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We bring stories to life, our own and yours.
DuoPen Enterprises is the creative home of Joy Don Baker and Terri Goodman. Explore our character-driven fiction, including the Nurseketeers series, or work with us to strengthen your writing, preserve your voice, and move toward publication.
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FEATURED BOOKS
Meet the Nurseketeers.
Follow Frannie, Robin, Katie, and Leslie four nursing students navigating ambition, friendship, and unforgettable challenges across the 1970s.
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Where it all begins, four nursing students, the 1970s, and the call that changes everything.
$14.99
Friendship is tested as ambition meets the realities of training, identity and the world outside the classroom.
$14.99
Quiet battles, loud consequences. The Nurseketeers face what no textbook can prepare them for.
$16.99
The climb steepens. A milestone year for four women who refuse to be defined by anyone else's map.
$17.99
ABOUT THE BRAND
Joy Don Baker and Terri Goodman bring nursing experience, a commitment to learning, and distinct perspectives to their work as authors. Through DuoPen Enterprises, they combine their strengths to develop stories and resources shaped by their shared interests and individual voices.
Their partnership rests on open communication, mutual respect, and thoughtful attention to the craft of writing. That approach also guides their work with other writers, helping authors strengthen their manuscripts while preserving the voice that makes each work their own.
BASED IN
Dallas, Texas
AUTHOR PARTNERING
Bring your story to life with a partner.
Partnering doesn't dilute your voice; it amplifies it.
We help authors structure ideas, sharpen their manuscripts,
and find the right next step.
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The very framework behind The A, B, & Cs of Author Partnering, refined through four published novels.
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Practical, voice-preserving editing that helps your manuscript get to the publishing stage.
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Share a nursing story or writing tip through a guest post on the DuoPen Blog. Review our guidelines and submit your original work.
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Have a question about your manuscript, our books, or working with us? Contact Joy Don and Terri to discuss your next step.
SPEAKING & EVENTS
Talks for nursing programs, women's groups, libraries, writers' guilds and reader gatherings. Honest conversation about co-authoring, the 1970s nursing world, and building characters readers root for.
Author talks & Q&A
Book club visits
Writers' workshops
Conference panels
READERS VOICE
What readers are saying.
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I lost sleep reading this book. I could not put it down. I really enjoyed the fast paced writing and great stories interwoven of each character.
Holly P., Amazon reviewer
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Joy Don and Terri's A, B, & Cs of Author partnering is required reading for anyone thinking about writing with
Aspiring co-author
BLOG & INSIGHTS
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How four characters were born from a single afternoon of people-watching
Ms. Brown, Ms. Blue, Ms. Red, Ms. Gray, names on a notepad that became Frannie, Leslie, Robin and Katie.
The A, B, & Cs of writing a book with someone else (and staying friends)
What we wish we'd known before we started, and the framework we built across four novels.
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FIND YOUR NEXT READ
Discover the Nurseketeers novels, poetry, and resources for collaborative writers. Browse our shop to choose your next read or find a gift for a fellow reader.
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