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Joylene Nowell Butler

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Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

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https://joylenebutler.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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I am Canadian/Métis, the author of suspense novels Dead Witness, Maski: Broken But Not Dead, Break Time, Matowak, and Kiss of the Assassin. In 2012 Broken But Not Dead won the IPPY Silver Medal. Born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, (April 25, 1953) I am the youngest of three children of Charles (Charlie) Murray Nowell, veteran, farmer and truck driver, and Gabrielle Frances, (nee Desjardins), a member of the wartime singing trio The Desjardins Sisters. When my father was discharged from the Navy, he moved us from Victoria to Haney, (Maple Ridge) BC. I grew up with horses, cows, pigs and chickens. A regular tomboy. I received a Bachelor's Degree in English and Philosophy from Douglas College and attended Simon Fraser University. In 1979, m ...more

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	The Insecure Writer's Support Group Guide to Publishing and Beyond by Alex J. Cavanaugh (Goodreads Author), Susan Gourley (Goodreads Author), Joylene Nowell Butler (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Witness 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mâtowak: Woman Who Cries 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broken But Not Dead 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiss of the Assassin 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Break Time by Pat Bertram (Goodreads Author), J. Conrad Guest (Goodreads Author), J.J. Dare 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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IWSG – May 2025 – Overcoming Perfectionism in Writing

Back in March, my much-loved 18-month-old MacBook lost its screen. It wasn’t dropped, nor did I sit on it, so I’m still confused about what happened, but no matter—we’re back in Canada and the newly installed screen is beautiful.

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I recently had a brief conversation with a fledgling writer about something that many years ago almost stopped my career before it began: perfectionism i

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