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A House Cat Called Tiger. Muriel Goodwin.
Published by Upton Press, Surrey, B.C., 2016.
Trade paperback, 70 pages
Email:
mgood@telus.net From the Acknowledgements . . .
A special thanks to Joyce Gram, whose exceptional kindness and professional support helped turn my ideas into a reality. She guided me through the process of shaping and styling the structure of the story, as well as copyediting the manuscript and proofreading at the end. Without her help, our memories would never have made it to print.
Muriel Goodwin |
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In Polygamy's Shadow: From a Mormon Childhood to a Life of Choice. Maggie Rayner.
Published by JKS Publishing, Vancouver, B.C., 2016.
Trade paperback, 248 pages
http://maggierayner.com/
From the Acknowledgements . . .
My editor Joyce Gram, who gave me the permission I needed to write my childhood story without restraint. Thank you, Joyce, for reaffirming that I’m an adult now with a voice of my own.
Maggie Rayner |
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The Beggar's Dance. Farida Somjee.
Published by Farida Somjee, Vancouver, B.C., 2015.
Trade paperback, 280 pages
http://faridasomjee.blogspot.ca/
From the Acknowledgements . . .
Thank you to my brilliant editor, Joyce Gram. You are truly magical. Your edits made my voice shine through without changing my writing style. You’ve been more than an editor in this process, and I can proudly call you my friend.
Farida Somjee |
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Wine Within Your Comfort Zone. Marla O'Brien.
Published by Earth Dance Press, Vancouver, B.C., 2014.
Self-help, 137 pages
www.earthdancepress.com
From the Acknowledgements . . .
Joyce Gram, more than an editor, gifted in the art and mechanics of language, you have been an incredible editorial guide, even when our homes were 30 degrees and we were both melting. Thank you.
Marla O'Brien |
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Joe Stalin for King, Lady Astor for Queen and Me for Prime Minister. Elizabeth Houlton Schofield.
Winner of the Storyteller's Award, Honourable Mention, Surrey International Writers' Conference 2014.
Joyce, I'm so thrilled to have the opportunity to work with you and delighted to share my success. I love what you bring to my work.
From Facebook . . .
With help from the greatest editor on this planet, Joyce Gram, a person who just "gets" my writing.
Elizabeth Schofield |
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Until Then: A Journal of Grief, Loss, Love and Hope. Gail Stevenson.
Published by Regent College Publishing, Vancouver, B.C., 2014.
Memoir, 108 pages
www.regentpublishing.com
The words "thank you" seem very inadequate. Yet they are the only words that convey my feelings for all your care and encouragement in the editing of my little book. You have made this book into readable form and you have given me the gift of encouragement.
Gail Stevenson |
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Love at First Sight: A 1950s Interracial Story. Bertha Washington Walker.
Published by Bertha Washington Walker, New Westminster, B.C., 2014.
Memoir, 222 pages
Email:
bertwalker@live.ca
From the Acknowledgements . . .
I thank my editor, Joyce Gram, for clearly outlining what is required to produce an acceptable manuscript, for never being frustrated with me, and for making me feel like a real author.
Bert Walker |
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Ignite Your Fire, Brand Your Essence: A Collection of Fiery Wisdom on Business and Life. Monica Magnetti, Branding Consultant.
Published by Monica Magnetti, Vancouver, B.C., 2013.
Ebook collection of blog entries and newsletters, 128 pages
www.lunacoaching.com/DragonPower
You are so gifted, Joyce. You can take a crazy pile of words and string them together to make sense. You are a real artisan and storyteller. You understand the heart of the message and design every single word to complete a gorgeous picture.
Monica Magnetti |
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Water Window Mirror. Gloria Barkley.
Published by Wattle and Daub Books, West Vancouver, B.C., 2013.
Poetry, 87 pages
Text design by Joyce Gram
wattleanddaubbooks.blogspot.ca
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Stumbling Toward Applause: Misadventures in Entertainment. Doug Matthews.
Published by Gear Six Creative, Port Moody, B.C., 2013.
Memoir, 176 pages
www.gearsixcreative.ca
Joyce, thank you so much for your help with this. You caught a ton of stuff I would never have picked up in a million years.
Doug Matthews |
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The Last Supper Murders. A novel by Don Cochrane.
Published by Don Cochrane, 2012.
Trade paperback
www.donscochrane.com/
Email:
donco@shaw.ca
Joyce, please accept my sincere thanks for your excellent services. Your standards in all areas of editing are the highest. Your suggestions for improvement and your expertise in every area, from cover selection to character development and printing advice, were invaluable and appreciated. Now that we have completed two books together, you may be sure that I would not entrust my next one to any other editor.
Don Cochrane |
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Conversations with Amelia. A novel by Kathleen Schmitt.
Published by Just Tales Books, 2012.
Ebook, available on Amazon, Sony Reader, Kobo and Ebook Pie
Many, many thanks for all your wonderful help with Conversations with Amelia. I am sure glad I was persuaded to put my manuscript before an editor before sending it out.
Kathleen Schmitt
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Islands
Unto Ourselves. A novel by Gomathy Puri. Published
by Larkuma, 2012.
Trade
paperback, 259 pages
http://newwestwriters.wordpress.com/members/gomathy-puri/
Email:
gomipuri@shaw.ca
From the Acknowledgements . . .
To Joyce
Gram and Uma Parameswaran, two extraordinarily gifted
editors, I owe a huge debt of gratitude. Your advice and
insights have helped to bring the book to its final
form. I have learnt much from both of you.
Gomathy Puri |
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Shattered
Tears for My Homeland. A novel by Sheila Bali.
Publication anticipated in 2015.
Read the
opening chapter.
Visit
Sheila's blog to learn about the story.
What you did
to the [blog] post was breathtaking. You are a master
editor.
Your
comments are on target and very much appreciated. I feel
that you are in the driver's seat and I need you to
navigate me. I feel very comfortable working with you.
Sheila Bali |
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Behind
the Steam: The Inside Story of the Gastown Steam Clock.
Daryl R. Stennett. Published by pellucid expressions
publishing, Sechelt, B.C., 2011.
Fully
illustrated coffee table book, 126 pages
Email:
daryl.stennett@gmail.com
Joyce,
my grammarian of choice. Thanks for making this book
so much better than it was! We'll do more!
Daryl R.
Stennett |
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Leaking
Money: How Your Business Is Losing Money, Opportunities
and Customers, and How to Stop It. Brenda Crompton
and Robert Hubbs. Published by Infinitus Enterprise
Services Inc., Vancouver, B.C., 2011.
Hardcover, 208 pages, with resources and index
http://leakingmoney.com/
Thank you, Joyce, for being our editor. Your
insightful changes and comments we really appreciated,
along with your dedication to meeting our tight
timelines.
Brenda Crompton and Robert Hubbs
And on the writing of the back cover blurb . . .
We love it!
You are brilliant and I am so happy that you are our
editor.
Brenda
Crompton |
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Book
Magic: Turning Writers into Published Authors, 3rd
edition. Julie
H. Ferguson. Published by Beacon Publishing, Port Moody,
B.C., 2011.
Ebook
http://www.beaconlit.com/ebooklets.htm
Email:
publishing@beaconlit.com
I offer my
heartfelt appreciation to Joyce Gram—simply
the best editor and formatter any author can
have.
Julie H.
Ferguson |
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So We Put
the Kettle On. Annette June Montemurro. Sequel to
Any Danger of Getting a Cup of Tea. Published by
Stoney Creek Publishing, Coquitlam, B.C., 2010.
Memoir, 127 pages
Email:
stonycrk@telus.net
I am
grateful to Joyce Gram, who copyedited and proofread
the text and gave me constructive ideas.
Annette June
Montemurro |
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The
Future of Seniors Housing: Planning, Building and
Operating Successful Seniors Housing Projects. Kate
Mancer. Published in Vancouver, B.C., 2010.
Paperback, 142 pages, with index
http://www.luminaservices.com/
Joyce Gram
encouraged me and also kept me from going crazy on
several occasions. Joyce, you are amazing! You certainly
get my vote for editor of the year. Many thanks.
Kate
Mancer |
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Conscious
Aging Conversations Journal. Pat Bronson. Published
by Tell-A-Vision Productions, Vancouver, B.C., 2010.
Workshop manual, 26
pages
Email:
patsvision@uniserve.com
I thank you so much for your help and support to make
this project a success. My maiden voyage into publishing
was made much easier with your suggestions.
Pat Bronson |
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Trashed!
How Political Garbage Made the United States Canada's
Largest Dump. Gordon McGuinty with Elizabeth
Fournier. Foreword by Paul Godfrey. Published by
Elevation Press, Toronto, Ontario, 2010.
Paperback, 422 pages, with bibliographic references and index
Text design by Joyce Gram
www.trashedpoliticalgarbage.com
www.gordonmcguinty.com
I want to
thank you for the work and energy you have put into
this. We have a real book, and I think it's great. And I
repeat: without you, it would never be where it is . . .
your thoroughness is awesome. Thanks!
Gordon
McGuinty
Thank you,
Joyce. Your commitment and concern for this project are
all over it. You don't miss anything. We could not have done this without you.
Elizabeth
Fournier |
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Brand
Your Fire: Ignite the Spark Within, Get What You Want in
Business. Monica Magnetti, Branding Consultant.
Published by Luna Coaching, Vancouver, B.C., 2010.
Promotional
guide, 22 pages
www.lunacoaching.com
Email:
monica@lunacoaching.com
I was amazed
by the amount of work you did. You polished
it and refined it perfectly. I love the way it reads,
and now it has a freshness that it didn't have before.
Thank you!
Monica
Magnetti |
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Paradise Stolen: How a Canadian
Couple Fell Victim to Mexico's Justice System. Irma
West. Published by Cresyl Press, Vancouver, B.C.,
2009.
Memoir, 207 pages
Text design by Joyce Gram
Email:
cresylpress@yahoo.ca
Joyce Gram
was always focused and artful about the purpose of the
book and did her best to keep me on track. Joyce is a
guru of punctuation and grammar and, as well, edited the
spelling to keep it 100 percent Canadian. She can
improve a whole paragraph by changing a single word, and
often did. I'm deeply grateful for her input and
guidance.
Irma West |
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The
Semiahmoo Trail: Myths Makers Memories. Ron Dowle.
Published by the Surrey Historical Society, Surrey,
B.C., 2008.
Historical
monograph, 68 pages, with bibliographic references and index
Design by Joyce Gram
Email:
jhwb@shaw.ca
Thank you for your good work and patience in dealing
with problems. I hope that this book will prove to be a
useful, long-lasting contribution to a small part of
Surrey's history and that it will merit the high-quality,
professional treatment you have given it.
Ron
Dowle
Not only was
Joyce Gram able to fine tune our manuscript, she also
helped with headings, titles, formatting and layout—all
the details that make for an attractive book that will
entice a buyer to pick it up and the reader to turn the
pages. Working with her was a pleasure.
Surrey
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The
Autumn Ring: Reflections on Life and Aging. Gail
Stevenson and Don S. Cochrane, 2008.
Memoir, 129 pages
Email:
donco@shaw.ca
I
wanted to tell you how incredibly pleased Gail and I
were with the excellent editing job that you did. It was
a double gift for both of us. It made the book flow so
much better and it was a valuable learning experience.
Not only did we receive an excellent editor, but a
teacher who has positively affected our present and
future work. As an added bonus, with two people writing
the book, you were able to retain the individual voices
and messages of each author, which was critical to
telling this story properly. We could not be more pleased.
Don
Cochrane |
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Fatal
Encryption: An Alex Bellamy Mystery. A novel by Debra Purdy
Kong. Published by Gypsy Moon Press, Port Moody, B.C.,
Canada, 2008.
Trade
paperback, 370 pages
http://www.debrapurdykong.com/
Email:
gypsymoonpress@gmail.com
A special
thank you to Joyce Gram, editor extraordinaire and
grammar specialist, who inspired me to actually read a
book on grammar and punctuation. She gave me her best.
Debra Purdy
Kong |
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A Firm Place to Stand: Finding Meaning in a Life
with Bipolar Disorder. Marja Bergen. Published by
Marja Bergen, Burnaby, B.C., Canada, 2008.
Memoir, 220 pages
http://marjabergen.com/afirmplacetostand
Email:
marja@livingroomsupport.org
You're a
tough task-master, but I'm so glad you are. Knowing I
had the best possible help was a comfort and
encouragement. I don't know what I would have done
without you.
Marja Bergen |
