PR/marketing professional turns her hand to writing novels.
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A writer and editor for other people most of her career, Kay Jennings is now writing for herself. Drawing on a real-life story from many years ago for inspiration, Kay has finished a first draft of a mystery-suspense story set in a fictional town, Port Stirling, on the misty Oregon coast. During the course of writing the book, she has fallen in love with her protagonist (don’t tell her husband), and is now envisioning a three-book series of intrigue, suspense, and of course, murder. The Port Stirling series bring to life an offbeat but tenacious hero, Police Chief Matt Horning. Horning relentlessly tracks clues to solve the horrific crime that has shaken up the remote town of Port Stirling.
A veteran in the writing industry, Kay has succeeded in PR, corporate communications, sports writing and editing. She's been a writer/writing coach for Bleacher Report.com for the past four years. Previously, she created the concept for, and was the editor of the Nike World Record, Nike’s internal newspaper. Kay founded Paris Communications, a full-service communications firm, which she's owned since 2000.
Kay was born and raised near the Oregon coast in a small town not unlike her fictional one. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Steve, and spends every free moment in her garden.
A veteran in the writing industry, Kay has succeeded in PR, corporate communications, sports writing and editing. She's been a writer/writing coach for Bleacher Report.com for the past four years. Previously, she created the concept for, and was the editor of the Nike World Record, Nike’s internal newspaper. Kay founded Paris Communications, a full-service communications firm, which she's owned since 2000.
Kay was born and raised near the Oregon coast in a small town not unlike her fictional one. She now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Steve, and spends every free moment in her garden.