by Joanne | Dec 27, 2018 | Learning How to do This
About nine months after becoming a single mother, I attended my first swing dance. Imagine a room full of vintage-at heart people…newsboy hats, oxford shoes, pincurls and the prettiest dresses. All to the rock and sway of jazzy music. I fell in love with it that...
by Joanne | Oct 4, 2018 | Daughters of Northern Shores, Thomas Nelson, Writing
Join me today in my writing space for the inside process of the final steps of book editing – the galleys! Recently, the galleys for Daughters of Northern Shores landed on my porch. It’s always exciting to find one of those envelopes, to see the return address from...
by Joanne | Jul 10, 2018 | Sons of Blackbird Mountain
Thanks to the amazing folks at Celebrate Lit and a slew of fantastic bloggers, there is a lovely story-inspired prize package that we’ll be giving away to one special winner! Click here to enter! In the video below, I share a little more about each of the...
by Joanne | Jul 6, 2018 | Sons of Blackbird Mountain
This week, Sons of Blackbird Mountain went out into the world and what a week it has been. Every bit of it was made magical by all of you, the most wonderful reader-friends a gal could have! I wish I could tuck all that goodness into this post so you could all know...
by Joanne | Jun 21, 2018 | Daughters of Northern Shores, Sons of Blackbird Mountain, Thomas Nelson
Set in 19th Century Virginia, the Norgaard family saga is in full swing! Book 1, Sons of Blackbird Mountain releases in just 10 days!! And now, the team at Thomas Nelson and I have the joy of sharing with you the upcoming sequel, Daughters of Northern Shores. Could it...
