Janet Groene Bio

Updated July, 2023

Mission Statement: My lance is free and always has been. Whether you need a one-time contributor or an ongoing commitment from a professional freelance writer, I'm on the job. I'm an independent businessperson who writes. I'm not an unemployed "writer" who is "freelancing" while looking for a salaried job. I meet deadlines with professional copy.  Contact me at 386.658.1586 or janetgroene@yahoo.com. I'm at my desk Eastern time 9-5 but may have limited e-mail access when I'm on the go.

 

 

Photo by Gordon Groene

 

Contact me for a current list of nonfiction credits. 

 
 Janet Groene Bio
 Janet Groene (GRAYnee) was a junior high school student when the local weekly newspaper hired her as a stringer at age 12. It was her first paid job as a freelance journalist.  Dozens of nonfiction books and thousands of magazine and newspaper features later, Janet is a full-time writer whose lance remains free.

Groene, a journalist,  began freelancing in earnest as a way to work at home and choose her own hours when her husband, Gordon, was a professional pilot with changing hours. While still in their young 30's the couple sold everything, bought a sailing sloop and left cold winters behind. Later they added a 21-foot diesel RV. For ten years, the Groenes were happily homeless, sailing the tropics in winter and summering in their camper. 

 

It soon became clear that Janet’s writing and Gordon’s photography could sustain them in a new career as professional travelwriters. When assignments began taking them all over the world they  settled in Florida. Gordon died in 2016.

Blogs published weekly
Solo Woman RV, https://solowomanrv.blogspot.com
Camp and RV Cook, https://campandrvcook.blogspot.com
Boat Cook, https://boatcook.blogspot.com 

Other blogs, posted at random
https://farleyhalladay.blogspot.com (boating, sailing, cruising news, views and cues) 

 
https://createagorp.blogspot.com (homemade, healthful recipes for trail mixes for hiking, backpacking, camping, road trips, fishing, commuting, snacks.)

 
https://janetgroene.blogspot.com  (offbeat travel events near and far, sooner and later.)

 

My newest venture is a playful mystery fiction series, The Yacht Yenta mysteries,  now numbering six e-books. They are available for Kindle, Google Play, Nook and other major e-book formats. Inspired by my years as a travelwriter, the stories reflect worldwide  places I visited on assignment for magazine and book publishers. 

Farley Halladay is a widow who has an online boat booking business. She also shares her swift, shortcut recipes while she copes with caregiving and solves crimes.  https://amzn.to/3bB5XPh

 

 

 

The e-book series now numbers six books: January Justice, February Felony, March Malice, April Avenger, May Misfire and June Jeopardy

 

 

 

Janet Groene Writing Awards
1st Place, Best Consumer-Oriented Online Article ACC/SATW;
Distinguished Achievement in RV Journalism Award;
NMMA Director’s Award for boating writing (with Gordon Groene);
Parenting Publications of America Gold Award for Travel Writing
Many others

Groene books.  Most are available from Amazon or Alibris (some at collector prices). Note that many of the titles appeared in multiple editions and updates.

 Survival Food Handbook (McGraw-Hill) 
 America's 100 Best Places to Retire (contributor) 
Cooking on the Go, Grosset and Dunlap, hardback
Cooking on the Go,  Grosset and Dunlap, paperback
Living Aboard Your Recreational Vehicle, David McKay, hardback
The Galley Book, David McKay hardback 

Cooking on the Go, Sail Books, hardback
Limericks to Fly By, Botebooks
How to Live Aboard a Boat, Hearst, hardback
Living Aboard Your Recreational Vehicle, ICS Books, Inc.
Cooking on the Go , Hearst Books
Dressing Ship, How to Furnish, Refurbish and Accessorize Your Boat, Hearst  hardback
Living Aboard Your RV Ragged Mountain Press (Division of McGraw-Hill Company) 

 Cooking Aboard Your RV Ragged Mountain Press
Country Roads of Ohio Country Roads Press/McGraw-Hill
ABCs of Boat Camping Sheridan House
Natural Wonders of Ohio, Country Roads Press
Florida Under Sail , Country Roads Press
The Cockpit Companion, Jones Publishing, Inc.
Country Roads of Ohio, Country Roads Press/McGraw-Hill
52 Florida Weekends, Country Roads Press/McGraw-Hill
Natural Wonders of Georgia , Country Roads Press
The Drive for Independence, Crescent Hill Books, hardback coffee table book
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Walt Disney World and Orlando, Alpha Books
U.S. Caribbean, Open Road Publishing
 Creating Comfort Afloat , Bristol Fashion Publications
Romantic Weekends Central and Northern Florida, Hunter Publishing, Inc.
Great Eastern RV Trips, Ragged Mountain Press
Florida Guide, Open Road Publishing
Living Aboard, Bristol Fashion Publications
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, 2nd Ed. Open Road Publishing
Caribbean Guide, multiple edtions, Open Road Publishing
Camping Digest , Krause Publications
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, multiple editions, Open Road Publishing
Living Aboard Your RV, multiple editions, Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill
Day Trips from Orlando, Globe-Pequot Press
Romantic Weekends Central and Northern Florida, 2nd Ed. Hunter Publishing, Inc.
Fantastic Discounts and Deals for Anyone Over 50, Cold Spring Press
Cooking Aboard Your RV, 2nd Ed. Ragged Mountain Press, also published in French
Caribbean Guide, 4th Ed. Open Road Publishing
Personal Paradise: Caribbean, Open Road
Personal Paradise: Florida , Open Road
Living Aboard Your RV, 4th Edition, Ragged Mountain Press division of McGraw-Hill

 
Books to which Janet Groene contributed
Fisher’s World, Bahamas; Nelles Guides Florida; Nelles Guide, The Caribbean Greater Antilles; André Gayot’s Best of Florida ; Nelles Guides The Caribbean, Lesser Antilles; Experts’ Book of Hints, Tips and Everyday Wisdom, Rodale Books, hardback
America’s Best Places to Retire, Vacation Publications, multiple editions beginning
Sailors’ Secrets, Advice from the Masters, International Marine Publishing
Reader’s Digest Ask the Experts.

 

Many features on the Caribbean and Alaska for books published by the cruise industry for placement in every stateroom including Disney, NCL, Princess,  Club Med, Carnival, Holland-America et al. 

Many of my features are not  online or are password protected by the publishers. Hard copy clips on request.