Authors: Janice Thompson
Stars Collide (24 page)
Acknowledgments
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to each of the following:
Jennifer Leep, my amazing editor. Jennifer, it took some time to pound out this idea, but was it ever worth it! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write Kat’s story, and thank you for letting me add the deeper elements. Your trust in me means so much.
My wonderful team at Revell, particularly Jessica Miles, Michele Misiak, and Donna Hausler. Ladies, none of this would be possible without you. What did I ever do to deserve such an awesome group of worker bees?
My agent, Chip MacGregor. Thanks for believing in my stories. I know they are wackier than most. But you’ve helped me find my fit, and for that I’m eternally grateful.
My awesome critique partners, Martha Rogers, Janetta Messmer, and Kathleen Y’Barbo. Ladies, you were all so busy with your own projects, yet you took the time to give my story a Texas spit shine. I owe you.
My tribe of twelve. You know who you are. You are the wind beneath my wings. You give me the encouragement I need to keep going, even when this frail body begs to disagree.
My father. Oh, how I wish I could pick up the phone and call my dad to tell him I’ve finally written a story set in Hollywood. He would be so proud. It was his dream to produce movies, and though he’s now writing his scripts in his mansion above, I am still here typing away. It might not be a movie, Dad . . . but it’s close.
My heavenly Father. You are the ultimate Daddy. May you reveal your heart to all of your daughters, especially those like Kat, who cannot seem to comprehend a loving Father God.
Janice Thompson
is a Christian freelance author and a native Texan. She has four grown daughters, four beautiful granddaughters, and two grandsons. She resides in the greater Houston area, where the heat and humidity tend to reign.
Janice started penning books at a young age and was blessed to have a screenplay produced in the early ’80s, after living in the Los Angeles area for a time. From there she went on to write several large-scale musical comedies for a Houston school of the arts. Currently, she has published over fifty novels and nonfiction books for the Christian market, most of them lighthearted.
Working with quirky characters and story ideas suits this fun-loving author. She particularly enjoys contemporary, first-person romantic comedies. Janice loves sharing her faith with readers and hopes they will catch a glimpse of the real happily ever after in the pages of her books.
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