Jayne Martin

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” —Nora Ephron

Jayne Martin

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“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
—George Addair

“The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” —Barbara Corcoran
“It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort.” – Jillian Michaels

“Goals may give focus, but dreams give power.”
–John Maxwell

“Success is what comes after you stop making excuses.” – Luis Galarza
“When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it.” – Jim Rohn
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” – Tina Fey
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” —Toni Morrison

“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.”
—Alice Walker

Jayne Martin’s Other Writing

Journal Publications

“As the Story Goes” in Ellipsis Zine

“1967” in FlashFlood (National Flash Fiction Day 2021)

“Pecking Order” at [100 word story]

“At the Stroke of Midnight” at The South Shore Review

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Plus check out Jayne’s blog!

When Stars Align…

by | Apr 2, 2022 |

So I dreamed that I went to AWP Philly for the launch of my new memoir, “The Daddy Chronicles-Memoir of a Fatherless Daughter,” and while I was there I met up with uber amazing writers Jeannine Ouellette (The Part that Burns), Athena Dixon (The Incredible Shrinking...

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Flash Fiction Mind

by | Feb 23, 2021 |

I have a flash fiction mind - The link between writing flash and writing movies. Roz Morris and I had a lively conversation about flash fiction, screenplays, and all things writing. We talked about the link between writing movies and flash fiction: My flash fiction...

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