{"id":15497,"date":"2019-03-27T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=15497"},"modified":"2019-03-27T09:45:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T13:45:46","slug":"warm-welcome-to-joan-y-edwards-author-illustrator-and-motivational-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=15497","title":{"rendered":"Warm welcome to Joan Y. Edwards, author, illustrator and motivational speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s my great pleasure to welcome author, illustrator, and motivational speaker Joan Y. Edwards to Celtic Connexions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15501 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joan-Y.-Edwards-photo-for-Melanie.jpg\" alt=\"joan y. edwards\" width=\"2294\" height=\"3212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joan-Y.-Edwards-photo-for-Melanie.jpg 2294w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joan-Y.-Edwards-photo-for-Melanie-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joan-Y.-Edwards-photo-for-Melanie-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joan-Y.-Edwards-photo-for-Melanie-731x1024.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2294px) 100vw, 2294px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m dying to know, when were you first bitten by the writing bug?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I was five years old, My parents bought the 12 book collection called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Book-House-Volumes-1-12\/dp\/B001LOKURM\"><em>MY BOOK HOUSE<\/em><\/a> edited by Olive Beaupre Miller and a Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales Book. Mother read me stories. Babysitters told me stories. I made up stories. I started reading these stories at four years old. I made up a folktale about a little duck, Flip Flap Floodle, who never gives up on his song. I told it to everyone who would listen: my sister, my baby brother in the crib, my cousins, and neighbours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flip Flap Floodle came to fruition. Can you tell us about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1967, when I was married and expecting my first child, I wrote the story down I tried for many years to get publishers to publish this book, but it didn\u2019t happen. When I retired from teaching in 1998, I promised myself that I would illustrate <em>Flip Flap Floodle <\/em>and publish it in five years if no one said, \u201cYes. We will publish your book.\u201d\u00a0 So, in 2004, I self-published <strong><em>Flip Flap Floodle<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Flip Flap Floodle <\/em><\/strong>is a little duck who is on his way to play a song on his new flute for his grandmother. His mother warns him to watch out for Mr. Fox. Flip believes his song will keep him safe from Mr. Fox. However, when Mr. Fox doesn\u2019t even like his song, Flip finds himself in deep trouble.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Flip-Flap-Floodle-cover-300x421-300-res.jpg\" alt=\"joan y. edwards\" width=\"300\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Flip-Flap-Floodle-cover-300x421-300-res.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Flip-Flap-Floodle-cover-300x421-300-res-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What prompted you to write your elder care guide?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I started taking care of my Mother in 1995, there were no books and the only local resource was Social Services in the county where we lived in North Carolina. I learned through personal experience that the most essential thing for a caregiver is to have time away from caregiving responsibility. With that, it is doubly essential to leave plans for the person taking your place. They must know what the usual routine is and what your elder can and cannot do. Before Mother died in 2009, I thought maybe other people would like to have resources to help them take care of their elder and take care of themselves, too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15502\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joans-Elder-Care-guide-cover-300-res.jpg\" alt=\"joan y. edwards\" width=\"475\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joans-Elder-Care-guide-cover-300-res.jpg 475w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joans-Elder-Care-guide-cover-300-res-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Was it difficult to make the jump from writing a picture book to a non-fiction guide for adults?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Going from 1,000 words to more than 150,000 words was very different. There were many subjects and many words and many ways to organize them. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/karencioffifreelancewriter.com\/\">Karen Cioffi-Ventrice<\/a>, the second-editor 4RV Publishing assigned to me, helped me immensely with organizing it into a very helpful resource for caregivers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you working on a book now? Can you tell us about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am working on the second of a series of three Gospel-based crossword puzzles books to use with Children\u2019s Liturgy, Children\u2019s Church, Sunday School, or Home Bible Study. I am working on the illustrations for a chapter book, <strong><em>Larry, the Terrifying Turkey. <\/em><\/strong>I am reformatting a screenplay comedy, <strong><em>The Perfect Couple.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice do you have for writers beginning their author journe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My advice for beginning writers:<\/p>\n<p>Read 100 books in your favourite genre.<br \/>\nMake note of your 10 favourite first lines.<br \/>\nMake note of your 10 favourite ending paragraphs.<br \/>\nMake note of 10 of the best setups and payoffs authors used to create a need for change in the main character.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2018, I published the first of three Gospel-Based Crossword Puzzle books to use with Children\u2019s Liturgy, Children\u2019s Church, Sunday School, or Home Bible Study.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anything else you care to share about Joan Y. Edwards that isn\u2019t already included in your bio?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I worked one year and two summers for the Department of the Army at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. to earn money to pay my tuition for my last 3 years of college. I had a job as a typist. My boss, Lt. Col. Solossi, said you aren\u2019t sweet enough to call you, \u201cSugar.\u201d You\u2019re not sour enough to call you, \u201cSour.\u201d You are a little spicy, so we\u2019ll call you, \u201cGinger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I received the Best Character Actress at Western Carolina University in 1961 for my role as Mommy in the <strong><em>Sandbox <\/em><\/strong>by Edward Albee.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Y. Edwards is a motivational speaker, author, and illustrator who informs, inspires, and helps others to laugh and never give up. Her blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joanyedwards.com\/\"><strong>joanyedwards.com\/<\/strong><\/a> has more than 521,000 views. She is the author of three books: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Flip-Flap-Floodle-Joan-Edwards\/dp\/1594572852\/\"><strong><em>Flip Flap Floodle<\/em><\/strong>,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Joans-Elder-Care-Guide-Empowering\/dp\/1940310393\/\"><strong><em>Joan&#8217;s Elder Care Guide<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/80-Gospel-Based-Crossword-Puzzles-Year\/dp\/1724273434\/\"><strong><em>80 Gospel-Based Crossword Puzzles for Year B<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edwards has a Master of Arts in Education. She is a member of the Society of Children&#8217;s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and the Charlotte Writers Club. She and her husband, Carl enjoy humorous mysteries, like Columbo and Monk. They love being with family and friends at home, in the mountains, and on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing <em>Joan&#8217;s Elder Care Guide. <\/em>This is my review.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12599 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/5-stars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"><span class=\"\"><em>Must have resource!<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"a-size-base review-text review-text-content\" data-hook=\"review-body\"><span class=\"\">An invaluable resource for anyone who finds themselves looking after an elder. I wish it were available when I looked after my mother. While specifically written for a US audience, the same principles apply anywhere, maybe even some of the organizations exist in other countries &#8211; just under a different name.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s my great pleasure to welcome author, illustrator, and motivational speaker Joan Y. Edwards to Celtic Connexions. I&#8217;m dying to know, when were you first bitten by the writing bug? When I was five years old, My parents bought the 12 book collection called MY BOOK HOUSE edited by Olive Beaupre Miller and a Grimm\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=15497\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Warm welcome to Joan Y. 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