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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: “Writing the Breakout Novel”

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

75K 75K 75K 75K 75K & Genesis

Commotion in the Pews Posted on February 24, 2012 by JoeFebruary 24, 2012

It has been a long week of reworking things on the book.  It’s now at the 75K mark and closing in on the finale. After a great deal of kind feedback from a respected agent I’m taking a new tack … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged "Writing the Breakout Novel", 75K, ACFW, author, Christian book, commotion in the pews, dialogue, Donald Maass, feedback, Genesis Contest, gore, hard edges, inner savage, joseph courtemanche, novel, respected agent, violence

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