First, tell us a little
about yourself. I have been a long-time resident of southeastern Ohio,
and worked in the blue-collar industry most of my life. Besides having several
novels under my belt, I canvas paint.
When not busy with hobbies or
working outside the home, I spend time with relatives, my dog Jasmine, and
volunteer my time within the community. I am a member of the International
Women’s Writing Guild, Savvy Authors, Coffee Time Romance, Paranormal Romance
Guild, True Romance Studios, National Writers Association, the Hocking Hill's
Arts and Craftsmen Association, The Hocking County Historical Society and
Museum, and the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center. I believe in family
values and following your dreams.
What is the working title of your book? Wicked Intentions
Do you write under a pen name? (If yes, what is your pen name?) I write under my maiden name of Jo Anne Myers
Where did the idea come from for the book? From paranormal shows, newspaper clippings, and conversations with friends.
What genre does your book fall under? Paranormal
Do you have other published works? Yes, my other books are:
Murder Most Foul-a
detective/mystery
Loves, Myths, and Monsters-a
fantasy anthology
The Crime of the Century-a
biography true crime
Poems About Life, Love, and
Everything in Between
What can readers expect from you next?
Twisted Love-a biography true
crime anthology available July
Flagitious-a four story
detective/mystery anthology available Summer 2014
What is the one or two-sentence synopsis of your book? 7 bone chilling paranormal tales filled with mystery, intrigue, and danger.
Is your book self-published, or represented/published by an agency? Melange Books published Wicked Intentions and two of my other books.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript? I took a few months. I should keep track of this on the calendar, but I don’t.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest? It is a collection of short stories, with some of the stories based on true events.
Do you have any other
artistic talents? Yes, I also canvas
paint with oils, and acrylics. These paintings can be viewed and purchased on
my website here:
http://www.booksandpaintingsbyjoanne.com
Where can we find your work? On these buy links and many other book distributors
Where can we find your work? On these buy links and many other book distributors
Paperback:
Amazon:
Blurs for Wicked
Intentions:
Some of the stories from my anthology, Wicked Intentions, are based on actual hauntings. In The Legend of Lake Manor, I placed my young psychic, Cassandra Lopez, in a haunted mansion I fashioned on my knowledge of a three-story mansion in my hometown and information from television about a restaurant/bar in Ohio, supposedly ruled by demons so violent that the local police are constantly closing it down.
A television documentary
about a young mother plagued by ghost sightings since childhood, inspired The
Haunting of Barb Marie and her gift/curse.
And The Apartment, in
which my newlyweds, Bill and Gayle, are plagued by sightings of evil ghosts
that threaten their marriage and theirs lives, originated from a real apartment
haunted by the ghosts of two homosexual lovers who died violently. The legend
says no tenant is able to stay there until the spirits are chased off by a
paranormal investigation team.
On the Discovery Channel, is
where I got the idea for Summer Wind. I learned of the colonial explorer
Jonathon Carver who lived during the 1700s and whose ghost is believed to be haunting
the Summerwind estate, built in the early 20th century. Carver’s
ghost is, supposedly, searching the house’s foundations for deeds to a vast
tract of land (10,000 square miles) given to him by Sioux Indian chiefs as a
reward for the peace treaty he created between two warring tribes. In my Summer
Wind, 29 year-old Ginger is mysteriously drawn to the old mansion, and
like the many owners of the real mansion, the haunting had a negative and
profound effect on Ginger and her family.
Another investigative program
concerned one sister’s psychic premonitions about her twin’s murder. This led
to my story, Blood Ties, and my heroine, Audra Roper’s dark, disturbing
visions of her sister’s disappearance and the roller coaster of risks,
heartbreak, and intrigue that followed.
Dark Visions came from reading a newspaper story while sitting in
a diner. A young woman began having visions of her father's disappearance that
was actually his murder from years earlier. So, my Carrie Reynolds starts
having nightmares on her twenty-sixth birthday and believes these ‘dark visions’
can solve the twenty year disappearance of her father.
I set my murder mystery, The
Truth Behind the Lies, on Norfolk Island after following a three year long
murder investigation on that island from 2003. In my story, Federal Police
Inspector Ian Christian faces attacks, more murders and ghostly occurrences,
and the killer is closer than anyone realizes.
So, the next time you get
Writer’s Block, or need a new idea, try switching on the television, open a
newspaper, delve into history or simply look and listen. You will find
something to stimulate your muse.
Contact JoAnne:
joannetucker98@yahoo.com
Thanks JoAnne for sharing,
Anita
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