NEWS I am absolutely ecstatic to announce that CrossLink Publishing has just released my newest book, ¡Ole! in a Manger! Concerned about her church's declining attendance and listless spirit, bookstore owner Myrna Malloy suggests a live Nativity as a way to energize the congregation and give something back to the community. Dancing naked on the altar would have met with less resistance! You'll read (and laugh at!) how well-intentioned efforts go gravely awry as the good folk of Mountain View deal with prejudice, civic rivalry, llamas on the loose, an hysterical Baby Jesus, and more. Think Mayberry meets Mitford meets The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! The book should be available from any online or retail bookseller; hope you'll enjoy it; I sure enjoyed writing it!

Hello — and thanks for stopping by! I’m an author and speaker based in Greenville, South Carolina. I invite you to wander around and learn more about me and my books; take advantage of the resources on my student page or links page; think about whether I might be a good fit for your next event; or just have fun looking at my pictures! If you’d like to stay in touch, you can sign up for my newsletter. My books: My newest is ¡Ole! in a Manger, a holiday tale about good intentions that go drastically wrong. I promise it will make you laugh! My other books include Hayley and the Hot Flashes, a rollicking road-trip adventure by a middle-aged country music diva whose fame has faded and the four friends she sang with back in high school; Poems to Lift You Up and Make You Smile, an anthology of 100 wonderful classic and contemporary poems; The Art of Stone Skipping and Other Fun Old-Time Games, which offers nearly 200 pages of instructions and fun facts about the world’s most beloved games; and A New Mother’s Prayers, A Mother of Sons, and Dancing with My Daughter — collections of "reality" poetry that explore everything from the terror of teaching your 15-year-old to drive to the undeniable healing properties of chocolate. My poems are also featured in a number of anthologies, including five Chicken Soup for the Soul collections, Blue Mountain Arts' A Daughter is Life's Greatest Gift and A Son Is Life's Greatest Gift, and the anthologies The Harsh and the Heart, From the Porch Swing, and Echoes Across the Blue Ridge. My websites: Come right here to www.JayneJaudonFerrer.com to keep up with my latest news, see if I’m scheduled to be in your neck of the woods, look for helpful writing or reading resources, or to contact me about speaking at your next event. I'm also editor and host of www.YourDailyPoem.com, which offers an entertaining selection of classic and contemporary poems that I promise you’ll enjoy. And I write on every topic under the sun at commagoddess.blogspot.com.  Thanks again for dropping by!  Jayne