Award-Winning, Multi-Genre Indie Author
Joy E. Rancatore
Welcome.
Thank you for joining me on my adventure with Stories!
How about a quick introduction? I am:
- An award-winning, multi-genre Indie Author, writing the SOUL with HEART and hosting Reader Experiences
- An Editor offering manuscript editing services for Indie Authors
- A Podcaster, half of the QWERTY Writing Life duo who also write and speak as a team
- A Speaker with more than two decades of experience to share with fellow writers and readers AND
- A Blogger who loves to share her passion for books, reading, writing, the Writing Community and Indie publishing
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Published Books
Short Stories
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The Collection is Complete …
One Good Thing
Epistolary:
Christian Fiction; Southern Fiction; Historical Fiction
Hear from two of your favorite characters from Any Good Thing in their own words in this final book of Carolina’s Legacy Collection.
Books
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
Every Good Thing comes from God—look for them. Embrace them. Give thanks for them. Live them.
Christian Fiction, short story collection
One Good Thing
Every day—no matter how bleak it seems—find one good thing for which to be thankful.
Christian Southern Fiction, epistolary
Upcoming Events
Where Will You Catch Me?
Book Signings & Readings, Presentations and Workshops
I keep a busy schedule with virtual and in-person events for readers and writers of all ages. Where will I see you?
Discussing READING, WRITING and All Things LITERARY.
Logos & Mythos Blog
12 Months of Reading June 2025
Welcome to June’s 12 Months of Reading! Each month in 2025, I will host a different reading challenge category. These categories are broad to fit a variety of reading preferences. The June 2025 12 Months of Reading Challenge category is: a LAM Summer Reading...
12 Months of Reading May 2025
Welcome to May’s 12 Months of Reading! Each month in 2025, I will host a different reading challenge category. These categories are broad to fit a variety of reading preferences. The May 2025 12 Months of Reading Challenge category is: a book published 25 years ago...
Southern Fiction & Slothful Writing
Regardless of a book’s primary genre—mystery, legal thriller, romance, contemporary, historical, women’s fiction, etc.—if a book is set somewhere in the Southern United States, it will entice me to at least lift it from a shelf and give its cover a read. I love...
