Award-Winning, Multi-Genre Indie Author

Joy E. Rancatore

Welcome.

Thank you for joining me on my adventure with Words and Story!

How about a quick introduction? I am:

  • An award-winning, multi-genre Indie Author, writing the SOUL with HEART
  • A Blogger who loves to share her passion for books, reading, writing, the Writing Community and Indie publishing
  • A Speaker with more than two decades of experience to share with fellow writers and readers
  • An Editor offering manuscript editing services for Indie Authors AND
  • A Podcaster, half of the QWERTY Writing Life duo who also write and speak as a team

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Published Books

Short Stories

Incredible Followers

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Available April 1, 2023

Every Good Thing

Short Story Collection:
Christian Fiction; Southern Fiction; Historical Fiction

Get to know more about some of your favorite characters from Any Good Thing and This Good Thing!
Every Good Thing, short story collection, by Indie Author Joy E. Rancatore; part of Carolina's Legacy Collection

Books

Any Good Thing by Joy E. Rancatore, 2022 Indie Author Project Winner for Louisiana

Any Good Thing

None of us deserves any good thing. So, when one does come—it’s a gift.

Christian Southern Literary Fiction, novel

This Good Thing

Even on the darker days, we can be thankful for this good thing—LIFE.

Christian Southern Fiction, novella

Every Good Thing, a short story collection by Joy E. Rancatore, part of Carolina's Legacy Collection

Every Good Thing

Every Good Thing comes from God—look for them. Embrace them. Give thanks for them. Live them.

Christian Fiction, short story collection

Upcoming Events

March 24-25, 2023 • 9 AM to 2 PM

Joy 2023 Spring Boutique • Lamb of God Lutheran Church, Slidell, LA

Get your spring shopping done! Purchase Joy’s books and local vendors’ handmade crafts, including exquisite quilts. Proceeds to benefit Community Christian Concern and STARC.

March 30, 2023 • 6 to 7:30 PM

Journaling with Joy • St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington, LA

In this writing workshop, Joy E. Rancatore will provide us with writing prompts to inspire us to create stories and explore new ideas. 

April 8, 2023 • 10 AM to 12 PM

Book Signing • The Book & The Bean, Mandeville, LA

Join me to celebrate the launch of Every Good Thing! All my books will be available for purchase, and my red pen will be poised for autographs.

April 22, 2023 • 1 to 3 PM

Book Signing & Presentation • Mary Lou's Book Sack, Slidell, LA

Join Slidell author Joy E. Rancatore at Mary Lou’s Book Sack for an afternoon of autographing books. She will share her program, “How One Book Became Four,” at 1:30 p.m.

Discussing READING, WRITING and All Things LITERARY.

Logos & Mythos Blog

Secrets of the Scroll

Secrets of the Scroll

This story continues a series of short fiction exploring some of the Faerie Shepherds and Shepherdesses within my fantasy world. Read below the story for further explanation and head over to the Tales of the Faerie Shepherds if you’d like to read more! No...

Montana’s Choice

Montana’s Choice

This story continues a series of short fiction exploring some of the Faerie Shepherds and Shepherdesses within my fantasy world. Read below the story for further explanation and head over to the Tales of the Faerie Shepherds if you’d like to read more!...

Goal Setting & Rule Breaking

Goal Setting & Rule Breaking

This blog post comes with a warning label. The process you're about to read is not for beginners because I broke all the first-of-the-year rules. For Goal Setting 101, head to a post I wrote in 2018, “Resolving to Make Better Goals.” Now that we have that settled, I...

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Words have built empires, articulated the deepest passions of the heart, defended beliefs and spread the power of dreams. Words hold great and lasting power.

– Joy E. Rancatore