Jennifer L. Armentrout

Jennifer L. Armentrout was born on June 11[1] in West Virginia.[9] She was inspired to become a writer after reading the works of L.J. Smith, such as The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle Series, The Forbidden Games Series, and myriad others.[1] The book series that remained close to her heart was The Forbidden Games, with the final novel bringing her to tears.[1] Upon completing the series she decided she wanted to leave the same impact on her future readers.[1]

Her first experience with writing an actual novel was in high school during algebra class.[1][10] Despite her desire to be an author, she went to college and graduated with a major in psychology.[10]

Despite receiving a great deal of rejections before her career began, Armentrout's first book was published in 2011.[1] As of September 2019, she had fifty-three of her fifty-seven total written works published.[11] The majority of her published works for young adults are romance, fantasy and paranormal, and some contemporary and science fiction.[9] With her pseudonym J. Lynn,[1] she writes suspenseful romance novels for her adult readers.[10]

In 2013, her young adult novel Obsidian has been optioned by Sierra Pictures,[12][13] but the rights were later returned to the author.[14] In 2015, Armentrout's colleague suggested that she do a book signing for the first release in her Titan series.[1] She was opposed to doing a lonely and awkward book signing, so she asked authors to come join her in the daylong event.[1][15] After this, Armentrout created ApollyCon, which rapidly became a new way for authors and readers to come together in celebration of recently released books.[1][9][15] The convention's success continues to grow with each event.[15]

Throughout her career, Armentrout continues to reach success.[9] She is a #1 New York Times[1][9][10] and a USA Today Best Seller.[1][10] She has published books independently and with publishing companies, earning the title of being a "hybrid" author.[10]

Armentrout was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in 2015.[1][9][11] She has become passionate about teaching readers about it by being representative and spreading awareness.[1][9] She also enjoys being a source of support for her readers that share the same disorder.[9]

As of 2020, Armentrout lives with her husband, her dog Apollo, and her alpacas on a farm in West Virginia.[16]

She likes writing stories for both age groups to prevent writer burnout.[9] Armentrout is highly prolific and states that she writes for eight hours a day almost every day. During the creative process, she likes to alternate between typing and handwriting so that she doesn't experience any writer's block.[16]

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