Janine is Writing

I started writing in May 2019 with fanfiction for the television show Monk. I wrote or co-wrote 15 stories for Monk and 5 (or almost 5—my original is still a WIP) for When Calls the Heart. In that time, I cannot tell you the copious hours I spent not only researching the shows’ canons but also the historical realities of the topics I tackled. In “Mr. Monk and the Monster Maker,” for instance, I did a deep dive into transhumanism and CRISPR technology, as well as the subtopic of “editing out” genetic variations such as those that cause Down syndrome. When writing When Calls the Heart fiction, I studied everything from the type of car Lucas drove at the time to the main players in American bootlegging in 1920. We won’t mention how close some of my storylines came to what eventually aired on television. In all, I have written around 1.8 million words of story since 2019, so I have learned a lot along the way. But today is a new day. As of this juncture, I’ve left creating new fanfiction behind (I will still finish Hearts Heal Stronger, but it will take some time) and am pursuing my debut novel, Josiah’s War. Writing professionally, I’ve discovered, is an entirely different ballgame from writing fanfiction. Fanfiction was a marvelous training ground, and I’ll always appreciate my loyal readers over the years for teaching me so much about storytelling. But now comes the discipline. I’ve never been great with punctuation. I tend to be wordy (no comments, @kelleysgirl), and until now my stories have focused on characters created by other writers. So bringing you Josiah Pierce and Emma Lawrence is something I am very excited to do. But given that this is historical fiction, it requires a massive amount of research and documentation to support the story. AI is helpful in pointing me in the right direction (particularly Claude), but each fact must be sourced because AI also hallucinates facts, which can cause a lot of rework if you’re not careful. As an aside and for the record, I have rules set up with AI that it is not to do any writing or plotting for me. If it tries to get out of line, I stop it. As a human writer, I understand emotion is more than language patterns, and where I take my characters isn’t something AI could have dreamt up. Still, for research and for my prototype cover—which I will have done by a human artist if I publish independently or which will be replaced by a publishing company—it’s a useful tool. Regardless, this venture is a lot of work. On this X page I will be sharing some of that research. History is fascinating, and I hope to bring it to life—along with its questions and answers—with Josiah’s War sometime within the next year or so (traditional publishing can take years, so we’ll see where God takes this). I hope you’ll stay with me on this journey and look forward to conversing with those who are interested. Janine

Mid-August 1940 and Joe Kennedy is standing at odds with the administration and with England due to his desire that the Nazis be appeased. Roosevelt, however, was decidedly anti-Axis powers though officially kept the US neutral for a time. Kennedy was considering resigning (something he would do in a few months) and coming home. And Rose Kennedy was back at home with her daughter at a concert benefit for the Allies.

The fic writers could fix it. The fic writers could do it in a manner that would make both teams ultimately happy. At least the Team Lucas fic writers could. Team Nathan is too busy portraying Lucas as John Wayne Gacy to care about things like canon, backstory, and characterization - kinda like the show writers.

@JanineisWriting @ncourage1 Either the writing team has zero imagination or it’s purposeful to hurt Lucas fans. Possibly both. So glad I haven’t watched since 10/11. Perhaps they should contact some fic writers to help..

The show I loved is no more and anything I had to say about the retcon has pretty much been said. I do feel I owe it to the sweet community of LucaBeth fans, one final offering. Fickle Lizzy's Adventures need a deserving end. So, here is my final segment for The Adventures of Fickle Lizzy. Enjoy.

I really do need to leave this alone now as it's interrupted chapter 23 of my own story, but this is crazy. Even if he doesn't propose on that spot, the fact they are on that spot and making it seem like it's a proposal is ridiculous. I think TPTB hate team Lucas and they're taking their revenge out on us for not accepting their ridiculous retcon. We know the show better than any of their current writers and the characters and it's just not the same and we say so. But they've literally taken everything but the bridge, which I have no doubt they will save for the wedding, to insult the people who kept them at the top for so many years. It's stunning - but at this stage actually becoming funny because it's so stupid. Not sure that's the effect they were going for but there it is.

At this stage, it has become a comedy. It's a retcon that's a parody of the original. There is no reason for anyone to take this show seriously anymore. Look at where Nathan will be proposing if the preview is 'that scene'. You can't make this stuff up. I'm literally laughing.

@kelleysgirl I think Jathan should be what he is called. Very appropriate.

@JanineisWriting The Jathan character is spot on!

@kelleysgirl Should have had them burning the show to the ground. By the way, we are represented by the fan in Lucas's hand.

A Maryland bill creates a window where the death of a baby born alive may not be reported – a chilling fact that should concern every American. We are exposing this deadly legislation and fighting to defend the most vulnerable. Read more: aclj.org/mmxt6q9m

"There is a corner of the internet that blames the Jews for everything, its demonic and from pit of hell. It's brain rot" 👏👏👏👏👏

MAGA billionaire Peter Thiel infuriates Vatican by claiming ANTICHRIST is coming and will impose dystopian 'one-world' government trib.al/X7bW61K

Military forces will now stand alongside police to protect Jewish schools and synagogues in Belgium 🇧🇪 Read that again. The threats are so severe that police alone aren’t enough. They need soldiers to ensure kids aren’t killed at school. Now ask yourself how this became normal.

The evolution of the White House over the last 250 years.. 👀

Fun fact. In August 1940, before the US entered the war, Ambassador Joseph Kennedy was in London downplaying the idea of a British victory over German while his wife and daughter were in Boston attending a benefit concert to aid the Allies.

@glkgs Thank you, Laurie.

@JanineisWriting I love that you are a researcher and wordy! I have similar traits, but could never be disciplined enough to tackle writing a novel! Kudos to you, and all best wishes for success. I can’t wait to read your original work. God Bless!

I started writing in May 2019 with fanfiction for the television show Monk. I wrote or co-wrote 15 stories for Monk and 5 (or almost 5—my original is still a WIP) for When Calls the Heart. In that time, I cannot tell you the copious hours I spent not only researching the shows’ canons but also the historical realities of the topics I tackled. In “Mr. Monk and the Monster Maker,” for instance, I did a deep dive into transhumanism and CRISPR technology, as well as the subtopic of “editing out” genetic variations such as those that cause Down syndrome. When writing When Calls the Heart fiction, I studied everything from the type of car Lucas drove at the time to the main players in American bootlegging in 1920. We won’t mention how close some of my storylines came to what eventually aired on television. In all, I have written around 1.8 million words of story since 2019, so I have learned a lot along the way. But today is a new day. As of this juncture, I’ve left creating new fanfiction behind (I will still finish Hearts Heal Stronger, but it will take some time) and am pursuing my debut novel, Josiah’s War. Writing professionally, I’ve discovered, is an entirely different ballgame from writing fanfiction. Fanfiction was a marvelous training ground, and I’ll always appreciate my loyal readers over the years for teaching me so much about storytelling. But now comes the discipline. I’ve never been great with punctuation. I tend to be wordy (no comments, @kelleysgirl), and until now my stories have focused on characters created by other writers. So bringing you Josiah Pierce and Emma Lawrence is something I am very excited to do. But given that this is historical fiction, it requires a massive amount of research and documentation to support the story. AI is helpful in pointing me in the right direction (particularly Claude), but each fact must be sourced because AI also hallucinates facts, which can cause a lot of rework if you’re not careful. As an aside and for the record, I have rules set up with AI that it is not to do any writing or plotting for me. If it tries to get out of line, I stop it. As a human writer, I understand emotion is more than language patterns, and where I take my characters isn’t something AI could have dreamt up. Still, for research and for my prototype cover—which I will have done by a human artist if I publish independently or which will be replaced by a publishing company—it’s a useful tool. Regardless, this venture is a lot of work. On this X page I will be sharing some of that research. History is fascinating, and I hope to bring it to life—along with its questions and answers—with Josiah’s War sometime within the next year or so (traditional publishing can take years, so we’ll see where God takes this). I hope you’ll stay with me on this journey and look forward to conversing with those who are interested. Janine

@JanineisWriting Cheering you on while excitedly waiting to read your incredible story. You took a bold step, and I fully believe all of your hard work is going to bring huge success. My friend, I am immensely proud of you 👏❤️

An Author's Responsibility to Readers - Heather Norman Smith heathernormansmith.com/1/post/2023/01… This goes for any form of creative writing.

@ladyofmusic1 Thank you, sweet friend. At some point, I will put some samples on the page of the tale I'm telling.

@JanineisWriting You can do it. You are an amazing writer.

@kelleysgirl 🤣😅🤣

I no longer watch the show, but they've always played fast and loose with reality (try and figure out little Jack's birth gestation for an example) and historically speaking they are really bad (both with real life events and show canon). As for snow, perhaps it's been an unseasonably warm 12 years?

@JanineisWriting If you’re writing for the show, maybe learn it’s set in Canada. We don’t have governors, we have MPs. We’ve got the Crown, not a prosecutor. And seriously… where’s all the snow? This is northern Canada, not a mild spring day.