Location: United States
Member Since: Sep. 10, 2014

Jeanne Foguth

Biography

Though Jeanne began her career technical writing, her love of romantic-suspense, whether it be present, future or in an unknown galaxy inspired her to write the novels she wanted to find in bookstores. Since marrying, Jeanne and her husband have lived from the arctic to the tropics, as well as from yacht to off-grid mountain home. She loves using vivid colors and flowing shapes in her oil paintings as well as creating edible landscapes.
You can always find out what she is working on and/or contact her at: www.jeannefoguth.com.

Smashwords Interview

What inspired you to write your first book?
After the birth of our second child, my husband and I decided that one of us should be an 'at home parent'. Since his benefits were better and I could work free-lance, we decided that he would continue working. About this time, we purchased our very first PC a Delta Gold, with a 10 mg hard drive. We thought it had more space for data than we could ever use.
Yeah, we laugh about that, too.
Anyway, while I was an at home mom, I wrote policy and procedure manuals and computer user manuals, but I was also frustrated and needed an emotional outlet. So, I started 'playing' with fiction. The first book was dreadful, but I had fun writing it, so in between freelance contracts, I studied and practiced writing fiction.
What motivated you to become an indie author?
My first novels (suspense-romance) were originally published by a regional publisher, then in 2004, the publisher chose to change their guidelines and imprints plus several other things were going on in my life. I decided the only reasonable thing to do was cancel the four publishing contracts and get my rights back. It took a while, and I was eventually successful but it was very stressful.
In 2005, I declared that the only way I would ever return to publishing fiction was if I didn't need an agent and could self-publish. With that, my husband and I moved aboard our brand-new ocean-going catamaran and headed for the deep blue sea.
Upon returning to the US in 2012, a fan asked if I would return to writing, now that I no longer needed to worry about salt water corroding my computer or the supply of electrical power... I repeated that the only way I would ever do that was if I could self-publish. And for a very brief moment, I thought that was the end of that topic, instead I was introduced to e-readers and indie publishing.
Imagine being able to have a device no bigger than a book, yet have access to thousands of books through it! I'd been limited to 3 books on the boat, and could really have enjoyed one of those.
I checked self-publishing out and decided to do it. First, I republished the original four I was having a lot of fun so I finished writing the Chatterre Trilogy and began The Sea Purrtector Series, where Xander, Catamondo's Sea Purrtector lives aboard Whispurring Winds, a catamaran which bears a striking resemblance to the floating home I once took an extended sabbatical aboard,
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Where to find Jeanne Foguth online

Website: http://www.jeannefoguth.com
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Blog: http://foguth.wordpress.com

Jeanne Foguth's favorite authors on Smashwords

Marcha Fox
Latest book: The Family History Fun Factor: How to Gather and Preserve Family Folklore.
Published December 4, 2021.
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Robin Chambers
Latest book: Book 7: The Truth Will Out.
Published April 28, 2018.
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Smashwords book reviews by Jeanne Foguth

  • Book 1: A Wizard of Dreams on May 13, 2015

    I purchased this at Amazon and loved the story and characters. Gordon is a little boy that any mother would love to raise. Zack, who may or may not be imaginary, is his best friend. Both are wonderful characters and the world would be a far better place if more children had the joy of learning and helping others this pair of unlikely heroes does. Though the characters are believable, they have amazing, magical adventures. As Gordon grows, we learn how and why he is special and see hints that the 'stakes' are deep enough to sustain a series. I look forward to finding the time to read Amazing Grace, which is the next book in this series.
  • Book 2: Amazing Grace on May 16, 2015

    This is a great young adult book, that I read prior to giving to our grandson. I loved the characters and hope reading this sort of book helps kids learn they can be good, too. Gordon, our boy-hero, has a new friend and she is a girl with special powers very similar to his. Her name is Grace and she truly is amazing. Grace also has a best friend, Zoe, who like Zack, Gordon's best friend, may or may not be imaginary. This fast-paced tale of magic that dream-hops from places in history to spaceships, never ceases to entertain. It also makes one think about where this world of ours is going and wonder what we can do to steer it to a safer course. I look forward to reading The Quality of Mercy, which is the next book in this series.
  • Book 3: The Quality of Mercy on May 16, 2015

    When I peeked at the free sample, I loved where the author begins: Love Learning Respect Differences Protect Your Planet That sounded like an excellent plan to me. Then, the author went on, “The path to knowledge is beset with thorns." Indeed, our heroic children are 'beset with thorns' as they learn their lessons, both mortal and magical, but they are up to the task, and with luck, by the time this series is over, we mere humans might have a clue about how we, too can help heal the woes of our world. While Quality of Mercy could probably be read alone, I would recommend that the books in the series be read chronologically, as this will give the reader added depth and the first two books are great reads, too.
  • Book 4: Gifts from the Gods on May 17, 2015

    This quote seems to cover quite a bit of the theme: "they could respect difference between peoples. If they did that, the differences wouldn’t matter after a while...” I would love to live in a society like that, wouldn't you? Indeed, our heroic children (Gordon, Grace, Nick and Miranda plus their alter-egos who may or may not be imaginary) are beset with many types of people as well as magical beings as they learn their lessons, both mortal and magical, but though the stakes keep getting harder, they are up to the task While Gifts from the Gods could probably be read alone, I would recommend that it be read chronologically, as this will give the reader added depth and the first three books are great reads, too.
  • Book 5: When the Cat's Away... on May 22, 2015

    Our heroic children (Gordon, Grace, Nick and Miranda plus their alter-egos who may or may not be imaginary) are tested hared by magical beings as they head toward confrontation with those who do not want to lose power and profit from their criminal enterprises. I think this quote gives you a good idea “There was an Irish politician in the 18th century named Edmond Burke,” Zack told him (Gordon). He said: ‘For evil to flourish, it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.’” Gordon thought about that. If that was true then he couldn’t stand idly by. While Gifts from the Gods could probably be read alone, I would recommend that it be read chronologically, as this will give the reader added depth and the first four books are great reads, too.
  • Star Trails Compendium on Sep. 05, 2015

    The Star Trails Compendium by Marcha Fox Marcha Fox wrote this as a work of fiction to accompany her Star Trails Tetralogy series, which I absolutely loved. As with her novels, her scientific terminology is accurate, though I am sure it is used in a fictional sense. For instance, "Ballome: Portable structures formed from inflatable epoxy that cures and hardens in the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Used for temporary outposts on primitive worlds. Most contain basic heating and cooling systems and gel insulation that protects from most climates as well as plumbing. Usually have a galley kitchen, living area and two bedrooms equipped with built-in sleeping cylls." .... to the best of my knowledge, here on earth, we don't have the technology to fabricate inflatable epoxy into anything the size of a house, though I would love to see this happen. The Compendium also includes information on star systems and an entire section devoted to Cyrarian weather, which is very useful, since in A Psilent Place Below, as well as other stories when the characters were on Cyrarian, the weather was a big factor in the story. Not surprisingly, there are also lesson plan suggestions, for the science that readers absorb as they read her Star Trails Tetralogy series - and of course, as a physics major, her emphasis is on physics.
  • The Sapphiran Agenda on Sep. 09, 2015

    Don't let the title of this great little book make you think it is about the Sapphirans, who are an alien race of little, illiterate blue cannibals. The Sapphiran Agenda is about my favorite-ever sentient plant: Thyron. The Sapphiran Agenda ties in with Marcha Fox's Star Trails Tetralogy series, which I absolutely loved. In fact, if I had been asked to find a fault with that 5 star series, it would have been that Ms. Fox didn't spend enough time with Thyron, but now he has his very own book. It is great to see how he thinks and what his dreams and fears are. As Thyron and a crew of six Sapphiran natives board their spacecraft, Cerulean Nimrod, which means 'Blue Hunter', Thyron steps into his destiny - and a story you don't want to miss.