Welcome to the Jane V. Blanchard author page. I write nonfiction books about hikes that I have taken. My first long-distance hike inspired four books about the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain and ending at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. Then, a walk across England lead to the award-winning book Hadrian's Wall Path: Walking into History. Recently, I co-authored a book with my husband and hiking companion, Dennis Blanchard, A Short Walk on the Long Trail: A Couple's Sauntering on the Vermont Long Trail.

As I began my writing career, I blogged about writing and becoming an author. That blog, My Musings, is now archived, but all the valuable information is still available to you on this site. I hope future authors will find my thoughts about becoming an "authorpreneur," including book promotion, marketing, publishing, and writing helpful.