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Here is the schedule for the upcoming Wind of the Spirit blog tour. Don’t miss out—stop by these sites and leave a comment. You might find out some things about me and the series you don’t already know!
Tuesday, Dec. 1: http://bookvideos.wordpress.…
Below are the dates and sites for the month-long One Holy Night Blog tour. Be sure to drop in on these blogs to check out my interviews, articles, and book trailer. Some of the blogs are also doing a drawing for a free copy of One Holy Night, which…
enjoyed the video. Looks terrific.
I've done some tweaking on my Wind of the Spirit book trailer to smooth out a couple of rough spots. Take a look and let me know what you think!
I've refurbished my One Holy Night video trailer with several new images and effects.
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- About Me:
- I am the author of Daughter of Liberty and Native Son, books 1 and 2 of the American Patriot Series, set during the American Revolution. Book 3, Wind of the Spirit, will release in March 2009. My latest release is One Holy Night, a contemporary miracle story set in Minnesota during the Vietnam War.
I was an editor with Abingdon Press for 12 years and have now founded my own small press, Sheaf House, to publish extraordinary fiction. I live near Nashville, Tennessee.
- Website:
- http://www.jmhochstetler.com
- Published Novels
- Daughter of Liberty
Native Son
One Holy Night
- Favourite Books
- Jane Eyre, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Green Dolphin Street, Captain Blood, Scaramouche, Random Harvest, Far Horizons, The God of Small Things, The Shrine at Altamira, Little Women, Lord of the Rings, Northwest Passage, Follow the River
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Blog Tour for Wind of the Spirit
I'm doing a Christmas blog tour for Wind of the Spirit, book 3 of my American Patriot Series on the American Revolution. Below is the schedule. I'd love it if you'd stop by these sites and leave a comment! You might find out some things about me and the series you don’t already know--and win a priz… Continue
Posted on December 2, 2009 at 1:30am —
November Blog Tour for One Holy Night!
Below are the dates and sites for the month-long One Holy Night Blog tour. Be sure to drop in on these blogs to check out my interviews, articles, and book trailer. Some of the blogs are also doing a drawing for a free copy of One Holy Night, which received the Christian Small Publishers 2009 Book of the Year award. It would make a terrific Christmas gift for you or someone you love!
Monday, Nov. 2: http://thebookrack.wor… Continue
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Posted on November 2, 2009 at 5:48am —
Interview and Book Drawing on Amber Stockton’s Blog!
Hey, everyone! Head on over to Amber Stockton’s blog and leave a comment on the March 13 post with my interview to be entered into the drawing for a free copy of Wind of the Spirit! You only have a week from yesterday to get in on the drawing, so you’d better hurry. I appreciate your support, and you may win a free copy of the latest installment of this thrilling story to boot!
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Posted on March 15, 2009 at 6:27am —
Book Signing Tomorrow!
If you happen to be in the Nashville, Tennessee, area tomorrow, Saturday, December 13, come on out to the Hendersonville Barnes and Noble in the Indian Lake shopping center between 1 and 3 p.m. I'm going to be signing copies of One Holy Night along with my fellow authors from Middle Tennessee Christian Writers, who will be signing their latest releases as well. We're going to have just way too much fun, and I we'd love to see you there!
Posted on December 13, 2008 at 6:37am —
One Holy Night Blog Tour
Today is the last day of the One Holy Night Blog tour. For a list of reviewers, go to CBFA (http://christianfictionblogalliance.blogspot.com/). Kim Ford featured a review on Wednesday and her interview with me today. Please check our her blog at http://berlysue.blogspot.com/.
Posted on November 15, 2008 at 1:00am —
Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 9:09am on January 30, 2009,
Rebecca J Vickery said… - Hello Joan, The book that got me addicted to romance was Celia Garth by Gwen Bristow when I was 10 yrs old. After reading it, I read everything I could find about the Swamp Fox, both fiction and non-fiction. Phyllis Whitney, Victoria Holt, and Mary Stewart were my favorite authorsduring my teen years. I still love reading novels set during the Revolution. Have a great day or evening as the case may be, Rebecca
- At 6:31am on January 30, 2009,
Bonnie Toews said… - Then, Joan, if nothing comes together before the fall, I will happily submit to you because I don't like exploitive sex or horror for horror's sake either.
Hugs,
- At 7:53am on January 29, 2009,
Bonnie Toews said…
- Re: my novels. To be true to the stories, it is necessary to describe graphic details of the things that happen in war settings--bombings, torture, genocide. For example, in story 1, a tiny baby is tossed back and forth like a rugby ball between two storm troopers and it dies before the mother's eyes; in another scene, a bomber crashes into a train carrying orphans, and the heroine must walk down the hospital corridor where the burnt children have been taken. I want my readers to understand war is not glamorous. It's ugly, unjust and evil. Also soldiers in the heat of battle are not polite. Expletives burst from their mouths--from women under fire too. I don't describe erotic sex but sex occurs between living and breathing adults especially in life and death situations. It's driven mainly by the need for closeness and intimacy. This is why I have hesitated and am now hesitating on pursuing Abingdon to publish me and realize Sheaf may have the same reservations. I have read Sheaf's publishing mission and it is everything I would desire from a publisher except I may be too mainstream. That saddens me, but I can't see myself editing out unacceptable material to meet the Christian criteria just to be published. It remains a dilemma.
- At 7:35am on January 29, 2009,
Bonnie Toews said…
- Joan, what is your URL for your "Publishing Dream" blog? I'm showing my lack of online savvy because I haven't found it yet. Want to add it to sites to check from my blog.
- At 3:38am on January 29, 2009,
Bonnie Toews said…
- Thanks, Joan. I will consider approaching Abingdon then and will follow your blog on the publishing dream. Publishing is a lot of work. My day job is managing the production of association publications. You have to love it or go nuts!!
- At 3:18am on January 29, 2009,
Bonnie Toews said…
- I just read that you were once an editor on Abingdon Press and now have your own small press. What type of books do you publish? Christian? Even though my trilogy engages discussions about God and faith, I don't think my novels qualify for Christian publishers because one of my protagonists is not church-going or a joiner or even a blind believer in the Bible. This is why I have hesitated to approach the present editor of Abingdon directly as Rita Gerlach did.
- At 12:16pm on January 27, 2009,
Bonnie Toews said…
- Bonnie Toews, author of Heart Tugs . . . at the Crossroads of Humanity (http://bonnie-toews.blogspot.com) has selected your blog site for the Premio Dardos Award. This award acknowledges those bloggers whom I think try to "transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values with each message they write. Awards like this have been created with the intention of promoting community among Bloggers. It's a way to show appreciation and gratitude for work that adds value to the Web."
Here are the rules:
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who granted it to you, along with his/her blog link.
2. Pass the award to (15) other blogs that you feel are worthy of this recognition. Remember to contact each of them to let them know they have been chosen as recipients.
Congratulations for bringing quality and inspiration to your blogs on the Internet.
- At 9:35am on June 18, 2008,
Rita Gerlach said… - Joan,
While I love all this stuff, I should be devoting as much time, and more, to finishing my newest novel and working on another. Sigh.
I went to your website and I love the new look. It's very clean and lovely on the eyes.
Rita
- At 1:34am on June 18, 2008,
Rita Gerlach said…
- Thanks, Joan, for the kind message. I've put up a new blog, too, that has a historical fiction flare.
Inspire / The Musings of a Historical Fiction Writer: http://inspire-writer.blogspot.com/
- At 11:20pm on April 21, 2008,
Rita Gerlach said…
- Hi Joan,
Your page looks great. I change mine out all the time.
Thanks for sending the bookmarker.
Rita Gerlach
Homepage: http://www.freewebs.com/ritagerlach/
Editor for Stepping Stones Magazine for Writers: http://www.freewebs.com/steppingstonesforwriters/
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