Author Profile: Sarah Bridgeton
Author Name: Sarah Bridgeton Website: http://www.sarahbridgeton.com/ Bio: Sarah Bridgeton never thought she would become a novelist. She has always loved books, but in college she…
The Undiscovered Novelist by Sarah Bridgeton
Sarah Bridgeton is on tour with CLP Blog Tours and The Undiscovered Novelist. This is considered a novella at 36,000 words, but while the book read quickly for me, I didn’t think it rushed by like most novellas. I get hesitant to read a novella because I feel there is never enough time to get to know the characters or the plot, but I didn’t feel that with this story. I easily related to Jordyn Simmons, a twenty-seven year old aspiring writing. She moves from New York to Tampa with her boyfriend and the father of her son, much to the dismay of her mother, Debra. Their relationship becomes estranged, but a chance writing contest brings the two women together once again.
I thought this was a sweet read about a mother and daughter with a strained relationship, and I enjoyed the writing aspects as well. Since it is shorter the plot lines didn’t run too deep (why won’t Jordyn get married? What happened with her father?) but there was just enough to go on to get me invested in the story. I didn’t feel rushed at all either, which was nice, and I enjoyed the ending. A few times the present tense writing tripped me up, because sometimes with present tense I feel like the sentences can be choppy, but overall, a sweet story that I think writers would especially enjoy!
[Rating: 4]
On Tour: The Undiscovered Novelist by Sarah Bridgeton
Sarah will be on tour September 10-17 with her novel The Undiscovered Novelist Twenty-seven-year-old Jordyn Simmons has almost everything she’s ever wanted—a sexy live-in boyfriend,…
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Sarah will be on tour September 10-27 with her women’s fiction novella The Undiscovered Novelist Twenty-seven-year-old Jordyn Simmons has almost everything she’s ever wanted—a sexy…
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The Undiscovered Novelist
Twenty-seven-year-old Jordyn Simmons has almost everything she’s ever wanted—a sexy live-in boyfriend, an adorable son, and a finished novel she plans to publish. The only two things missing from her life are a publisher for her book and a relationship with her estranged mother, Debra. As Jordyn pursues her novelist ambitions, her world collides with Debra’s, and both women are forced to make decisions that will change their lives forever.
Author’s Inspiration
Inspired by my own search for a publisher, I wanted to write about a naive writer who dreams of becoming a bestselling author. As Jordyn pursues her ambitions, she faces challenges and difficult questions arise: What happens when you have a big dream that seems impossible to achieve? How long do you keep chasing it? When do you let go?
The other issue is Jordyn’s estrangement from her mother, Debra. This story is about mothers and daughters, and the elastic bonds that hold families together.
