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
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Available April 1, 2023
Every Good Thing
Short Story Collection:
Christian Fiction; Southern Fiction; Historical Fiction
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
Upcoming Events
March 24-25, 2023 • 9 AM to 2 PM
Joy 2023 Spring Boutique • Lamb of God Lutheran Church, Slidell, LA
March 30, 2023 • 6 to 7:30 PM
Journaling with Joy • St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington, LA
April 8, 2023 • 10 AM to 12 PM
Book Signing • The Book & The Bean, Mandeville, LA
April 22, 2023 • 1 to 3 PM
Book Signing & Presentation • Mary Lou's Book Sack, Slidell, LA
Discussing READING, WRITING and All Things LITERARY.
Logos & Mythos Blog
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
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
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...
