JS Blume Publishing

02/17/2026

I've finally published Prompted to Write, Volume 1, Revised.

And I've been making updates to my website, as well.

02/04/2026

https://shenendehowa.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/costoption/class_id/2399

WRITER'S CRITIQUE WORKSHOP         In this workshop, writers will share a sample of their work and edit it base

01/19/2026

The digital revision of my Tile Patterns book is now available. Print revision coming soon.

Tile Patterns by Joe Sweeney

01/17/2026

Here's a link to the digital re-issue of one of my short story collections. Print version should be available in about two weeks.

What if….You lived on a world that never saw the sun? Your mind was locked away from reality? A biological weapon killed all of our children? You found yourself in an alternate universe? You had magic to control thunderstorms? Experience all this and more in this collection of events.

02/04/2025

My Writing's Critique Workshop has been posted on the Shen Community Ed website. Six classes starting March 17th. Details and register here:

WRITER'S CRITIQUE WORKSHOP         In this workshop, writers will share a sample of their work and edit it base

11/14/2024

I thought I was a decent editor until I took this course this past summer. The resources that the instructor, Clifford Brooks, selected were very enlightening and fun. He even had links to Schoolhouse Rock!

11/14/2024

This is one of the first courses I took through the UCLA Extension. The instructor, Clifford Brooks, creates a wonderfully supportive environment that helped me explore with other students what it's like to be a writer on the spectrum.