{"id":2235,"date":"2010-04-03T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/?page_id=2235"},"modified":"2025-08-23T11:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:27:06","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>WELCOME! <a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2400\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Home picture\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2400\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Home picture\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4607\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"00200015c\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c-862x1024.jpg 862w, https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m an author, actor, audiobook narrator, writing coach, and editor&#8230;and now I&#8217;ve added one more hat! Screenwriter. I recently adapted my novel Speed of Life into a screenplay and made the Second Round in the screenplay competition at the Austin Film Festival 2022. At the festival, I met the director, Jason Karman and pitched him my screenplay&#8230;long story short&#8230;he took it on as his next project. We&#8217;ve been working together ever since, and I&#8217;m excited to say we have a shopping script and he&#8217;s out there making it happen! In the meantime, check out his current film, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldendeliciousfilm.com\/\">Golden Delicious.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so glad you dropped by my site. If you haven&#8217;t been here before, there&#8217;s lots to explore. You could check out the book trailers and listen to some of the music from Restoring Harmony. Use the tabs along the top for easy navigation.<\/p>\n<p>For writers, there are some nonfiction articles on the craft of writing under the <a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/nonfiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Articles <\/a>tab.\u00a0 Oh, and for you teachers, there&#8217;s a study guide to go along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6659597-restoring-harmony?from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Restoring Harmony<\/a>, along with an author bio and Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know I&#8217;m also a freelance editor?<\/strong> You can hire me to give you editorial feedback on your manuscript. I prefer to stick to the genres I&#8217;m most familiar with and enjoy reading, so if you have a manuscript that falls into any of the categories below, and are interested in getting more information about my services, please email me through the contact page.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Genres I edit<\/strong>:<\/span> <strong>Middle Grade fiction, Contemporary YA fiction, Contemporary Romance, Women&#8217;s Fiction, <\/strong><strong>Memoir,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Cozy Mysteries, Science Fiction-Fantasy<\/strong> and<strong> general Fiction.<\/strong> As you&#8217;ll see, there&#8217;s nothing too dark here&#8230;no Horror, Thrillers, True Crime Mysteries. I prefer to stay away from excessive violence and bullying as well. This is not a judgement on those topics, I simply have to consider my own mental well-being and so I give those a miss. If I don&#8217;t do what you&#8217;re looking for and you would like a referral, my favourite person to recommend (for some, but not all of those genres) is the wonderful writer and editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eileencook.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eileen Cook<\/a>. She&#8217;s the person I use myself!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SoL-tiny-pic.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4775\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4775\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SoL-tiny-pic-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"SoL tiny pic\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SoL-tiny-pic-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SoL-tiny-pic-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SoL-tiny-pic.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I also write YA under the name <strong>J. M. Kelly<\/strong> and I am the author of the <em>White Pine Nominee (2018)\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnba.org\/2018-shortlist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PNBA<\/a>and Shortlisted novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28114594-speed-of-life?from_search=true\">Speed of Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The thing about Speed of Life is that it is hopeful and gives the reader many reasons to believe in strength of family and friends; it also reminds us to have faith in our own capabilities. &#8211; <\/em><strong>Susan Yates, former librarian and teacher<\/strong><em><br \/> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drop me a note: <\/strong>I&#8217;m always glad to hear from readers, other writers, friends, family. You can email me at writewithjoelle at gmail dot com<\/p>\n<p><strong> Happy reading, everyone!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2400\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Home picture\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;] WELCOME! I&#8217;m an author, actor, audiobook narrator, writing coach, and editor&#8230;and now I&#8217;ve added one more hat! Screenwriter. I recently adapted my novel Speed of Life into a screenplay and made the Second Round in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"WELCOME! <a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2400\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Home picture\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2400\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Home picture\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4607\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/00200015c-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"00200015c\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nI'm so glad you dropped by my site. If you haven't been here before, there's lots to explore. I have a blog called 10 Day Local which is all about how to travel around and be more of a local than a tourist.\r\n\r\nOr you could check out the book trailers and listen to some of the music from Restoring Harmony. Use the tabs along the top for easy navigation.\r\n\r\nFor writers, there are some nonfiction articles on the craft of writing under the <a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/nonfiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Articles <\/a>tab. And if you'd like to book me to teach a workshop or do a school visit, my offerings and fees are listed under <a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/visitsworkshops\/\">Have Me Visit<\/a>. Oh, and for you teachers, there's a study guide to go along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6659597-restoring-harmony?from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Restoring Harmony<\/a>, along with an author bio and Q&A.\r\n\r\n<strong>Did you know I'm also a freelance editor?<\/strong> You can hire me to give you editorial feedback on your manuscript. I prefer to stick to the genres I'm most familiar with and enjoy reading, so if you have a manuscript that falls into any of the categories below, and are interested in getting more information about my services, please email me through the contact page.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Genres I edit<\/strong>:<\/span> <strong>Middle Grade fiction, Contemporary YA fiction, Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, <\/strong><strong>Memoir,<\/strong> and<strong> general Fiction.<\/strong> As you'll see, there's nothing too dark here...no Horror, Thrillers, Mysteries, or Science Fiction\/Fantasy. I prefer to stay away from excessive violence and bullying as well. This is not a judgement on those topics, I simply have to consider my own mental well-being and so I give those a miss. If I don't do what you're looking for and you would like a referral, my favourite person to recommend (for some, but not all of those genres) is the wonderful writer and editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eileencook.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eileen Cook<\/a>. She's the person I use myself!\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SoL-tiny-pic.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4775\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4775\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/SoL-tiny-pic-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"SoL tiny pic\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a>I also write YA under the name <strong>J. M. Kelly<\/strong> and I am the author of the <em>White Pine Nominee (2018)\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnba.org\/2018-shortlist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PNBA<\/a>and Shortlisted novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/28114594-speed-of-life?from_search=true\">Speed of Life<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<em>The thing about Speed of Life is that it is hopeful and gives the reader many reasons to believe in strength of family and friends; it also reminds us to have faith in our own capabilities. - <\/em><strong>Susan Yates, former librarian and teacher<\/strong><em>\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Drop me a note: <\/strong>I'm always glad to hear from readers, other writers, friends, family. You can email me at workshops @ joelleanthony dot com\r\n\r\n<strong> Happy reading, everyone!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2400\" src=\"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Home-picture.jpg\" alt=\"Home picture\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\u00a0","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2235"}],"version-history":[{"count":130,"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7281,"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2235\/revisions\/7281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelleanthony.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}