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Joe Dawson

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Joe Dawson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, podcaster and proud dyslexic.

He graduated in Film Production from the Arts University Bournemouth, U.K., and is the co-host of The Bigger Boat Podcast, chronicling the life and career of Steven Spielberg.

The Goodness Potion and its Side-Effects grew out of six drafts with an estimated half a million words having been written (including notes) over a seven-year period.

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Joe Dawson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, podcaster and proud dyslexic.

He graduated in Film Production from the Arts University Bournemouth, U.K., and is the co-host of The Bigger Boat Podcast, chronicling the life and career of Steven Spielberg.

The Goodness Potion and its Side-Effects grew out of six drafts with an estimated half a million words having been written (including notes) over Read more of this blog post »
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Published on October 21, 2023 01:55 Tags: about, action, adventure, author, bio, children-s-author, introduction, middle-grade, young-adult
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"It was an easy read, obviously it mostly targets children as audience, but it is worth reading. Reminded me of "The Alchemist: the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flannel" by Michael Scott and "The man in the iron mask" by Alexandre Dumas. Although " Read more of this review »
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The Goodness Potion and its Side-Effects by Joe  Dawson
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This story and its intriguing characters caught my attention from the start. It's filled with epic adventure as a young boy searches not just his world but inside himself to discover the side effects of the goodness potion." Read more of this review »
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