by Joanne | Nov 27, 2012 | Video Blog
Welcome to another vlog! After reading Love’s Reckoning by Laura Frantz, I wanted to talk about characters and what makes a book memorable to you. I would love to chat in the comments, so please feel free to weigh in with your thoughts! After playing this back,...
by Joanne | Oct 9, 2012 | My Journal, The Cadence of Grace Series
Some of you know that I recently turned in the first round of edits for the second book in the Cadence of Grace series. I had been hit with a few bad cases of writer’s block. Bad writer’s block. Which meant that the edits were very slow going and as the...
by Joanne | Sep 10, 2012 | For Readers, For Writers
It is my absolute pleasure to have Keli Gwyn visiting today. If you haven’t had the chance to visit Keli via her website, sit in her parlor, sip a cup of tea and get acquainted with Keli and her lovely debut, A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California, you...
by Joanne | Aug 28, 2012 | Book Reviews
No one would ever imagine a fresh-faced young woman could be robbing stage bandits of their ill-gotten fortunes. But Jennie Jones is desperate to save her family’s ranch from foreclosure. And the risks seem worth it, until her upright new ranch hand offers a...
by Joanne | Aug 7, 2012 | My Journal, My Publishing Journey
To most folks, August 1st was just another day on the calendar. But for me, last Monday stood out as a little more significant than Sunday or Tuesday. Why? Because Be Still My Soul, went out into the world through the Blogging for Books program. Yep, it’s out...