I hope our readers will take note and let Joan know we appreciate her helping us with the website and blog.
Joan: I started blogging in 2009. I met you at Coffee with the Poets in Hayesville, which was at Phillips and Lloyd Bookstore. We had a conversation and you suggested that I start a blog on Google Blogger. I started my first blog shortly after, and called it: Traveling at the Speed of Now.
GB: Give us the URL for your blogs, please.
Traveling at the Speed of Now: http://www.joanellengage.com/
A Redhead Blogs at 60: http://:joanszoneblogalicious@wordpress.com
GB: Before you moved here, what kind of work did you do?
Joan: I worked as a dental hygienist from 1991 until recently. Before that I managed dental offices.
So much of the inspiration for my writing came from working with my patients and listening to their stories. I have had the pleasure of getting to know many fine people over the years.
GB: I know you recently moved to Warne, NC in Clay County. But you were a member of NCWN before you built your beautiful home and moved here, weren’t you?
Joan: Yes, I have been a member of NCWN for a while, now. What a great organization!
GB: What has been your experience with the members you have met in Netwest?
Joan: Very positive! Everyone has been so helpful and kind, especially yourself and Nancy Simpson.
GB: It is always good to find a member who will volunteer to help enhance our writing community. Were you active in a writing group in Florida?
Joan: No, there were a couple of groups and I considered joining. I can be a bit of a hermit, sometimes. Once I came home from work, I stayed home.
GB: I think you have published a couple of books. Do you want to tell us about them?
Joan: Thank you, Glenda. I have two self published books, which are poetry and photography. I write predominately for women in midlife. My books are humorous and inspirational. The first book is, Water Running Downhill! Words of Empowerment for Women in Midlife.
The second book is Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader! I have a third book that I am ready to publish, called A Redhead Looks at 60. It is in the same vein as the first two books, although it has more photography.
GB: Thank you so much, Joan, for the interview and especially for helping with the Netwest blog.
Joan: My pleasure, Glenda! I’m glad to be of help.
We want our readers to continue to send articles, your good news, your publications and readings to us at glendabeall@msn.com
Joan and I will see that your information is posted and shared.
Enjoyed this article. Thanks for taking on this role, Joan.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Joan Ellen,
ReplyDeleteNetwest members are spread all over this end of the state. Newsletters and blogs are critical if we are to stay in touch and be mutually supportive. I hope our members will send interesting items to you. There is strength in numbers.
Thank you for this interview and the important announcement. I first met Joan Gage also at Coffee with the poets and we became friends even before she moved to Clay County. Joan is one of the most thoughtful and most positive of all people I've met. I am delighted to learn she will be the new NCWN West website administer. We need her talent so much. Keep checking regularly on the site. I know we will be seeing visible improvements and new participation by our members, who are you know, scattered across many counties and across the Georgia and South Carolina state lines.
ReplyDeleteThanks Glenda Beall and Joan Gage.
--Nancy Simpson
Glad to have your comments, Karen, Bill and Nancy.
ReplyDeleteCheck out something new on the blog sidebar. We have the total pageviews listed so you can see how many times folks have read our blog over the years. Wish all our members would subscribe to our website and blog.
What welcome news! Thanks, Joan, for taking on this job. I know you will give your all. Maren
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