Joan Maze - My Thursday Tourist

Thanks for the welcome. I find the entire writing world, of which RWA is a big part, to be exciting beyond belief. I've received so much help and encouragement, along with ideas and suggestions for improvement, that I'm just going to have to live forever. I can't keep up with all the books I am writing and want to write.

Getting published--Murder By Mistake was my first--did something wonderful to my ego and has even affected how others react to me. I just wish I could meet some of my writer friends in person.

Getting published has also affected my schedule in a big way. Promoting is time consuming. Having thought I'd dislike the process (I always failed at sales), I was surprised to realize I actually love it.

Thanks again, Ginger, for inviting me. For anyone who hasn't seen my website, created with a lot of anxiety and hair-pulling, the address is: www.joanmaze.com

Welcome, Joan Maze

Running a day late, but wanted to sneak in and welcome today's guest, Joan Maze. If you're looking for mystery, then this the novelist for you. I've just met Joan, and I'm excited to read some of her work. We'll both learn a little more about her.

Today, I sneaked onto her website and found this:

I've always been involved in the arts, music, writing and painting, beginning with studying voice at Northwestern University. I interrupted this endeavor for a family, but finally finished my degree at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The emphasis, this time, was in subjects related to writing.

My first attempt at fiction was at the age of eight when my mother taught me how to use her turn-of-the-century typewriter. It was so heavy I couldn't lift it, but that didn't stop me from spending hours learning to type and, supposedly, write. As far as the story is concerned, it contained every mistake known to the publishing world, but it sparked my interest, which grew from that point on.

Help me welcome her today.