Goody One Shoe
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This version of Goody has a new cover. My dear systir, Carolyn Frayn, created the original. I loved that our individual brands of art can grace the same product. She was working on a reboot of the Goody cover when her cancer jumped up and grabbed her again. She died in December 2015.
The new cover is thanks to Dane Low of www.Ebooklaunch.com. A custom character of Billie Fullalove in all her vigilante, superhero-wannabe glory.
Thanks to my brother, John Frayn. He is a cop, and my go-to guy for all things cop-related. And this time gun-related. Between him, Steve Johns and Scott Morgan (the civilian gun guys), I hope to have gotten the details right. I hate guns. Luckily, these guys know their shit.
To Tracy Todd, an old friendship renewed (seriously, met the girl in grade school), for her eagle eye for literary oopsies.
Thanks to author JD Mader, and author and editor, Laurie Boris. JD’s 2minutesgo! flash fiction exercise on his blog got this Goody party started, and Laurie (after a flip comment I made about being called goody two shoes in school but now I’m just goody one shoe) told me Goody One Shoe was my next book title. Be damned if she wasn’t right. Thanks also to Laurie, author and editor, David Antrobus, and my own wonderful editor, Scott Morgan, for giving me tips and insight into what it’s like to be an editor, including all of their idiosyncrasies, rituals, and pet peeves about us fellow authors.
And speaking of my editor - countless thanks to Scott for two full edits plus a final read through. He makes me a better writer (even though he disagrees), and I love him for it. That, and because he’s just so cool.
About the Author
BY DAY I COUNT BEANS. The rest of the time, I revel in the written word. When I’m not working or writing, I spend as much time as possible with my babies. Well, they’re grown adults now, but they still think I’m cool. Right kids? Right? Hello?
I am working on my fifth and sixth novels. One will tell the fictionalized story of my parents’ love affair. The other is a more gruesome tale of murder and suspense.
I also pen short stories and pour my heart out on my blog, www.juliefrayn.com, as mental floss between novels.
I love, love, LOVE hearing from readers. If you’d like to contact me, you can find me here:
Website/Blog: www.juliefrayn.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/juliefrayn
Facebook: www.facebook.com/juliebirdfrayn
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Julie-Frayn/e/B00BH47C3G
Other work by Julie Frayn
Mazie Baby
Winner of the 2015 Indie Reader Discovery Award for Literary Fiction
Named to three Best of 2014 lists by Suspense Magazine, IndieReader.com and Readfree.ly
“Just finished reading this story and I'm still holding my breath. I could have been Mazie and this very well could have been my story. The characters were so real and the action so authentic my head is still reeling from its emotional impact. Excellent, and thank you to the author for pulling back the curtain on spousal abuse.” ~ Veralisa Fresh
“The dialogue is raw, the character development happens at a life-like pace, and the story line — though depicting a desperate mother — never wavers on the edge of fantasy. Though fiction, MAZIE BABY could arguably be a firsthand autobiography for someone.” ~ Jessica Czarnogursky for IndieReader.
It Isn’t Cheating if He’s Dead
Winner of the BigAl’s Books and Pals 2014 Readers’ Choice Award for women’s fiction
“Jemima, struggling to understand how she lost her fiancé and trying to make sense of her life after his death, is so utterly human that she blooms off the page.” ~ Laurie Boris
“Jemima Stone, Jem for short, is one those characters I found myself caring about almost immediately. She isn’t without faults (who among us is?), but she also has a way of taking a negative and turning it positive, which is a quality we could all emulate.” ~ BigAl’s Books & Pals
Romeo is Homeless
Winner of double gold medals in the Authorsdb.com 2013 cover contest
(Formerly titled Suicide City)
“Suicide City is gritty, unrelenting, tragic, desperate, sad, heart-warming, heart-breaking, and gut-wrenching.” ~ Sean P. Farley
“Hands down, the best ending line of any book I've read in the thirty-one years I've been a reader. Please, do not miss this exceptional novel!” ~ Amber Jerome Norrgard
A Trilogy of Unrelated Shorts
A collection of three short-short stories
“These stories are difficult to read, powerfully written, emotionally draining and awesome. Frayn’s writing is flawless. There is nothing with which I can find fault. Frayn gives us a glimpse into a world that might seem bleak but is not without heroes.” ~ Rabid Readers Reviews
Two Wins and an Honourable Mention
Another collection of three short-short stories
"A roller-coaster ride of pity, punk, repulsion, and redemption."
"Unique and quirky."
"Sick, twisted, scary but with a bit of macabre humor too."
Contact the author
Website/Blog: www.juliefrayn.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/juliefrayn
Facebook: www.facebook.com/juliebirdfrayn
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Julie-Frayn/e/B00BH47C3G
Email: juliefrayn@juliebird.ca