Joan Koster

The world in unreasonable fashion, demands of a woman that she do twice as much as a man to prove she can equal him.

Anna Dickinson, The Ragged Register, 1879

She refused to be silenced!

“It just blew me away. What a story. It was so well written I was right there with her, seeing, smelling, and feeling everything along with her. Diana Rubino, author of Crowned by Love

Censored Angel

Book 2 in the Forgotten Women Series

Biographical fiction about women who should never have been forgotten.

WINNER

2023 BOOKFEST First Place Winner Biographical Historical

2023 Chanticleer Goethe Shortlist

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She’s going to be the greatest orator of the Civil War!

“Believable and bittersweet. The author’s style drew me in from the start with its spare elegance.”

The Literary Redhead

That Dickinson Girl

Book 1 in the Forgotten Women Series

Biographical fiction about women who should never have been forgotten

Loosely based on the life of forgotten orator, feminist, and fighter for justice, Anna Dickinson, That Dickinson Girl is the story of one woman’s rise to fame and fortune at the expense of love during the political and social turmoil of the American Civil War.

2023 Finalist for the Chanticleer Laramie Award for American Fiction

2022 Finalist in the Historical Fiction Company Contest

Book Heaven’s Book of the Year Award 2022

Hearts Through History RTTA 2nd place 2022

Coffee Pot Book Club Gold Award

Book Heaven 2022 Winner best Book of the Year

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I am an educator, ethnographer, fiber artist, and award-winning author of thrilling historical fiction about forgotten women, adventurous romances, and Write for Success books for everyone. I love hats, cats, and sharing what I know. Check out my writing craft workshops. More about me . . .

Write for Success

Do you write novels? Textbooks? Short stories? Blog posts? Articles? Write for Success is a writing craft series for fiction and non-fiction writers and those who do both. Each book in this series addresses ways to write better no matter what form your writing takes.

Each book is written in clear concise language with easy-to-see headings, quick follow up checklists, and numerous examples that bring the concepts alive.

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