authors… Cover Release for The Haunting of William Gray 29 Sep 20158 Nov 2015 I am so excited to be able to share the cover for my second novel with The Wild Rose Press--The Haunting of William Gray! Participating in the progress of publishing…
Uncategorized Los Angeles Emmy Awards 20 Sep 20158 Nov 2015 There are a few Emmy Awards you will only find on reneejohnsonwrites! Yes, you read that right. I flew out to LA to bring you a special selection of awards.…
Uncategorized When Life Ends… 29 Jul 20158 Nov 2015 We received a dire phone call the first of last week from our son Caleb and his wife of seven months, Amber. Our daughter-in-law's mother had suffered an aneurysm. Her…
Uncategorized Roses are read… 16 Jul 20158 Nov 2015 My husband sent me roses. Three dozen. "But he that dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose." -- Anne Bronte He sent them to my workplace and…
Uncategorized The Importance of Desire 5 Jul 201529 May 2016 Desire is essential to storytelling. Need. Longing. What does your main character(s) want? How much do they want it? How far will they go to achieve the person, place, object,…
Uncategorized Favorite Books on Writing 5 Jul 20158 Nov 2015 Writers are foremost readers. We consume words with voracious appetites. Books line our walls, collect in corners in ramshackle towers, and cover the tops of our coffee tables. We just…
Uncategorized Summer Called… 27 Jun 20158 Nov 2015 Where am I? If the header above isn't clue enough, click here! Renee Johnson is the author of Acquisition, and The Haunting of William Gray. She is currently working on…
Uncategorized Why I Choose to Remember My 50th Blood-Bath of a Birthday Instead of Trying to Forget It 5 Jun 20158 Nov 2015 In celebration of Karen Hunt's birthday on June 6, I want to share her raw and moving post about her fiftieth. Unforgettable, it will leave you with a better understanding…
Uncategorized How do you communicate your stories? 17 May 20158 Nov 2015 Since the beginning of human consciousness, the desire to record stories has existed. Early cave paintings from 15,000 BC in Lascaux, France, hieroglyphics in Egypt, Native American Petroglyphs, and oral traditions through song…
Uncategorized JACK SONNI — ROCKER, WRITER, GENTLEMAN CHEF! 15 Apr 20152 Sep 2023 Trudging through standing water in the midst of a rainstorm, I felt a bit like the mariner who had once lived in the residence at Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.…