BLESSEDselling Author E. N. Joy is the author behind the тАЬNew Day Divas,тАЭ тАЬStill Divas,тАЭ тАЬAlways Divas,тАЭ and тАЬForever Divas" series, all which have been coined тАЬSoap Operas in Print.тАЭ She is an Essence Magazine Bestselling Author who wrote secular books under the names Joylynn M. Jossel and JOY. Her title,┬аIf I Ruled the World, earned her a book blurb from Grammy Award Winning Artist, Erykah Badu.┬аAn All Night Man, an anthology she penned with New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Jackson, earned the Borders bestselling African American Romance Award. Her Urban Fiction title,┬аDollar Bill┬а(Triple Crown Publications), appeared in Newsweek and has been translated to Japanese.
After thirteen years of being a paralegal in the insurance industry, E. N. Joy divorced her career and married her mistress and her passion; writing. In 2000, she formed her own publishing company where she published her books until landing a book deal with St. Martin's Press. This award winning author has been sharing her literary expertise on conference panels in her home town of Columbus, Ohio as well as cities across the country. She also conducts publishing/writing workshops for aspiring writers.
Her childrenтАЩs book titled┬аThe Secret Olivia Told Me, written under the name N. Joy, received a Coretta Scott King Honor from the American Library Association. The book was also acquired by Scholastic Books and has sold almost 100,000 copies. Elementary and middle school children have fallen in love with reading and creative writing as a result of the readings and workshops E. N. Joy instructs in schools nationwide.
In addition, she is the artistic developer for a young girl group named DJHK Gurls. She pens original songs, drama skits, and monologues for the group that deal with messages that affect todayтАЩs youth, such as bullying.
After being the first content development editor for Triple Crown Publications, and ten years as the acquisitions editor for Carl Weber's Urban Christian imprint, E. N. Joy now does freelance editing, ghostwriting, write-behinds, and literary consulting. Her clients have included New York Times Bestselling authors, entertainers, aspiring authors, as well as first-time authors. Some notable literary consulting clients include actor Christian Keyes, singer Olivia Longott, and Reality Television star Shere├й M. Whitfield.
You can visit BLESSEDselling Author E. N. Joy at┬аwww.enjoywrites.com┬аor email her at [email protected].