Hello Friends!
Do you remember when you first fell in love with books? As a child, I loved how stories took me to all sorts of amazing places and taught me think outside of the box. I even remember reading my first chapter book and being so proud of myself for moving up from picture books.
But my love for picture books has never left and I still love browsing the library with my grands and looking at all the beautiful illustrations.
I not only enjoy writing stories, but I also love creating art…drawing, painting, and even digital painting. I create covers from my digital art as a way to help fellow authors with their publishing needs. Check out Castle Cover Creations and while you’re browsing around, check out my personal art gallery.
With over 35 books in my Castle library, those who love fantasy, romance, or inspirational non-fiction can find something they’ll enjoy. Visit the Book page to find that perfect something just for you.
I wrote my first story in the 6th. When the teacher read my little mystery story to the whole class, and they were eager to hear the whole story, I knew right then and there that I wanted to write more! It would be years before I settled down to writing full time. Over the years, I’ve worked as a hair-stylist, then moved on to something more adventurous...being a daycare teacher.
Teaching children has been my most enjoyable work. I have a college degree from UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas with a Bachelors of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling.
In 2010, I mentored an after-school Young Writer's Club. Taking young scribes through the process of writing a novel, everyone prepared their stories for the National Novel Writing Month in November. My efforts won me the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD’s Extra Mile Award for organizing and managing the Writer's Club.
After this, the call to write stories became so strong, that I decided to take it up full time and I’m still going strong with new stories, and other fun products every year.
When I’m not writing, I enjoy spending time with my husband of over 30 years, my two grown children, and sweet grands. My dog Banjo keeps me company while I’m working. Along with that, I enjoy helping my church community in building God’s kingdom.
Through stories, I love to encourage people to be everything they were created to be. For when we find our niche, or purpose, in this wide world we can't help but make it a better place for everyone else.
From Readers:
Jackie Castle has a true gift, her books are so inspiring!
Jackie Castle is such a great author and story-teller. She has such a wonderful way of building characters and worlds that coax you along and makes the story come alive.
She sure does know how to write, and pull you into the story, making you want to do nothing but read and find out what happens next. The Christianity in this series is just beautiful, and makes me grow closer with God when reading it. I love how she puts her faith in her books, but in a way that's not preachy or cringy in any way.
It is safe to say if J Castle writes it, I will probably read it.