Jeanne Burrows-Johnson
During most of my career, I have addressed the branding and marketing needs of individual entrepreneurs and executives serving profit and non-profit organizations. Today, most of my authorship embraces fiction and non-fiction projects centered on the Islands of Hawaiʻi where I lived for over two decades. Sometimes I also write informational and inspirational writings which you'll find listed under the category of "more" on the drop down menu...
If you've came to this page from the ImaginingsWordpower.com website, you already know that I remain dedicated to helping individuals, executives, and entrepreneurs maximize their own abilities to communicate with the public. Regardless of the nature of your work or leisure time endeavors, I encourage you to drop in at that site to determine if there are ideas or tools that might enhance your professional or personal living. If you are looking for specific tips on authorship, I invite you to visit Blog.JeanneBurrows-Johnson.com. You can also send me a message on the form at Contact Jeanne.
Below you will find descriptions of the fiction and non-fiction I have authored and co-authored.
JEANNE BURROWS-JOHNSON,
author, narrator, motivational speaker, marketing consultant
The Natalie Seachrist Hawaiian Mysteries
PROSPECT FOR MURDER [2016, 90,000 words]
2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards
Finalist, Mystery/Suspense; Winner, Cover Art
In exploring the vision of her grandniece’s death, semi-retired journalist Natalie Seachrist unveils the Shànghăi origins of the apartment complex owners and more than a little discord.
MURDER ON MOKULUA DRIVE [2018, 94,000 words]
2018 ARIZONA LITERARY EXCELLENCE CONTEST
2nd PLACE, Published Fiction
2018 NEW MEXICO/ARIZONA BOOK AWARDS
Winner, Cover Design-Fiction; Finalist, Mystery-Cozy
Natalie questions if the mystery of the garroting of a Jewish human rights activist lies in her transnational past...or among her seemingly innocuous companions.
MURDERS OF CONVEYANCE [2019, 99,000 words]
2019 NEW MEXICO/ARIZONA BOOK AWARDS
Winner, Fiction, Adventure-Drama; Finalist Cover Design-Fiction (6x9)
The First Annual New Year scavenger hunt during Honolulu's Chinese New Year celebrations leads to a clue to treasure as Natalie's visions solve two murders separated by sixty years.
Conversations with Auntie Carol
A Series of Seven Hawaiian Oral History Interviews
Auntie Caroline Kuliaikanuʻukapu Wilcox DeLima Farias was one of the first people to greet me in Honolulu, Hawai'i, in 1972. Alone, except for my cat, I had arrived to teach classes in the performing arts. Carol and her family welcomed me personally as well as professionally. You could not be in her presence without feeling inspired by the breath of Island living, for she was the embodiment of the Aloha Spirit.
I had no idea that two decades after our recorded conversations I would have the honor of helping to present her stories to the world. It has been an unexpected outgrowth of my graduate studies in history at the University of Hawaiʻi and my freelance work as a writer. Regardless of whether you will ever visit Hawaiʻi, you will feel you have taken an Island holiday when you read and/or listen to her stories of her childhood on Maui and growing into womanhood on Oʻahu.
Oh, did I mention that she was dancing hula ʻawana in Waikiki on the night of December 6, 1941...Even if you have not loved history in the classroom, I believe you will enjoy hearing about a lifestyle that many people heartily embrace regardless of their own cultural heritage!
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Earlier Published Work
The Joy of Collaborative Work
Under Sonoran Skies: Prose and Poetry from the High Desert is an anthology of fiction and non-fiction literature written and narrated by co-authors Bill Black, Jeanne Burrows-Johnson, Susan Cosby-Patton, Kay Lesh, the Reverend Patricia Noble (deceased), Larry Sakin (deceased). Prior to launching the exciting Hawaiian mystery series, I joined with five other Tucson authors to publish Under Sonoran Skies, Prose and Poetry from the High Desert. This anthology of fiction and non-fiction pieces was recognized as one of the top 50 picks in 2012 by Southwest Books of the year.
Tucson Tales
This menu item presents readers with revised material from a series of historical articles I wrote on Tucson shortly after moving here in 1995.
Articles for Regional and International Publications
From healthcare issues to finance and non-profit organizational projects, I have authored and co-authored articles for publications such as The Rotarian; Broker World, and The Hawai'i Medical Journal [now the Hawaiʻi Journal of Medicine and Public Health.