Like Sweet Potato Pie by Jennifer Rogers Spinola

So working on my old story ideas became one of my favorite pastimes and a way of staying in touch with writing and words. I re-started my fiction writing after I got married and moved to Brazil with my Brazilian husband, and suddenly I couldn’t work in journalism anymore. I think journalism was more of a practical career where I could use the thing I loved (writing) and not only make a living, but report on good things like missions that people could pray about and get involved with.

I’ve always been interested in writing-always, always! I’ve been creating stories and stapling little paper books together since I could write-before I could write, even, using drawings. What sparked your fiction-writing aspirations? You studied journalism and worked in the field for several years. Her first novel, Southern Fried Sushi, was released on October 1 by Barbour Books. Jenny, Athos, and their two-year-old son Ethan now reside in Brasilia, and Jenny has traded journalism for fiction writing. Soon after, she fell in love with one specific Brazilian, her future husband, Athos. In 2000, during a reporting trip to Brazil, Jenny fell in love with that country and its people. in English/journalism from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina.Īfter graduation, Jenny pursued a career in journalism, eventually taking a position as staff writer for the Southern Baptist International Mission Board and serving as a short-term missionary to Japan. Born in South Carolina, she grew up in rural Virginia and graduated with a B.A.

Like Sweet Potato Pie by Jennifer Rogers Spinola