by Joanne | Jul 27, 2017 | The Lady and the Lionheart
We have so much to celebrate today! The circus wagons have all rolled into town to celebrate the first birthday for The Lady and the Lionheart and they’ve brought an extra special surprise along. Grab a bag of hot popcorn and let me hand you an ice cold...
by Joanne | Jul 18, 2017 | Sons of Blackbird Mountain, Thomas Nelson
The first book in my Norwegian-AmericanĀ series with Thomas Nelson has an official title! It’s a title that’s ever so dear because it’s not only the heart and soul of this story, but it’s been the name of this novel before the first word was...
by Joanne | May 23, 2017 | Learning How to do This, My Journal
Lounging there, I checked the text on my phone. It was a response from a friend. I read her message, responded, then tossed the phone back to the end of the bed. Except clumsy me didn’t toss it as soft as I had meant to. It skipped right off of the edge of the...
by Joanne | Mar 30, 2017 | My Journal, Video Blog
Happy Thursday, all! As promised, here is that *slightly-belated-but-finally-here* author chat of bookish news, research tidbits, and a few writerly confessions. š Ā I had SO much fun answering your questions and thanks to all of you who weighed in with those.Ā As part...
by Joanne | Mar 15, 2017 | Mason Jar Books, My Publishing Journey, The Lady and the Lionheart
Pictured here is a girl signing over the rights for her first ever foreign language translation for an indie book. It’s an absolute dream come true and my biggest thanks to my agent, Sandra Bishop, and publisher Brunnen Ver Lag for taking Charlie and Ella on a...
