Jennifer Richard Jacobson: Hello. My name is Jennifer Richard Jacobson. Many ask why my middle name is a boy's name. Actually, Richard is my maiden name, my last name before I married and became a Jacobson. It's a French Canadian name, originally pronounced as "Ri-shard," but changed to Richard by my great, great grandparents.

I've had many nicknames over the years--Jeffy, Jenny, Jenna, Jen, and even Jen-Jen, but most of my writer friends simply call me J. J.