#FridayFocus – Jan Sikes

January 30, 2026March 6, 2026

FRIDAY FOCUS #4

A pair of glasses bringing a blurred scene into focus.

We made it to Friday again and I'm excited about sharing some things today in this focus edition. On Wednesday, we talked about being worthy, or feeling unworthy. Think about characters you've created who fit this scenario. Have you made characters who felt unworthy of happiness or love? I did. In A Noble Bargain, Rose …

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January 23, 2026March 6, 2026

Friday Focus #3

We made it to the end of another week and here in Texas, we are expecting some severe winter weather to roll in later today. For all you northerners, this would be nothing, but for us southerners, it's huge. We have no experience driving on snow or ice and people are panicking. The shelves in …

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January 16, 2026March 6, 2026

Friday Focus #2

We made it through another week! Happy Friday. Thanks for joining me. On Wednesday, the word we discussed was "waken." In fiction writing, we can often have characters who are unaware of something going on around them because of an "unreliable narrator." At its core, an unreliable narrator is a character whose credibility is compromised. …

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January 9, 2026March 6, 2026

Friday Focus #1

Hello, dear readers. Welcome to my first Friday Focus post where I'll dial in some rather vague details, and bring them into focus. On Wednesday, we discussed the word, "waver." So, in thinking about that, I was taken to the first story in The White Rune Series, Ghostly Interference. Jag Peters has the ability to …

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