About the Author
BLESSED selling author, E.N. Joy, is the writer behind the five-book series, “New Day Divas,” coined the “Soap Opera In Print.” Formerly writing secular works under the names Joylynn M. Jossel and JOY, this award-winning author has been sharing her literary expertise on conference panels in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, as well as cities across the country.
After thirteen years of being a paralegal in the insurance industry, Joy finally divorced her career and married her mistress and her passion: writing. In 2000, Joy formed her own publishing company, End of the Rainbow Projects, where she published her own works until landing a book deal with a major publisher. Under End of the Rainbow, Joy has published
New York Times
and
Essence
Magazine Bestselling authors in the “Sinners Series,” which includes,
Even Sinners Have Souls
,
Even Sinners Have Souls Too
and
Even Sinners Still Have Souls
.
In 2004, Joy branched off into the business of literary consulting in which she provides one-on-one consultations and literary services such as ghost writing, editing, professional read-throughs, write-behinds, etc.... Her clients consist of first-time authors,
Essence
Magazine bestselling authors,
New York Times
bestselling authors, and entertainers.
Not forsaking her love of poetry in which she has published two works of poetry titled
Please Tell Me If The Grass Is Greener
and
World On My Shoulders
, Joy plans to turn her focus back to the genre one day. “But my spirit has moved in another direction,” Joy says. Needless to say, she no longer pens street lit (in which two of her titles,
If I Ruled the World
and
Dollar Bill
, made the
Essence
Magazine bestsellers list.
Dollar Bill
appeared in
Newsweek
and has also been translated into Japanese). She no longer pens erotica or adult contemporary fiction either, in which one of her titles earned her the Borders bestselling African American Romance Award at the Romance Writers of America National Conference. Instead, under the name E. N. Joy, she pens Christian fiction, and under the name N. Joy, she pens children's and young adult titles. Joy's children's story,
The Secret Olivia Told Me
, received the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Honor. Book club rights have also been purchased by Scholastic Books, and the book is on tour at Scholastic Book Fairs in schools across the country. Elementary and middle school children have fallen in love with reading and creative writing as a result of the readings and workshops Joy performs in schools nationwide.
Currently, Joy is the executive editor for Urban Christian. When she's not adding her two cents to other authors' works, she's diligently working on her own. Joy's “New Day Divas” series took the literary world by storm, which incited her to continue some of the characters' stories by writing the “Still Divas” series. Joy has always been certain that her Divas project was the one that was going to afford her with the title of
New York Times
Bestselling Author. But she's always been satisfied with the title of BLESSED selling author.
Be Who You Want Your Kids To Be
June 1 of every year is being declared as “Be Who You Want Your Kids To Be Day.” Parents and guardians around the world, please commit to being just that by filling out the commitment form below and signing it. Let's celebrate around the world the positive changes we want to see in our kids by starting with ourselves. Let's be our own kid's role model.
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Today, I, as a parent/guardian, commit to doing, saying, typing, texting, wearing, listening to, watching, and thinking only things I would want my kids to. I will not do, say, type, text, wear, listen to (this includes music, gossip, rumors, etc... .), watch, or think things that I would not want my kids to. Today, I am going to be who I want my kids to be. Today, my kids will see me love, smile, read, help a complete stranger, and turn the other cheek. Today, my kids will see me be who I want them to be.
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UC HIS GLORY BOOK CLUB!
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UC His Glory Book Club is the spirit-inspired brainchild of Joylynn Jossel, Author and Acquisitions Editor of Urban Christian, and Kendra Norman-Bellamy, Author for Urban Christian. This is an online book club that hosts authors of Urban Christian. We welcome as members all men and women who have a passion for reading Christian-based fiction.
UC His Glory Book Club pledges our commitment to provide support, positive feedback, encouragement, and a forum whereby members can openly discuss and review the literary works of Urban Christian authors.
There is no membership fee associated with UC His Glory Book Club; however, we do ask that you support the authors through purchasing, encouraging, providing book reviews, and of course, your prayers. We also ask that you respect our beliefs and follow the guidelines of the book club. We hope to receive your valuable input, opinions, and reviews that build up, rather than tear down our authors.
Urban Christian His Glory Book Club
What We Believe
âWe believe that Jesus is the Christ, Son of the Living God.
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âWe believe the Bible is the true, living Word of God.
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âWe believe all Urban Christian authors should use their God-given writing abilities to honor God and share the message of the written word God has given to each of them uniquely.
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âWe believe in supporting Urban Christian authors in their literary endeavors by reading, purchasing and sharing their titles with our online community.
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âWe believe that in everything we do in our literary arena should be done in a manner that will lead to God being glorified and honored.
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Many Blessing to You!
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Shelia E. Lipsey,
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President, UC His Glory Book Club
Urban Books, LLC
78 East Industry Court
Deer Park, NY 11729
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And You Call Yourself A Christian: Still Divas Series Book One Copyright © 2012 E.N. Joy
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ISBN: 978-1-5998-3272-2
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This is a work of fiction. Any references or similarities to actual events, real people, living, or dead, or to real locales are intended to give the novel a sense of reality. Any similarity in other names, characters, places, and incidents is entirely coincidental.
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