The success of my memoir sparked magazine and newspaper columns, a robust 15-year speaking career, and invitations to coauthor high profile book projects with celebrities, style icons, and activists.  I've worked with a host of extraordinary people on 30+ books and a handful of screenplays.
 

Firsthand knowledge of the memoir journey informs my holistic collaborative style. I appreciate the heart-swallowing valor it takes to be self-honest and vulnerable about the crappiest moments of your life, especially when you live in the public eye.

 

Only an elite handful of collaborators industry-wide have achieved EGOT status. I've been thrilled and grateful to work with

• 5 Emmy winners

• 2 Grammy winners

• 3 Oscar winners

• 2 Tony winners

making me (as far as I know) the industry's only double EGOT collaborator.

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Here are some lovely things clients have said about me.

My fiction and memoir collaborations have earned thousands of 5-star reviews and other accolades, including

• multiple NYT bestsellers (including a #1 NYT bestseller)

• multiple USA Today bestsellers

• multiple WSJ bestsellers

• multiple Kirkus starred reviews

• multiple Publishers Weekly starred reviews

and one of the screenplays I contributed to was nominated for an Oscar.

 

Check out my bona fides. 

I'm often mentioned in acknowledgments and occasionally credited on the cover, but mostly, it's an "if I told ya I'd have to kill ya" kind of thing. Confidentiality is sacred, so a lot of my work isn't credited in the book or listed on my CV, and yes, I'm cool with that. I've seen my name on my own books, and honestly, the thrill was gone when I was told I'd have to wear a bra on the Today Show. 

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I'm here for the books.

I love this work and the life it's given me. Collaborative alchemy takes me back to my creative roots in theater and music. It's a joy and privilege to sing backup for a messenger whose moment is at hand. ​My goal is to empower my client's voice as we work together to create a satisfying, potentially transformative experience for We the Reader.

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My craft skills are stellar, thanks to three decades of ruthless razor-stropping by some of the best editors in the business. I'm happy to share what I've learned, counseling writers via one-on-one AMA Office Hours as they navigate all stages of their creative and publishing journeys. As a writing doula, I'm a strategic partner who helps authors explore sustainable writing practices, develop ideas, gestate chapter material, and deliver professionally finished manuscripts. 

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I live on the beach in the Pacific Northwest with artist Gary Rodgers, my husband of 40+ years. Life is beautiful, and I am profoundly grateful.

 

Hope all is well and groovy in your world ~

Joni Rodgers

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