Hope Ellson is from the wrong side of the tracks, but her genius transcends class. When Hope joins FearToShred, a Silicon Valley extreme gaming startup, Hope's mission is to groom the scrappy company for prime time. Enter Doug Wiser, her very married ex. While the two work in tandem, nefarious forces are at work behind the scenes. Adding to the excitement of this thriller are the stars and heroes of surfing and skateboarding. With a keen eye on women in tech, business ethics and dangerous stunts, "Extreme" will leave you breathless.
Winner of the Cervena Barva and Chaffin Fiction Awards, Joan's work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Rattle, Pank! The Meridien Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Chicken Soup for the Soul and over 200 literary journals, blogs and magazines.
A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Joan has worked for California Poets in the Schools, Poetry Out Loud, Chiat/Day Advertising and other Bay Area companies. She currently coaches writers and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The author of three poetry collections, a chapbook of short fiction and the Amazon #1 best seller "You Can Be a Winning Writer" (Mango press) Joan's debut novel, "Extreme" was published by Blue Light Press in July 2020.
Her letters, articles, reviews and poetry have appeared in numerous national and international magazines including The Huffington Post, Los Angeles Review of Books, PANK! Poetry Flash, Rattle, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Levure Litteraire and Poets & Writers. …
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