Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Jane St. Clair Lives In A World Of Words

By Elsa Noel


One of the most versatile, acclaimed and well-published writers in modern time, this author admits she has been writing all her life and can't even remember what she did before the writing bug ensnared her at the age of five. Equally adept at describing heartwarming sunsets in Arizona, writing hard core news on politics and finances, writing short stories for children or a suspense thriller, multiple-awarded Jane St. Clair's fruit of the pen is as colorful and versatile as her own personal life.

Born and bred in Chicago, she paid for her studies in journalism at the Northwestern University by doing a multitude of odd jobs, including working as a factory welder and a cocktail waitress. Her passion for people and life's intricacies - especially the plight of the underdog - came through when her first job as qualified journalist took her to the ghettos of Chicago where she worked as welfare caseworker. Her career took many twists and turns and she covered a broad spectrum in the media field - from TV programs to daily and weekly newspapers - and from rural Indiana to Kentucky.

A passionate camp fighter against social injustices and fearless campaigner for the rights of the underdog, Jane also serves on the director's board of an organisation that advocates the rights of cancer patients and their families. Her strong adversity to assisted suicide is clearly portrayed in Walk Me To Midnight.

Best-selling author Truman Capote has a significant influence on her life and writing. Although she rates most authors a mere 3 out of 5 for being average, she also has her 5-star heroes such as the all-time word magicians William Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Jane Austen and other gurus whom she admires.

In what she describes as her day job, Jane has written enough non-fictional website articles and e-books about a variety of topics to fill a library. Her journalism career took her from TV scripts to daily and weekly newspapers in New York, Chicago, Louisville, Indiana and Kentucky. There is hardly a topic that she has not written about - from political campaign speeches, advertisements and financial issues to hard core national news events.

A self-confessed compulsive reader who loves all books, but finds most very average, she is inspired by the great masters such as Shakespeare and Truman Capote. Some of her best stories were included in the two acclaimed collections Times Of Grace, Times Of Sorrow, and Mourning Sickness.

This compassionate writer is also a camp fighter for the rights of hospice patients and their families as a board member of Hospice Patients Alliance. Her highly acclaimed first novel, Walk me to Midnight, is dedicated to hospice nurses and their plight to protect the rights of their patients - also against legal assisted suicide.

She won numerous awards over the years, including first place prizes in the True Story contest (2007), The Writers Network Contest (2006), American Accolades, and many more. With her latest achievement and first suspense thriller, Walk me to Midnight, she has just entered another domain in an extraordinary accomplished career.




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