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Thoughts and tirades that don't fit into any of my books. A collection of items of limited interest to anyone.

Tag Archives: suspense

My Love Letter To Amy Matayo

Commotion in the Pews Posted on February 22, 2016 by Joseph CourtemancheFebruary 21, 2016

That title will probably garner me some dirty looks from a few readers, but worry not: I’m still faithful to my wife. But my wife didn’t write The End of the World. Amy Matayo did. And I’m in love with … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Love, popular culture, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged amy matayo, bravery, brilliant author, broken, child abuse, commotion in the pews, film, forgiveness, foster care, joseph courtemanche, man card, movie script, novel, p.o.v., polished man movement, purple nail polish, rajdeep paulus, rape, romance, suspense, the end of the world

Genesis Winner, 2015. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller for Assault on Saint Agnes.

Commotion in the Pews Posted on September 21, 2015 by Joseph CourtemancheSeptember 21, 2015

This past week I was honored to win the Genesis Contest in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category for my novel, Assault on Saint Agnes. I was an overnight success after a mere 5 years of working on the book. Seriously, it has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged "Writing the Breakout Novel", ACFW, alcoholic, assault on saint agnes, bartender, Christian Fiction, crushed spirit, dallas, donald brobst, Donald Maass, facebook, former stripper from connecticut, fred's publishing barn, genesis, harper collins, janice boekhoff, jeff gerke, Jesus, joseph courtemanche, lion hudson, macmillan, mystery, novel, penguin, publisher, raging river of rancid rat renderings, random house, sage advice, simon and schuster, stormy, suspense, texas, the irresistible novel, thriller, tyndale

50K…50K…50K!

Commotion in the Pews Posted on January 5, 2012 by JoeJanuary 14, 2012

Yup.  Just hit 50,000 words on the new book.  I’d read it.  Pretty good yarn.  I just wish the characters would tell me what their plans are.  They’re keeping the conclusion in the dark at the moment. First part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged 50K, agent, Christian, commotion in the pews, joseph courtemanche, novel, suspense, thriller

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