by Jessica Scott | Nov 7, 2010 | books, company command, mommy fail, moms at war, redeployment, Uncategorized, writer's ruck sack, Writing
So my big news this week is that I finally turned my book Angels Before Me into my agent. It feels pretty good, not the least because it’s the first book I’ve written start to finish from scratch by starting with a synopsis. Technically, it started with a paragraph....
by Jessica Scott | Oct 5, 2010 | army officers, books, company command, Iraq, leadership, military mom, moms at war, RWA Nationals, Uncategorized, working mom, writer's ruck sack, Writing
When I was in Iraq and before I’d really known what it meant to be a full time writer, I was never really sure why people said they didn’t have time to read other people’s manuscripts. I had plenty of time in Iraq. I figured I’d have less when I got home but it would...
by Jessica Scott | Sep 21, 2010 | army mom, army officers, military mom, moms at war, Rants, Uncategorized, women at war, working mom
I’m going to caveat this post by publicly stating this entire thing is based off a conversation with 1 person, ergo, I’m only stating what I heard and therefore did not verify any of this. But what I heard is still somewhat unsettling. Apparently, there was a Women’s...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 31, 2010 | army officers, deployment, leadership, moms at war, Rants, Uncategorized
I saw this post on Twitter and decided that it needed to be addressed. So of COURSE I’m going to address it. Below is the link as well as the text to the original article and after that is my response. Community Advisory Board: Everyone needs to soldier on By Martha...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 24, 2010 | army mom, army officers, Iraq, military mom, moms at war, Rants, Uncategorized, women at war, working mom
Every so often, an article or information comes at you from a unique place. I don’t subscribe to Vogue magazine. There is nothing in its 400 plus pages of advertising that I find even remotely interesting. It doesn’t draw my attention in the check out counter at...
by Jessica Scott | Aug 23, 2010 | army mom, Iraq, military mom, moms at war, Uncategorized, women at war, working mom
Last year, I was sitting in Iraq, crying my eyes out as my little girl came home from her first day of kindergarten. I remember sitting in my CHU, listening as my mom held her on her lap. She wouldn’t talk because she was exhausted from school. I could practically see...