in the journey. If one honest story can help someone else avoid being drown by life and find a companion in murky waters, I’ll feel satisfied at the end of my writing journey.

Andrea Jones is an Educator, leadership trainer, freelance writer and an adventurer. After earning her B.A. in Literature, she spent twelve years studying and teaching in the United Kingdom where she gained her MFA at the University of Wales Lampeter. She is the Grand Prize winner of 2012 OCCWF with her first novel The Peace Child which is currently working toward publication. You can find more tips for writing from her at Writer's Digest.

  • When not training for an extreme run through mud and across new landscapes, she’s teaching, chasing her two active girls, or writing.
  • She’s the co-founder of Newbreed Training, and podcasts weekly on the “Team Leadership podcast.
  • Regular Guest on: Mother Funny Podcast