Jen Turner.

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I’m Jennifer, most people call me Jen. I’m an author, illustrator and artist. I have a sunny little “She Shed” where I’m free to flitter around from canvas to canvas. I mostly paint mountainous landscapes and fluffy cloudy skies. I also enjoy abstract and mixed media creations when unbridled creativity alights.

When I’m not painting or writing, you’ll find me in the kitchen where I am equally as creative in my cooking and baking. I’m a homemaker as well and I’m usually thinking about my current stories as I go about my chores. I find it so bizarre that inspiration can suddenly spark me while I’m simply washing the dishes.

I love the English language; words are my paintbrush; I type my way into wonderful fantasy realms, and I delight in directing my imaginary characters, sometimes I even feel like they direct me, and that is the sheer joy of being in the flow of true inspiration. I write short rhyming stories for children which I illustrate digitally, and I also compile short stories for adults.

My father worked in the paper industry, and he would often bring home the most wonderful pads of sample papers for me to draw on.

I enjoyed drawing kookie characters with the funniest expressions I could come up with. Drawing paper, crayons and coloring books were an integral part of my childhood just as much as fancy words were.

Words graduated when my grandmother gave me the most glorious book, “A treasury of Mother Goose nursery rhymes.” I was enchanted! My whole word turned musical, whimsical and magical! I was soon rhyming almost every sentence I spoke, and I made up silly rhyming songs as well. It was a high for me but for my poor family members… not so much.

As an adult author with full creative license, I encourage my playful inner child, and I use bouncy rhyme in all my narratives. I’ve written a few limericks that would never get full marks for meter, but they made me glad, and I’ve created a lot of nonsense rhymes that have made me even gladder.

I am far more an entertainer than an educator, so my stories are playful and aimed to spark imagination and joy. My spot the difference books are for all ages and designed to train up observation skills and aimed to be amusing as well.