Joan Corwin is a Independent Writing Professional at (self-employed). Colleagues describe her as "Joan Corwin has a real gift for writing stories. For instance, in "Safe Shall Be My Going," Joan’s award-winning novella, she transports us to another place and time—France in the midst of World War I, Britain in the 1940’s—and we feel we must have been there. Joan’s meticulous historical and sociological research provides such rich detail, we seem to be experiencing the story firsthand. We see, hear, smell, and feel each situation. The same is true of Joan’s characters. She follows them so deeply, we bond with them. We hear their thoughts, sense their feelings, and we are drawn into compassion. Joan is a natural storyteller, carrying us along in the satisfying flow of a riveting tale. She provides all we need to know; yet leaves to us that intriguing unknown that can foster hunches, hypotheses, expectations. We keep reading because we are so engaged, so eager to learn what happens next and next and next. What a deep pleasure it is to read a story by Joan Corwin, a powerful writer."