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Aug.04.2011 - 9:33 pm
Especially for E-Readers
YU: A Ross Lamos Mystery
Were you swept away by my book, YU: A ROSS LAMOS MYSTERY?  Have you been trying to get your friends to be just as enchanted and entertained as you were?  Would they rather have...
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Aug.03.2011 - 7:16 pm
Surprise, Surprise!
I was notified today that I am a panelist at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, in St. Louis Sept 15-18. Thursday, September 15, 1:00PM-2:00PM BOUCHERCON – Spirits of St....
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Jul.22.2011 - 5:03 pm
It discovers us as gravity
A friend of mine posted this on her Facebook status, and I had to share. FAITH by Bill Scheffel Unconditional faith is not something to believe in but something to know....
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Jul.04.2011 - 5:47 pm
Shuffling Through the Tall Weeds
YU: A Ross Lamos Mystery
... of this neglected blog.  It's been a busy winter & spring, bringing the final illness and death of a beloved friend; news that my short story, "The Stronger"...
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Comments from Joy Shayne

Sep.26.2010 - 7:37 pm
In response to: Just got a book review in the Midwest Review - How hard is it to get a review if you are self published in other mainstream . .
Where Librarians Shop
My librarian brother tells me these publications are must-reads for all professional librarians looking for new stock:...
Sep.26.2010 - 4:10 pm
In response to: Just got a book review in the Midwest Review - How hard is it to get a review if you are self published in other mainstream . .
Fantastic
This is all wonderful help. I am not self-published, but my publisher is small and was upfront about my responsibility...
Sep.04.2010 - 9:45 pm
In response to: Myth in modern writing
Very Carefully
I do think you have to be careful when appropriating ancient mythic tales for modern use -- especially when it's...
May.27.2010 - 7:13 pm
In response to: Songs and artists recognitions in books
Song Lyrics
Hi, my name is Joy. My first novel is coming out on Kindle in July and in print in October from a small indie...
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About Joy Shayne

Fourth-generation Hoosier, but in love with the whole world, and trying to see as much of it as possible; just found a small independent publisher for my first novel;  two and a half decades as a freelance journalist and essayist; fifteen years learning...
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Causes Joy Shayne Laughter Supports

WFHB Community Radio, The Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center, The Lakota Language Consortium, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, Seeds of...

Joy Shayne’s Favorite Books

Little, Big (John Crowley), Beloved (Morrison), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Silver Crown (Robert C. O'Brien), The Lord of the Rings, Surfacing (...