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Joanne Rock - Author's Interests
General
Music
Everything from Chopin to Usher, Gretchen Wilson to Def Leppard.
I adore Sam Cooke and tons of fifties music.
Billie Holiday and Loreena McKennitt are perennial favorites, but opera and medieval music both float my boat too.
Movies
Sense and Sensibility
A Room with a View
The Philadelphia Story
Notorious
Picnic
It Happened One Night
To Catch a Thief
Moonstruck
Bull Durham
Forrest Gump
Last of the Mohicans
Shawshank Redemption
Lord of the Rings
Steel Magnolias
All the Bourne movies
Television
The Sopranos
The Tudors
Arrested Development. Still!
Anything on the Biography Channel
I'm a long time Simpsons viewer-- I like Monty Burns
Books
Anything by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Judith Ivory, Lisa Kleypas, Teresa Medeiros, Stephanie Bond, Lori Foster, Catherine Mann, Suzane Forster, Julie Leto or Vicki Lewis Thompson. I read a lot of romance, historical romance, and some mainstream fiction.
Some of my all-time favorites include:
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD, Zora Neale Hurston
THE RED TENT, Anita Diamant
THE ALCHEMIST, Paul Coelho
THE NAME OF THE ROSE, Umberto Eco
A THOUSAND SPLENDED SUNS, Khaled Hosseni
THE TEMPLE OF MY FAMILIAR, Alice Walker
Visit my page at Shelfari www.shelfari.com/joannerock to see more of what I'm reading!
Heroes
Our Armed Forces and my big sister, a pediatric intensive care nurse.
I'm a writer mom in the Adirondack region with three sons and thirty books on the shelves since my first sale. A dear friend says I'm a Type A personality masquerading through life as a Type B and she probably has a point. I'm ambitious, but don't consider myself competitive with anyone but ME! I have high expectations and take a lot of joy in a job well done. As a writer, I like thinking about what makes people tick and have fun toying with all kinds of personality profiles from the psychological to the astrological. I'm an INFJ and a Virgo with the Moon in Leo, a Scorpio Ascendant, for what any of that is worth. In color terms, I'm a Yellow. In the world of Enneagrams, I haven't quite figured myself out yet.
After attending the University of Louisville for a graduate degree in English, I wrote my first romance novel and haven't looked back since. I write sexy contemporaries and medieval historicals, but I like to mix it up sometimes and add a dose of humor and/or suspense.
Here's the official scoop, as in the back cover bio:
Bestselling Harlequin author Joanne Rock writes sexy contemporary romances and medieval historicals that have been reprinted in twenty-three countries and translated into nineteen languages. A Golden Heart winner and three-time RITA nominated author, Joanne has been recognized with numerous industry awards including a RIO (Reviewer’s International Organization) Award, a Beacon, and a Romantic Times' W.I.S.H. Award. A former college teacher and public relations coordinator, she has a Master’s in English from the University of Louisville and started writing when she became a stay-at-home mom.
Who I'd like to meet: *Anais Nin, the subject of my graduate thesis who inspired an interest in life writing and how we portray ourselves.
*Carl Jung to discuss the collective unconscious and his need to build The Tower at Bollingen.
*Eleanor of Aquitaine to find out what this fiesty queen was like in person.
*H.D., author of Trilogy, of which "Tribute to the Angels" is my favorite.
*A Druid from ancient times to reveal the mysteries of their culture.
*The Barefoot Contessa-- you're a hero, Ina!
*Readers, writers, poets, thinkers, medievalists, followers of Jungian psychology, history buffs, lyricists, artists, optimists, philosophers and anyone who is passionate about what they do and about discovering who they could become.
My feet took a walk in heavenly grass. All day while the sky shone clear as glass. My feet took a walk in heavenly grass, All night while the lonesome stars rolled past. Then my feet come down to walk on earth, And my mother cried when she give me birth. Now my feet walk far and my feet walk fast, But they still got an itch for heavenly grass. But they still got an itch for heavenly grass. Tennessee Williamse
Hey Joanne Rock - Author, Thanks for the friendship! How are things in New York? It's finally warming up here in Milwaukee as the earth does its seasonal shift on its axis. I saw you were a friend of Deepak Chopra's, so I thought you might be interested in a new healthy beverage and ground floor home-based business he's endorsing called Zrii, which features the healing Amalaki fruit from the Himalayas. I hope this finds you well. Have a great weekend! Wishing you peace, love, and prosperity, Paul Kuhn Cellocaster, Violin, Vocals, Zrii Milwaukee via Aspen via D.C. USA music page: www. myspace. com/treehouseonline
'Jennifer Brown'--Horror, suspense, and even romance fans will find an interesting read in Tammy Dark. People often wonder if others that go through a dramatic experience, like a coma, if they see the light, or if they remember anything from their sleep. A lot of times the answer is no. Is that the whole story or the only story they wish to share. Delve into Tammy’s psyche and behold her many adventures. a Romantic, Psychologically Thrilling, Suspenseful story with a touch of Horror---a Genre HyBriD Tammys out if you want go to PublishAmerica. com or Amazon. com or Borders. com + search ISBN: 1-60563-410-7 Tammy Dark; a Love story, a Nightmare, a Reality of Unreality my Myspace link http://www. myspace. com/blinddatemarriageproposal my other link http://www. freewebs. com/davidawilson/ my AuthorsDen Home Page: http://www. authorsden. com/davidawilson CJ Barrimond Fresno, Ca USA (4/11/2008) Review of Tammy Dark 11:29 AM PDT, April 11, 2008 REVIEW OF TAMMY DARK AUTHOR: DAVID A. WILSON ISBN: 1-60563-410-7 REVIEWED BY: CJ BARRIMOND This is a gripping love story and a suspensfull piece of art. This book is so gripping I found it very difficult to stop reading. This book was so engrossing that you find yourself waiting for the next paragraph to see what will happen next. This author surprised me because he is a man, he describes the deepest inner most feelings of the female characters in his book and brings them to the surface. His verbalization of each female character was absolutely remarkable. The interaction between the characters in this book couldn't have been more reality than if it was happening now. Tammy Dark in this book gives in to her imagination and her fears during what appears to be a nightmare. Her whole life is for you to figu
August 15th, 16th, 17th & August 29th, 30th and 31st & SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL - PERFORMANCES: August 29th, 30th 31st!
*100 New Plays | 100 new Authors | 10 to 25 talented new Stage and TV Directors. Actors from around the world will perform many roles. *Sets designed by professional Artists and Art Students and creative Make-Up and Costume Arts by new talents. *An historic joining of the Internet and TV production, with the “Live” Theater performances of over 100 new TEN MINUTE ONE ACT PLAYS performed with a live audience in a Studio *on August 15th, 16th, 17th & August 29th, 30th and 31st. The scheduled Internet (Streaming Feed) broadcasts in September, 2008.
*"BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARDS" for: + Best - Plays (10 minutes to 3-Acts, up to 12 actors) AWARDS: $100.00 - $500.00 - $1,000.00 each! + Best - BOOKS (Every genre, Publisher, or Self-Published) AWARDS: $100.00 - $500.00 - $1,000.00 each! + Best - MOVIE SCRIPTS (Independent and Art House to Feature length) + Best - POETRY (All styles and types of poetry, published or unpublished) + Best - SONG LYRICS (Original song lyrics, all genres) AWARDS: $100.00 - $500.00 - $1,000.00 each! + Best - SPOKEN WORD POETRY (Writing and Performance) - AWARDS: $100.00 - $500.00 - $1,000.00 each! (Spoken Word Poetry (Submit digital audio or MPEG, AVI or MOV files)
MANY SPECIAL MERIT WRITING AWARDS FOR PLAYS - BOOKS - SCRIPTS - $1,000.00 each! Submissions are open world-wide. Have your Play produced or Poetry Read in the 2008 Festival! (Accepting ACTORS audition submissions to perform in L.A. this Summer.) (Accepting MODELS photo submissions for the Festival Model images and Public Relations.)
Greetings Joanne, and Welcome to my home in Verona! I am happy to have you as one of my new friends. Know that you can contact me here and on the R&J Music Board, anytime. However, this account allows me to comment on a more personal level.
Wishing you sunshine and smiles today, and every day!
