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Answer - Short answer is 2015
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Answer - I like writing in General Fiction but have two favorite genres to read. They are Psychological Thriller followed by a good dose of RomCom to settle my nerves lol
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Answer - The reason behind me starting to write was to bring about awareness and hopefully provide comfort. I guess the answer would be for fun then. Although, the writing process is riddled with a variety of emotions.
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Thank you Abby and Joanie loved reading this.
The answer to question 2 brought a big smile to my face - I can imagine this.Thank you both.
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Answer - Haha. Cannot say I have one, but what I can say is the residents of the indie author
community are chock full of talent. I have had the pleasure of reading authors from here
and Instagram. Speaking of authors from here, there are members whose stories have
recently piqued my interest and I am looking forward to reading them.
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Answer - The Gap is the only book I have published. It took me from 2015 to 2018 to feel content
enough to pass it on to my editor.
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Answer - I was very proud of a short story I wrote back in my H.S. Literature class. The assignment
was to write a piece that captured the essence of snow. I used techniques I learned from
this class when writing The Gap, a book I am proud of as well, because of the subject and
a message I had hoped would resonate.
Abby wrote: "A little more insight into Joanie 😘"Nice to get to know her outside of the messages she sends us!
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Answer - The whole query letter/manuscript process equating to hurry up and wait did not appeal
to me. I enjoyed visiting a local bookstore in Vermont that offered self-publishing
services. I loved that they gave back to the community which is why I utilized their
services.
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Answer - This question had my imagination soaring to a private villa overlooking the ocean or a
luxury cabin in the mountains. But the reality is any comfortable place to set up where I
can get peace and quiet to lose myself in the story.
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Answer - I like being a storyteller, a position from which you have the potential to entertain and possibly make a difference.
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Answer - Currently I have taken to reading and reviewing. It is a lot more fun than self-promoting. Although, I do have an idea for another book which would be a psychological thriller with some humor thrown in. I just want The Gap to gain some traction first and am working on ideas to help make that happen.
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Answer - Lol. I have thought about that prior to you asking. Well not the part about me dying, but I
would say Lady Gaga. This may seem like an odd answer, but the reason is not. She
speaks up and out about mental health struggles and my compassion for this subject led
me to write The Gap.
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My IG handle is @joanielunsford and I welcome visits to check out my posts. There is
even one further detailing what led me to write the story.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
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What a great interview, Abby! And so nice to get to know you better, Joanie.-Lynn
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-Lynn"
Thank you, Lynn! 🤗❤️
Great interview. Thanks both to Joanie for the answers and to Abby for asking good questions.
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Nice to get to know her outside of the messages she sends us!"
Thank you, Leon! 😊
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Thanks, Gary! I am glad you enjoyed it. 👍😊
Periodically throughout this month, I'll be posting questions that Joanie has answered. She may pop in the thread too, so if you have any questions that I haven't asked/answered, feel free to post!
Happy Reading!