Introducing Jessica Grey

I've gone back and forth on whether to use a pen name for my writing. And I've finally decided to go ahead and use one. So, without further ado, meet Jessica Grey.

Hey! That girl looks just like me!

So, why Jessica Grey?

Grey is my mother’s maiden name, and my first book, Awake: A Sleeping Beauty Story is dedicated to my late grandfather, Charles Richard Grey, who was a huge influence in my life and a great reader. He introduced me to Mary Stewart, one of my biggest literary influences, and I still have his copies of his (and mine!) favorite Stewart novels. I actually began using Grey as a pen name when I was in middle school, and so when I decided to publish under one, it was the best and most obvious choice.

I am launching my new online presence this week, and would love if you would join me on my new blog! I will be sharing fun writing stuff, excerpts from my upcoming book, and random ramblings on music from my infamous writing playlists. Good times all around. I also have a Twitter account dedicated to my new pen name @_JessicaGrey.

We are actually getting pretty close to the launch of Awake! Only four more months to go!

I am excited!

Newest Tangled Janeites Twitter Date!

What are the Tangled Janeites? We are group of Jane Austen fans who also happen to be Disney fans - we discovered each other on Twitter, and quite honestly, we are pretty cool.

We've scheduled our third Disney movie watching date (previously we have viewed Tangled and Beauty and the Beast), for Sunday, June 5th at 9 EST. We will be watching Cinderella together (in our respective locations) and tweeting live through the movie! Want to join us? I promise it is tons of fun! All you have to do is tweet with the #TangledJaneites hashtag, and follow that same hashtag to play along.

There's always at least one really awkwardly funny "damn you autocorrect" moment provided by one of our iPhone tweeter - last time it was me, ahem.