Jessica Page Morrell
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Jessica Page Morrell is an American
United States
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 author, writing coach, freelance editor, corporate trainer, and columnist. Her articles have been published in The Writer and Writer's Digest
Writer's Digest
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magazines. She is a former food-and-wine columnist, restaurant reviewer, and freelance journalist. Jessica is the former writing expert at iVillage
IVillage
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 and has worked as a professional cook, caterer, personal chef, and cooking class instructor.

Morrell conducts workshops throughout the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
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 and at conferences. She writes a monthly column for The Willamette Writer, the newsletter for Willamette Writers, a non-profit writers group with 1,600 members.

Jessica grew up in Wisconsin and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...

. She has one daughter and two granddaughters and lives in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

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Works

  • Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction (2008) Writer’s Digest Books
  • The Writer's I Ching: Wisdom for the Creative Life (2007) Running Press Book Publishers
  • Voices from the Street: Truths about Homelessness from the Sisters of the Road (2007) Gray Sunshine
  • Between the Lines: Master the Subtle Elements of Fiction Writing (2006) Writer's Digest Books
  • Writing Out the Storm (1998) Collectors Press

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