Bio

Joëlle started out life as a storyteller, then a reader, eventually a writer, and by her teen years, the sirens of the stage were calling her name so she stopped reading fiction and began to read plays. With a BA in theatre, and absolutely no other marketable skills (not even waitressing), she got some headshots made and called herself an actor. Believe it or not, some people fell for it.

You can see her in such major roles as “Floozie #2” in Men of Honor, starring Robert DeNiro, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Charlize Theron. She also played the all important “girl in elevator” in an unnamed horror movie (okay, the name’s not really a secret, she just can’t remember it) with Timothy Hutton and Oliver Platt. And there was Keanu Reeves’ big hit, Permanent Record, where she was “girl at party” AND “girl in school play”. If you’ve missed all those, you might catch her as “bridesmaid” in What the Bleep Do We Know?

Aside from her stellar film career, she did have a very good run as Marina Galino in the Hey City Theater production of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, where she got to improvise to her heart’s content, dance like a madwoman every night in a hot pink dress, AND get paid for it! Check out her dancing skills by clicking on the video link below.
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As fulfilling as those roles were, she decided to make a career change. In an attempt to avoid getting a real job, Joëlle got a writing room and had some business cards printed up that said “writer” on them. Believe it or not, some people fell for that too (after about ten years of really hard work), and now she is one.

Check out her articles on writing and other topics, and her Need To Read page to see what she recommends you add to your reading pile.

Look for her upcoming young adult novels in a bookstore near you. When? Well…as soon as she gets someone to fall for them.

And for your viewing pleasure, some of my favorite pics. Click on them to enlarge for the full glory of the photo! I finally have my dream writing room too. Check out the before and after pictures here!

Here I am in my backyard (yes, I do live in paradise and no, this isn’t actually my backyard, but I can go there every day if I want - it’s just a few minutes from my house).

This is me in my front yard feeding Buckaroo a carrot.

I’m posing here at Cambridge University with authors extraordinaire, John Rowe Townsend & Jill Paton Walsh.

Then there’s Grinder, Miss Sophie & the late, great, Mr. Fatboy at Chez Gatos (the name of our old house).

And last, but certainly not least, me with the man who has made my life happier than I could’ve imagined, my husband, Victor Anthony!