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Joann Swanson

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Born

in Ogden, The United States

March 06

Website

http://www.crankyowlbooks.com

Genre

Young Adult, Thriller, Suspense

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Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Gill ...more

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Hi! I'm Joann Swanson and here are some semi-interesting tidbits about me:

I was born and raised in Ogden, Utah, where I attended old Catholic schools with spooky boiler rooms and even spookier nuns. These things have understandably influenced my dark novels.

I work full-time as an instructional designer. Instructional what? Instructional Designer. I swear it's a real career. I also teach two undergraduate classes online for a university.

Sometimes I wish I could fly, but not always because I'm afraid of heights. Or of falling. Perhaps falling more than heights.

Besides writing, teaching, and designing, I'm an avid reader of just about every genre (plenty of YA, a smidge of Sci-Fi, buckets of horror, a dash of literary, even some graphic no ...more

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Oct 14, 2014 04:15PM

Thank YOU for leaving such a lovely review, Shelby, and for appreciating Lily's story so much. This book was definitely a long labor of love and it's just amazing to me that readers like you are finding her story so compelling. I am beyond grateful (and utterly relieved). :o)

Cheers,
Joann

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message 1: by Shelby *trains flying monkeys*

Oct 14, 2014 03:22PM

Thanks for accepting my friend request. Tin Lily is amazing. Wishing it to the top of the charts!

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