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Joan Moran

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Joan Moran is the author of seven books spanning crime fiction, memoir, and nonfiction. Her latest novel, Up From Hell: Echoes of the Past Crimes in Central Texas Book 1, is a gritty Texas crime thriller and the first book in the Crimes in Central Texas trilogy. Available now on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Google Play. Her last book is an historical memoir called Suddenly Jewish: The Life and Times of My Jewish Mother.

Joan holds two master's degrees in Theater and Education. She founded the Meadows Playhouse, Las Vegas's first year-round professional theater and received the Governor's Award for Distinguished Excellence in Theater in Nevada. She trained as a producing fellow at the American Film Institute before spending
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Joan Moran My life is an open book. No pun intended. I have no secrets. Read my memoir, 60, Sex & Tango, Confessions of a Beatnik Boomer. One part of family hist…moreMy life is an open book. No pun intended. I have no secrets. Read my memoir, 60, Sex & Tango, Confessions of a Beatnik Boomer. One part of family history, however, is a mystery tome. My great-grandfather killed my great- grandmother at the turn of the century in London. The whys and wherefores are a mystery to me. It might make for a terrific mystery set in that period with those characters. They were very wealthy, had 9 children, one of whom was my beloved grandmother. I will certainly research this one day.(less)
Joan Moran When I was writing screenplays and I would get stuck with the next scene or plot point, I would go to the mall and walk around without buying, expecta…moreWhen I was writing screenplays and I would get stuck with the next scene or plot point, I would go to the mall and walk around without buying, expectation, It was like a meditation - clearing the mind. Today, I ride my bike, go swimming, practice yoga or meditate. I come back and suddenly there will be a new way to continue my story.(less)
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3 KEY MINDSETS TO HELP YOU DURING THE PANDEMIC

As you try to maintain the collective sanity during this maybe-last-first phase of the coronavirus, you can be sure the pandemic is wearing on everyone.





Though at first the pandemic looked impossible to endure, you have endured. You’ve self-quarantined, isolated, hibernated, bloviated, and generally imploded a few times. It’s only natural. No need to pile blame on yourself or others.





Coronavirus is

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