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Joy Lynn Goddard

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Joy Lynn Goddard and her husband Daniel Pike write adult fiction that crosses mystery, romance, and suspense genres. Their first novel, Moonshadow, won a Book Excellence Award, a Reader Ready Award (Recommended Read), and a Canada Book Award. Their second, The Keepers, also won a Canada Book Award. Besides novels, they wrote Buyers, Liars, Sellers and Yellers, a collection of humorous short stories about the real estate industry.
Joy is well known for her young adult and junior fiction, with her books in schools across Canada; she also wrote Write Right, a step-by-step guide to writing a novel. She and Dan live in Belleville, Ontario, where they are currently adapting A Good Mother into a screenplay. Learn more about them by visiting www.joy
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Joy Lynn Goddard Promoting and marketing a book are one in the same. Getting reviews is the most important. Facebook has a group called booksgosocialbook buying review…morePromoting and marketing a book are one in the same. Getting reviews is the most important. Facebook has a group called booksgosocialbook buying reviews, where you will get an honest review to be posted on goodreads and amazon. Good luck. J(less)
Joy Lynn Goddard I started to write because I wanted to be an investigative journalist. I was a reporter for several years before writing freelance and teaching. I now…moreI started to write because I wanted to be an investigative journalist. I was a reporter for several years before writing freelance and teaching. I now write full time and love it. I find book promotion daunting, but the best marketing method for a new unknown author would be through social media. allauthor.com is especially helpful I've found. Facebook groups are good as well. Please consider following me on goodreads and allauthor.com and I will be glad to follow you. Writers help each other(less)
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As the sun rises, eight-year-old Grace is gone! Her tent is cut, while strange footsteps lead from deep in the forest to her family’s campsite and back.
Days turn into weeks with no sign of Grace, although her mother, Jackie, refuses to give up hope.
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“When you finally start to write something, do not let yourself stop . . . even when you are convinced it's the worst garbage ever. This is the biggest caveat for beginning writers. Instead, force yourself to finish what you began and then go back and edit it.--Jodi Picoult”
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“There are stories hidden in the language we use, whether we're conscious of them or not. They tell the truth of our hearts and minds.”
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“Soon after arrival at residential school, we were assigned a number that would become our identity. I became Number 1 on the girls' side. Ninety years after she left St. Joseph's Mission, my grandmother still remembered she was Number 27. My mom remembers her number was 71. Thankfully, our numbers were not tattooed on our skin.”
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“When you finally start to write something, do not let yourself stop . . . even when you are convinced it's the worst garbage ever. This is the biggest caveat for beginning writers. Instead, force yourself to finish what you began and then go back and edit it.--Jodi Picoult”
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