Jo Horne

Hello from JO HORNE (also writing as ANNA SCHMIDT--https://www.amazon.com/author/annaschmidt)!

I write for one reason. Fame? Nope. $$$? Definitely not! I write because since I was a kid I found I could NOT not write! Fiction...nonfiction...memoir...screenplay? I've dabbled in all and loved every (well, almost every) moment of the journey.

Because I'm an avid reader (check my blog--JO'S BOOK REVIEWS--at http://johorneauthor.com/blog), I am never without a book (or two) that I'm reading, usually at night before falling asleep. (Makes for some fascinating dreams!)

As a history major, I also enjoy research. I think/hope we can learn from history, and I love finding untold true stories I can weave into a novel. The heroine of MONICA'S WAR was one such case of bringing history to life. Getting a graduate degree in theater (and working backstage professionally) ingrained in me the habit of seeing and hearing my characters. I don't outline anything. Instead, I just sit down and start writing--my characters tell me what they will (and won't) do.

Finally my life has been an incredible adventure and every moment of it has given me inspiration for telling stories. Some of those stories I like to share in my monthly-ish newsletter. I hope you'll sign up at http://johorneauthor.com/contact to receive your copy. And while you're there, drop me a note.