Appearances
Blogging & Chatting
June 11 - Blaze blog
~June 15-July 15 J.K. Rock Camp Boyfriend Blog Tour see http://jkrock.net for full blog schedule~
July 11 - Blaze Authors Blog
July 20- Series Romance Panel - RWA National Conference
Signing books
May 31 - BEA, Jacob Javits Center, NY
July 15 - (as J.K. Rock with Karen Rock) North Country Center for the Arts event
July 16 - (as J.K. Rock with Karen Rock) Camp Boyfriend Launch Party at Flying Pig in Burlington, VT
July 17- RWA National Conference, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, GA
Feb. 28- Tasty Author Weekend, Wilmington NC
Speaking Engagements
Joanne speaks on a variety of writing-related topics in short formats as well as full day workshops. View the list of prior engagements and speaking experience and contact Joanne if you are interested in scheduling an event. Topics may be negotiated, but previous workshops include:
- Tending the Writer's Emotional Health
- The Submission School
- Countdown to Liftoff: Launching Your Career (full day workshop)
- Miniseries: Maximum Payback
- Self Promotion for the Romance Writer
- Honing Your Synopsis Skills
- Writer vs. Revisions (Available as an online workshop)
- Writing as a Career (for high school students)
- Writing the Popular Fiction Novel (for college age-students)
Joanne also frequently speaks with her critique partner Catherine Mann and their joint workshops include:
- Decoding Series: Finding Your Home in Category Romance
- Bad Boys of Category
- Bigger, Badder Bad Boys
- No Dumping Allowed: Creating Opening Pages that Sparkle
- Productive Parnterships: Maximizing The Critique Relationship
- Author/Agent Career Building