Author Archives: Patricia Kiyono

About Patricia Kiyono

During her first career, Patricia Kiyono taught elementary music, computer classes, elementary classrooms, and junior high social studies. She now teaches music education at the university level. She lives in southwest Michigan with her husband, not far from her five children, nine grandchildren (so far), and great-granddaughters. Current interests, aside from writing, include sewing, crocheting, scrapbooking, and music. A love of travel and an interest in faraway people inspires her to create stories about different cultures. Check out her sweet historical contemporary romances at her Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Patricia-Kiyono/e/B0067PSM5C/

Guest Author: Kathy L Wheeler and The Mail Order Bride Series

Posted on June 10, 2019

I love to read historical romance set in almost any place and time period, but one of my favorites is the American West. It was definitely a time for strong, tenacious women, the kind I like to write about. Kathy … Continue reading →

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What To Do?

Posted on June 3, 2019

For this week’s discussion, one of our foxes posed the following scenario: “You can no longer work in the book industry. What do you do to earn a living?” I guess I’d have several choices. My first choice, I suppose, … Continue reading →

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Maintenance Mode: When Goals Need a Break

Posted on May 27, 2019

It’s Memorial Day, the national holiday during which we honor those who have sacrificed their lives in the service of our country. I’m fortunate in that no one in my immediate family meets this description. But my family and I … Continue reading →

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Brand Loyalty, or Creature of Habit?

Posted on May 20, 2019

This week, one of our foxes asked, “Have you ever been swayed by the appeal/cleverness of an ad for one particular brand to switch from another that you generally used?” I thought about this topic for several days before concluding … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: D. M. Burton and Rescuing Mara’s Father

Posted on May 13, 2019

After last week’s topic about whether or not we write the same types of books as when we started, my guest this month is the perfect example of someone who’s branched out – and then branched out again! Diane Burton … Continue reading →

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Not Quite the Same Old, Same Old

Posted on May 6, 2019

This week, one of our foxes asked, “Are you writing the same kind of books you wrote when you first started?” The answer for me – sort of. The first book I started writing in earnest is the story that … Continue reading →

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Real World Distractions

Posted on April 29, 2019

This week, our hound offers a topic familiar to most people. He asks, “What (if anything) drains/blocks your potential productivity? What can you do to correct this?” The first question is easy to answer. Family responsibilities (for me) have doubled … Continue reading →

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