I've written a variety of books and stories so there's something here for everyone:

My non-fiction primer for home building is Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching the Pocketbook (the new edition has color photos); the ISBN number on that edition is 978-1-60749-562-8: Online Bookstore Or you can order it from amazon:http://www. ( Read more... )

I've started writing my next novel for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month); that starts in November, and I've written my first 4000 words. (I try to write 2000 words a day so I don't fall behind.)

The novel I worte last year (also SF) is waiting for a decision by an editor...

And if anyone is going to TusCon in Tucson this month, Sugar Time, my ( Read more... )

. Here's a link to my most recent online story: MOOVING OUT • by Joy V. Smith Every Day Fiction - The once a day flash fiction magazine.

Sugar Time is an audiobook of time travel tales with sound effects & music. Check it out at: http://hadrosaur.com/audio_books.html

Magistria: The Realm of the Sorcerer: This shared world anthology of mages and magic ( Read more... )

Here's a smorgasbord of books I've written or have stories in:

Why Won't Anyone Play with Me? is my children's picture book. You can find it at: Amazon.com: Why Won't Anyone Play with Me?: Books: Joy V. Smith

The new edition of my house book, Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching the Pocketbook, has color photos; the ISBN number ( Read more... )

It's time to think about Christmas gifts. Here are a few I'm recommending--yes, including some of my own books:

Man-Kzin Wars XII: I've been reading the Man-Kzin Wars series for a long time. The series was created by Larry Niven, but different authors have joined in. Man-Kzin Wars XII (Baen, 2009) contains six stories. My favorites are Aquila ( Read more... )

Sugar Time is my audiobook of time travel adventure:

Maxwell Sweet along with two professors have been conducting secret experiments in an old Victorian mansion outside Galveston, Texas. Then the two professors vanish, and Maxwell Sweet has fallen ill. Now, it's up to Sweet's tough-as-nails niece to find out what happened to the project--a working ( Read more... )

Audio Bibles use famous voices to bring Scripture to life

Monday, February 02, 2009
By SUSAN KALAN
The Express-Times
"It's all about sharing faith with a new generation.

It's still making use of the Bible. Only, this time around, it's studying the Bible in an audio format. You can pick your favorite all-star cast and translation and listen in by CD or ( Read more... )

My story, Seedlings, is included in Magistria: The Realm of the Sorcerer (a shared world anthology), which is available at amazon.com. Plant mages fight with magic and their sentient plant companions. [This anthology is a reprint; it's out from a new publisher, Ricasso Press.] Magistria: Shards of the Goddess is upcoming; my story, Crystal Quest, ( Read more... )

Aliens, Animals, and Adventure (SF & fantasy story collection): AnthologyBuilder: create your ideal anthology

Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching the Pocketbook: Building a Cool House for Hot Times Without Scorching the Pocketbook, Joy V. Smith, Book - Barnes & Noble

Sugar Time: Hadrosaur Audio Odysseys

Why Won't Anyone Play with Me ( Read more... )

My book, Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching the Pocketbook, is #8 on this Barnes & Noble top ten list: Barnes & Noble.com Books - Architecture, Domestic->Amateurs' manuals   Here's a free excerpt: Free Book Excerpts : Building a Cool House for Hot Times without Scorching the Pocketbook by Joy Smith

There's a free excerpt available ( Read more... )