In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. [6], She was the keynote speaker at the Romance Writers of America Conference in 1996,[7] and in 1997, Texas Women's Monthly selected her among their four favorite authors, with John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell, and Dean Koontz. So did her third marriage to Don Smith. Let us know using the recommendations form. You may also light a candle in honor of Judith L. McNaught. Judith McNaught (born May 10, 1944) is a bestselling author of over a dozen historical and contemporary romance novels, with 30 million copies of her works in print. Judith McNaught achieved such astounding success in publishing that it is difficult to believe that she started in business. #RomanceWeek . Everything changed when he held her in a powerful embrace. If you know of an upcoming event for Judith L. McNaught, please add one now. [8], At the beginning of McNaught's writing career, she was one of a very few authors writing for the historical romance market. [3], While McNaught at one time lived in Saint Louis, Missouri, she moved to Texas after falling in love with Dallas while on a book tour. Appalled at the discovery that one in five women was functionally illiterate, McNaught offered to rewrite her almost-completed manuscript, Perfect to insert the literacy theme. A former student of Northwestern University from where she majored in business, McNaught spent a lot of time in the corporate arena. She also knew that she would have an easier chance of standing out if she wrote in a genre that wasn’t so saturated. It was published in 1985, paving the way for further success down the line. He died in 1983. Schueneman-Tumbleson Funeral Home Obituary Judith L. McNaught was born on Monday, January 24, 1944 and passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Judith L. McNaught to pay them a last tribute. After a while, the writer encouraged her publishers to change the covers of her books. And she knew that the bodice-ripping art found on most of the romance novel covers of that time compelled women to hide the romance novels they read out of embarrassment. Here is Judith L. McNaught’s obituary. [7] Regardless of their genre, however, her books tend to be fast-paced and feature strong, loyal, compassionate, intelligent female characters. The change took her an additional six weeks to incorporate. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Judith L. McNaught to pay them a last tribute. After having difficulty selling that novel, she wrote and sold Tender Triumph in early 1982. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Judith L. McNaught (Kewanee, Illinois), who passed away on March 17, 2020 at the age of 76. McNaught continued to fine-tune her romance stories whilst also introducing suspense. Her second husband, Mike McNaught encouraged her to pursue her writing dreams. The author of the infamous Jack Reacher book series. Dozens of historical romance novels were being published every single month and most of them sought to replicate McNaught’s work. Now Jennifer feels trapped. There are no additional photos for Judith L. McNaught at this time. Here is the ad for the romance novel, ”Whitney, My Love’ that turned McNaught into a superstar…. Before long, she was signing multimillion-dollar contracts and achieving bestseller status. [6], In the early 1990s, Coors Brewing asked her to write a book that would appeal to women and could be used by the company to promote its women's literacy program.
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