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A Chattanooga native, Janie spent much of her childhood in north Georgia at her family's farm riding horses. After high school, she left for California where she studied journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, B.S., and at the University of Southern California, M.A.
She has written for newspapers and magazines, and for television. She also penned screenplays before turning to writing short stories, and her two novels, "Moon Over Taylor's Ridge" and "Return to Taylor's Crossing." Her collection of short stories, "Mothers, Sons, Beloveds, and Other Strangers," (Bold Horses Press, 2017) features 15 short stories set in California, the South, and Europe.
She currently lives in North Georgia near Taylor's Ridge and her family farm. ...more

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	Moon Over Taylor's Ridge 4.10 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mothers, Sons, Beloveds, and Other Strangers 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River Run: A Short Story 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pap Pap Goes to Paris: And So Does Ricky by Janie Dempsey Watts (Goodreads Author), Lyn Martin (Illustrations) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Appeal of Short Stories

Short Stories: A Short-Term Commitment

By Janie Dempsey Watts

Sometimes writers just don’t want to commit. Living with the same characters for a year or two or even longer seems daunting. In fact, writing an entire novel is like marrying. You have to be in it for the long haul, for better or worse.

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