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Author Page of Janet Kay Blaylock.My name is Janet Kay Blaylock. I have always wanted to pursue writing as a career as well as other types of work that I could do at home such as piano teaching, which I have been doing since 1962. I have also taken several correspondence writing courses. Besides my piano teaching and writing courses, I have a BGS Degree in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Kansas. Later on, I went back to Washburn University and received a BA Degree in the College of Liberal Arts. My major was English with a writing emphasis. The first thing I ever had published was a craft project titled "My Thank You Calendar," which was published in "Together Time," a Church of the Nazarene publication. They gave me permission to make up the projects and sell them in stores or privately. In November, 1998, I started writing for Suite101.com. I started out as a contributing editor for my site that I titled "Detective Fiction." Since that time, I changed my topic to "Mysteries" I am covering all aspects of mysteries and the subgenres. Later on, I started another site titled "Writing Mysteries." This year, I adopted four other sites titled "Creative Journal Writing Ideas," "Classic Literature," "British and American Literature: 1900 to Today," and "English Grammar and Style." I also developed another site titled "General Book Reviews." Besides writing and submitting articles once a month as a contributing editor, I am also a managing editor and a copy editor with Suite101.com. In addition to these duties, I am a course developer and instructor for Suite University. I have written and have been teaching a course titled "Writing Suspense, Detective Fiction, and Thrillers." This course will be split into two courses titled "Mysteries" and "Writing Mysteries." I have also written and have been teaching "Developing Basic Grammar Skills." I am in the process of developing other courses for Suite University and for UniversalClass. I also do book reviews. I have two publishing companies who have contacted me about writing reviews for various authors. I have enjoyed reading the books and writing the reviews. My reviews are published on my sites with Suite101.com. From "General Book Reviews," you can go to my other sites. The link is http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/18239. In the past, I have been a family day care provider, nanny, and a substitute teacher. Now, I am working at home as a freelance instructor, writer, and online tutor. I am also a caregiver for my father, and I have four dogs that I enjoy. Contributing Editor for Mysteries
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