Is a secret a secret no matter what?
Would you tell someone’s secret if a life was in danger?
(more…) Leave a CommentKeeping Secrets: The Path You Choose #4 Where the reader learns to be strong in facing tough choices.
July 18, 2023
Look Who’s Celebrating an Amazing Milestone Birthday, Turning 70!
February 1, 2023
Thoughts on Getting Older
Around the time I was having a milestone birthday, and turning seventy, my younger friend was celebrating one of her own. She turned fifty. The interesting thing about Sara is that her dad also had a milestone birthday. Sara’s father was nearly fifty years old when she was born. On his ultimate, milestone birthday, her dad just turned one hundred!
(more…) Leave a CommentUtah Author Day
December 2, 2022
Utah Governor Cox has declared Saturday, December 3rd to be the official Utah Author Day!
Local author Jill Ammon Vanderwood will participate in Utah Author Day along with over 100 Utah Authors. There will be local appearances around the state, at 18 different sites. Many will be signing books at local libraries from Cedar City to Davis Co., and everywhere in between. Utah Authors Day
Other local authors will participate at independently owned bookstores.
(more…) Leave a Comment13 Answers about Underage Drinking Dangers, and Edible Marijuana help
August 5, 2022
With warmer weather, the number of underage drinking parties and accidents are on the rinse. This is a compilation of questions and answers about alcohol from the author of the teen books, On The Rocks and Cheers! in the Path You Choose series for kids between grades 5-8. Follow the links below for more information on each topic.
(more…) Leave a CommentLiving In An Abusive Relationship
June 15, 2022
No Susan, You Don’t Have To Live Like This!
first Published May 30, 2019
We all share a story of falling in love! Unconditional love. Some of us find a guy who has problems. We think we can change him. Fix him, right?
Even when you find yourself in an abusive relationship, you hold onto the idea that things will get better.
(more…) Leave a Comment1 Teenage Girl’s Alarming Hair Loss
March 29, 2022
I am writing about the topic of teenage hair loss in females, because this is what I experienced as a teenager at the age of thirteen.
I experienced teenage hair loss. My name is Jill Vanderwood I am an author at jillvanderwood.com. I am also a licensed cosmetologist. The technical term for hair loss is alopecia and from what I’ve read, the hair loss I experienced was not regular alopecia areata, which is baldness in spots.
(more…) Leave a CommentThe Many Creative Twists and Turns of Creating My Book #2
November 20, 2021
On the Rocks: The Path You Choose #2
My teen book, On the Rocks, asks the question, “What would you do if you were invited to a party where kids your age were drinking?” On the Rocks is the second book in the Path You Choose series. The first book in this series is Off Target—about gun safety and answers the question, “What would you do if someone showed you a loaded gun?”
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Off Target: The Path You Choose – #1
On The Rocks: The Path You Choose – #2
A List of 18 Helpful Gun Laws and Gun Safety Measures
November 13, 2020
Americans don’t agree on whether or not the country should pass gun control regulations, but they do agree on gun safety measures to keep guns away from unattended children. Here is a list of helpful gun law and safety sites that can help you understand gun laws and safe practices.
(more…) Leave a CommentThis November Could be Your 1St NaNoWriMo Challenge
November 2, 2020
November is National Novel Writer’s Month, also known at NaNoWriMo in most writer’s circles.
The goal is to join in with other writers around the world to write a novel during the month of November.
(more…) Leave a CommentOur First Coronavirus Fire Drill
May 27, 2020
Dear Family,
This is Mom. Today, Friday, April 10th, 2020 Dad and I had a real scare. Your dad started having chills. He was wearing a long sleeve shirt and a sweatshirt. He drank tea to warm up, but it didn’t help. He was having a chill and couldn’t get warm. We thought he might be showing symptoms of the Coronavirus.
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