Betty Whitaker Jackson

Mrs. Jackson has completed thirty-three books since her retirement in 2012. She has recently completed her Seaside Saga series about fostering and adopting sibling groups. Seashell Saga (2021), Cher’s Seaside Saga (2022), Sam’s Sea Stars Saga (2023) Suzanne Dawn’s Saga (2024). In addition, she is mentoring senior citizens in writing their memoirs. Two volumes have been completed: Monday Memoir Moments and Monday Memoirs: You Are Unique. She contributes and edits these.

Betty Whitaker Jackson: Author

Betty Whitaker Jackson writes fiction, memoirs, poetry, children’s books, chapbooks, nonfiction, devotional guides, and anthology pieces. Although she has written for years, retirement from a forty-year career as a secondary language arts teacher has given her the required time to devote to her craft. She has mentored student writers in their first publications, and proofreads, edits, and judges contests when requested. She currently belongs to two monthly book clubs and mentors a memoir-writing group.

She won First Place in the Reader’s Digest Life Rich Memoir Writing Contest, and has published with WestBow Press, Life Rich Publishing, and KDP.Amazon.

She is an active member of the Space Coast Writers’ Guild and volunteers with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra and Covenant Church. She resides in Palm Bay Florida after living in New York, New Jersey, and Iowa. She is a cum laude graduate of Hope College with a major in English Education and minors in history and music and hold a Master of Arts degree in Humanities from Hofstra University. She is a designated Master Teacher and is a National Board Certified Teacher.

Her favorite writing quote is: “I write to discover what I know.” By Flannery O’Connor.

Her website includes her blog, “The View from Here, and information about her thirty-seven published books. Several of her books, including Concord Place on Apple Tree Lane, Seashell Saga, Cher’s Seaside Saga, Sam’s Sea Stars Saga, Suzanne Dawn’s Saga, and Mom’s Tender Touch  were written during National Novel Writing Months (NaNoWriMo) the past six Novembers. The drafts were then revised and published.

Ms. Jackson has contributed to twenty-two juried anthologies: The most recent are: “Pandemic,” “Mischief,” “Written in the Sun,” “Reflections,” “Mus(ing)s,”  “Secrets,” and “Addictions.” All twenty-two are available on Amazon.com.

Mrs. Jackson has struggled with retina issues for six years, but thanks to four surgeries and continued treatment, is still able to write. She is thankful for prayers on her behalf and the ability to expand font size on her large monitor.

She and her husband of fifty-seven years now reside in a senior independent living apartment. She  mentors a memoir-writing group of “new” authors. Their fifth book signing event will be November 2025. Her group was featured in Senior Life  Newspaper and at the Space Coast Writing Guild panel discussion on memoir writing in September 2024.

Publications by Betty Whitaker Jackson

I write “wholesome” books based on Christian principles, on researched topics. I love Victorian houses, music, art, history, nature, and interesting people who inspire me to live life fully. I have published in twenty-four juried anthologies. I am a member of ‘Space Coast Writers’ Guild and have participated in several critique groups.

NOVELS:
2012 It’s a God Thing!
2018 It’s Surely a God Thing!
Theme: What is success to wealthy New Yorkers?

2014 Whispering Woods
2015 Winter Wonderland at Whispering Woods
2016 Splendid Springtime at Whispering Woods
2016 Christmas Is Coming at Whispering Woods
Theme: Family loses everything 9.11. Establishes a ski
Resort in Great Barrington, MA. Setting also in NYC

2017 Seaside Serendipity
2025 Mom’s Tender Touch
Theme: Love story, Air Force, nursing, caring for elders
Setting, Florida

2019 Apple Tree Lane
2019 At Home on Apple Tree Lane
2021 Cortland Place on Apple Tree Lane
Theme: Young couple with big dreams.
Setting, Hudson Valley, New York (my hometown)

2021 Seashell Saga
2022 Cher’s Seaside Saga
2023 Sam’s Sea Stars Saga
2024 Suzanne Dawn’s Saga
Theme: Power couple fosters and adopts sibling groups
Setting, Melbourne Beach, Florida

NONFICTION
2013 Job Loss: What’s Next? Step by Step Action Plan

DEVOTIONAL GUIDES and MY PSALMS AND POETRY
2015 Thanksliving: Attitude of Gratitude, a Devotional
Guide and Journal
2016 Beyond Easter: Ascension, and Pentecost
2016 Advent Adventure: A Devootional Guide
Chrismon Ornaments *New Testament, and Jesse
Tree Ornaments* Old Testament Prophecy, patterns
2016 My Psalms Devotional Guide
2018 Restore My Soul Psalms: A Lenten Journey
Original Psalms and journal
2018 Encore Anthology: Stories and Poems
2018 Life-Changing Water: Chaos to Glory
Traces “water” imagery through entire Bible
2019 Led by the Spirit: An Anthology in His Honor
2020 The Nature of Things: World Poetry Day 2020
2025 Soul Poems
Nature, My Psalms, Poetry on various topics

CHILDREN’S BOOKS:
2018 Yay! Hooray! It’s Concert Day!
2019 I Hear Music Everywhere
Featuring my granddaughters and dedicated to
Fundraising for the Space Coast Symphony

MEMOIR
2013 Bless You Bouquets: A Memoir
My Life Story. Thanks to those who molded me
2014 And God Chose Joseph: A Christmas Story
2014 Rocking Chair Porch: Summers with Grandma
Grandma Whitaker First Prize winner in LifeRich,
Reader’sDigest Memoir Writing Contest 2014
2020 Her Name Was Bess My mom

MOST RECENT PROJECT:
Teaching senior citizens to write: lessons, typing, editing, kdp.amazon.com publishing, book signing events

2024 Monday Memoir Moments: Anthology #1
2024 Monday Memoirs: You Are Unique Anthology #2
2024 Remember The Time…? Anthology #3
2025 Passages—Back and Forth Anthology #4