America's Next Author Runner-Up Jen Barton (@FionaThornBook)
This Author Spotlight is slightly different from our usual weekly fare in that it features writer Jen Barton in a follow-up interview in order to discuss her award-winning original short story "Movin' On Up." "Movin' On Up" was recently declared as a finalist (top 3!) in the America's Next Author contest. Here is the trailer for the story: Jen is also the author of Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell . Jen Barton was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1971 and spent much of her life on the East Coast. In 2008, at age 36, she and her family moved to California. With two cars, she and her husband moved two dogs, two guinea pigs, a cornsnake and their 10-year old daughter across the country. She counts the five-day road trip, including a near escape by both dogs on Day 3, as one of her best experiences to date. In 2009, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy from Millersville University, Barton realized her ch...