This site contains the most comprehensive collection of information available about this incredibly talented and prolific author. It is the best place to find out about available titles, upcoming releases, and Jory Sherman himself. Please enjoy your visit and come back as often as you wish!   Available Now! The Magic of Writing... This breakthrough course will open all the secret doors for you, even if you have never tried to write before! A must writing course for beginning writers. A special low introductory price for complete lessons that make it easy to write your story, novel, essay, poem or article! On CD: A Power Point Manual! How to start your story the easy way. Never have writer’s block. No rules. No fear. Start writing instantly. A magic formula that lasts a lifetime. Proven and tested methods for any writer. The secret pathway to success as a writer A Power Point presentation that plays on your computer. LIMITED TIME OFFER! Regular price -- $59.95 Special offer right now -- $39.95! FREE SHIPPING! Order your copy today via PayPal... Special Purchase Price: $39.95

Want to get a sneak peek before you buy? Click on the image below to
view a FREE Introduction to THE MAGIC OF WRITING! (*Note: to make sure the video plays correctly in your browser window, please click "open" when prompted.)
 

 

---

26 January -

New updates for the New Year...

Jory has just posted both a new blog entry and a new journal entry! Be sure to visit both pages for a glimpse into what's happening in Jory's life on many different fronts.

Also added...

Jory's latest release: SIDEWINDER, is available now for purchase. Click here to learn more and don't forget to pick up your copy today!

20 November -

Looking for the perfect gift idea for the book lovers on your list? Jory's latest collection of short stories, LITTLE JOURNEYS is now available directly from AWOC. Don't miss your opportunity to own the book reviewers are calling a "book to recommend for gift-giving this holiday season...wonderful" -- The Blood-Red Pencil. 

30, September -

Joan Hallmark with KLTV recently conducted an interview with Jory for the station's “Proud of East Texas” segment! This airing marks Jory’s 50th year of writing and publishing and can be viewed on KLTV Channel 7 on October 18th, 20th, and 22nd, or online at www.KLTV.com from Monday, October 19th on. Please click here for further details.

Jory, with Joan Hallmark and videographer Jamie Budow.

11, August -

Art is something which has always been near and dear to Jory's heart--and now he has a chance to share it with his readers! As many of you know, Jory is legally blind. What some of you may not know, is that in addition to being a celebrated author, Jory also paints in watercolor and acrylics. Some of his works are currently on exhibit at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts in Winnsboro, Texas. For those of you not living in the Winnsboro area, Jory has created a special webpage to share his paintings with you. Please click here to have a look!

24, June -

Cathy Sutton, owner of Gardening by Cathy has a wonderful blog and has recently posted some great entries about Jory's painting. Please click here to have a look!

19, June -

Jory has a new book available for pre-order on Amazon. SIDEWINDER will hit the shelves in December, so get your order in today!

19, June -

Winnsboro Today has posted a wonderful article about Jory and his painting. Click here to read PAINTING IN THE DARK, by Maryann Miller.

6 May -

Jory's latest collection of short stories, LITTLE JOURNEYS is available now. These stories reach deeply into the human heart, and touch upon the great burdens that life brings to us all. These are stories of optimism, of love remembered, of the unexpected sweetness of grief, of the impulsive kindness that transformed a life and more. With an introduction by Richard Wheeler, this book is a must for Sherman fans. Available through the usual major retailers (Amazon, B&N, Etc.), readers can also purchase an autographed copy directly from Jory -- click here to learn more!  

 

---

ATTENTION BOOK CLUBS/WRITERS’ GROUPS!

Ever wanted to have a live chat with a living author in the comfort of your own living room? Now’s your chance. If you have a book club and enjoy short stories, purchase a copy of my collection of Ozarks short stories, THE SADNESS OF AUTUMN. Once you and your group have read the book, you may email me to set up an appointment to discuss the stories by phone. If you have a speaker phone, all your members can gather around, call me at the appointed time and ask me questions.

This is your chance to talk with noted writer and teacher, Jory Sherman. You can either purchase an autographed copy of the book directly from me, or from any online bookseller such as www.amazon.com. You can email me at jory@jorysherman.com, and order the book from the following websites: www.jorysherman.com.

I look forward to visiting with you and your group, whether it be a reading Book Club or a group of writers who are interested in the novel or the short story.

Call or write soon!

J.S.

---

By Jory Sherman

We are the long-stilled voices of your ancestors speaking from the past. We are echoes of those who were already here in the New World and those who came after and settled these now United States. We are the Native Americans who roamed the West, first on foot, and later on horseback. We are the explorers, the fur trappers and traders, the soldiers, the men and women who rode in wagons across the Great Plains and left our bones on silent prairies and in frozen mountain keeps.

We are the people with long memories who sat by lonesome campfires and listened to the stories told under the stars. We are the ones who first saw the greatness of the land and the mingling of peoples, who found the gold and the timber and the oil, who saw life and death and greed and avarice and theft and slaughter. We are those who remind you of who you are, where you came from and where you are going.

We are your conscience and your guilt. We are those who surveyed the unnamed places and put names and measurements to towns and cities and rivers and streams and mountains and valleys. We are those who followed the buffalo and the eagle, who first spoke to the Redman in sign language and died on trackless plains with dreams in our hearts and prayers on our lips.

We are the chroniclers of those times when our nation was raw and young and untamed and restless and without boundaries. We are the voices of all who came westward and we speak to those now living and to those who will come after and wonder what the land was like, and who the people were and what happened over the centuries of blood and violence and progress.

We are those who paint pictures with words, who relate the forgotten stories, who look into the dark caves and light a torch so that all may see what lies inside and beyond.

We are those who live part of our lives in the past and ride a horse called History and who bring life to everything and everyone who died on the westward trek.

We are who you really are if you will but look in your hearts and wonder. We come from everywhere and come in all sizes and shapes. We are people born of another time and place who inscribe our stories in your hearts. We are those who write down the names on tombstones and mark the olden trails so that you who read us might trace the steps of your fathers and mothers, your grandfathers and grandmothers, your great grandfathers and great grandmothers and see what they saw and wrote down in their diaries and told their children who told their children who then told us.

We are the observers of both fate and destiny; the alchemists who transform the lead of the past into the gold of the future. We are the bearers of tidings, both ill and good. We are the keepers of the flame who refuse to let the old campfires die out.

We are those who write down what we see and hear and feel, taste and touch so that all may know what the West really was and what it means to all future generations. We are those who never die, who live as long as words are spoken and ears will hear. We are those who see through the mists of time and walk through the valleys of shadows and wander the long prairies of memory so that you will know that we passed by all those places that are now paved over and gouged out and dammed up and slashed down and scarred and vacant of all former life, where the old footprints have been obliterated.

We are those now called Western writers and we are proud to carry the label. We still ride the West on a horse called History, singing our old songs and telling the grand stories of yesteryear.