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Joyce K. Ellis

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Joyce K. (Krohne) Ellis, popped onto this world's scene in St. Louis, Missouri, born into a family with a strong faith and--obviously--a great sense of humor. "I loved the laughter at home and at extended-family gatherings," she says, "where uncles tried to outdo each other with the funniest jokes and puns." So it's no wonder that faith and humor permeate much of what she has written in more than five decades of writing articles and books, including The 500 Hats of a Modern-Day Woman. And it's that quirky sense of humor that makes what she teaches in her writing classes and seminars stick with the attendees, they tell her. One conferee recently told Joyce, "Only you could write a grammar book that's a great 'beach read.'" This woman was ref ...more

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	The Fabulous World That God Made by Joyce K. Ellis (Goodreads Author), Andres F Landazabal (Illustrations) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 500 Hats Of A Modern Day Woman 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Chicken Scratch: Lessons on Living Creatively from a Flock of Hens

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“Books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when you and I are gone, to generations we will never see. Yes, the books must survive.”
― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

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“Never doubt in the DARK what God told you in the LIGHT.”
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Dec 31, 2016 01:12PM

Beth wrote: "Hi Joyce! Can you believe I'm first responding to your friend notice? I did't realize I needed to do that. Did I miss a Write-to-Publish class on those social amenities??? Ah, well. We've been frie..."

Happy to call you my friend. I'm still learning about this site too. :)

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Dec 31, 2016 08:19AM

Hi Joyce! Can you believe I'm first responding to your friend notice? I did't realize I needed to do that. Did I miss a Write-to-Publish class on those social amenities??? Ah, well. We've been friends for many years, so you know me well. Thank you for friending me on Goodreads. Love ya!

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