Julie Saffrin

Book Review of Joy DeKok’s novel, Between the Lies

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Today’s guest is Joy DeKok, author of Between the Lies, her newest and first suspense novel. Joy is the author of nine books, including non-fiction, fiction and children’s books. April 26 and 27, the e-book of this novel will be on sale for $2.99. On her Amazon author page she tells why she loves to write, “. . . over time . . . the words meshed with an equally important component: writing FOR others – to entertain and encourage; to touch and maybe even teach. It’s the writing FOR that gets me past all the excuses, fears, and distractions. The love of…

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How to Feed a Starving Dream

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Kathy Brunner, author of Finding Your Fire, and I are a bit like Helene Hanff and Frank Doel in the book, 84, Charing Cross Road, a story I tell in BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life. (The movie version of this book is charming and worth your time as it features Sir Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft.) You can read about Helene and Frank by purchasing BlessBack, the book’s paperback edition here or get the e-book for Kindle readers edition FREE from Wednesday August 8 to Friday August 10 here. Kathy and I have never met in person and I don’t know that we will.…

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A Turning Point for BlessBack’s Facebook Fan Page

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BlessBack has 100 “Likes” on its Facebook’s fan page. Want to help me make that 125? Let me know by leaving your contact info in the message area (not the wall, to protect you for confidentiality reasons) of the BlessBack: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life Facebook fan page if you are No. 125 of those who “like” it. I have a BlessBack surprise for you. 🙂 And thanks to all – you put a smile on my face every day. I would be nothing without your support. I will also BlessBack the person who gets BlessBack’s number to 150. Why? Because we’re celebrating the…

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