Bio
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 has 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-two 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 seven more juried anthologies: “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.
She and her husband of fifty-five years now reside in a senior independent living apartment. She mentors a memoir-writing group of “new” authors. Their second book signing event will be August, 2024, and she will be part of a panel discussing memoir writing at SCWG (Space Coast Writing Guild) in September, 2024.
Betty Whitaker Jackson, Author: www.bettyjackson.net
2012 It’s a God Thing!
2013 Job Loss: What’s Next? A Step by Step Action Plan
2013 Bless You Bouquets: A Memoir
2014 And God Chose Joseph: A Christmas Story
2014 Rocking Chair Porch: Summers with Grandma
(First Prize in Reminisce/Reader’s Digest LifeRich Memoir Contest 2014)
2015 Whispering Woods
LifeRich Publishing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz_MPtVkiKY
2015 Winter Wonderland at Whispering Woods
2016 Splendid Springtime at Whispering Woods
2016 Christmas Is Coming at Whispering Woods
2015 Thanksliving: Attitude of Gratitude, a Devotional Guide
2016 Beyond Easter: Ascension and Pentecost
2016 Advent Adventure: A Devotional Guide
2016 My Psalms Devotional Guide
2017 Seaside Serendipity
2017 Yay! Hooray! It’s Concert Day!
2018 It’s Surely a God Thing!
2018 Restore My Soul Psalms: A Lenten Journey
2018 Encore Anthology Stories and Poems
2018 Life-Changing Water: Chaos to Glory: a Metaphor Study
2019 Apple Tree Lane
2019 I Hear Music Everywhere
2019 At Home on Apple Tree Lane
2019 Led by the Spirit
2020 The Nature of Things
2020 Her Name Was Bess
2021 Cortland Place on Apple Tree Lane
2021 Seashell Saga
2022 Cher’s Seaside Saga
2023 Sam’s Sea Star Saga
2024 Suzanne Dawn’s Saga
2024 Monday Memoir Moments Anthology #1(editor)
2024 Monday Memoirs: You Are Unique Anthogoy #2 (editor)
Betty Whitaker Jackson, Author:
2014 First Prize in Reminisce/Reader’s Digest LifeRich Memoir Contest
2015 Whispering Woods Book Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz_MPtVkiKY
Her blog, “The View from Here” www.bettyjackson.net
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Soon celebrating their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary, the Jacksons have lived in New York, New Jersey, Iowa, and now, the paradise of Palm Bay, Florida. They now live in a Senior Living facility in Palm Bay, Florida. Their two grown children and daughter-in-love, all orchestra musicians and music teacher, and their beautiful and talented granddaughters Kaley and Emily, live nearby.
Hobbies include symphonic music, singing, book clubs, and teaching a weekly small-group Bible study on Zoom for seniors. Foundationally, they daily enjoy God’s divine appointments called Godincidences, which show God’s providence and loving kindness. Favorite saying: “Too blessed to be stressed.”
Ms. Jackson’s books are available as ebooks and paperback at Amazon.com, WestBow books, and LifeRich Publishing.