About Tonette Joyce
Tonette was a once-fledgling lyricists-bookkeeper, turned cook/baker/restaurateur and is now exploring different writing venues,(with a stage play recently completed). She has had poetry and nonfiction articles published in the last few years. Tonette has been married to her only serious boyfriend for more than thirty years and she is, as one person described her, family-oriented almost to a fault. Never mind how others have described her, she is,(shall we say), a sometime traditionalist of eclectic tastes.She has another blog : "Tonette Joyce:Food,Friends,Family" here at WordPress.She and guests share tips and recipes for easy entertaining and helps people to be ready for almost anything.
“If you could live anywhere in the world with no expenses to consider, where would you live? Why?” I am not sure the perfect place exists, but I would give it a shot. “Expenses” is generally a big consideration, but … Continue reading →
Posted in author's life, Autumn, big plans, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, goals, historical, history, inspiration, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
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Tagged Annapolis
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Once again, family took my time and attention and I ran late for a review, until nearly 1 AM yesterday morning my time when, just before bed, I checked in to see if the latest post by The Hound had gone … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthologies, audiobooks, authors, characters, classics, descriptions, Faith-centered stories, historical, imagination, inspiration, inspirational stories, memories, movies, novels, paperback books, protagonists, reading, reviews, Tonette Joyce, translations, writers
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Tagged Dumbed-down stories, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Plagiarism, Quo Vadis, Rip-offs, Stories of Rome, Stories of the beginning of Christianity, The Robe, The Spear
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“What is the most important thing you learned after completing your first book?” That being a writer is nothing like I expected it to be. Again, as I said last week when asked about publishing a first book, the “I … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, Books, careers, Dealing with stress, decisions, editing, experiences, goals, helping others, honors, inspiration, Lecturing, Life, Miscellaneous, novels, procrastination, publishing, Random thoughts, reviews, social media, time management, Tonette Joyce, traditional publishing, using talents, Validation, Why I Write, Words, writers, writing
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New Years Eve and I wish all of you a safe and happy 2022. Take care of yourself and those around you. It’s a Free Week and I was pressed for a topic. I have not finished a book recently,(save … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, Books, Christmas books, collections, contemporary, decisions, editors, fantasy, historical, imagination, inspiration, novels, Publishers, publishing, reading preferences, romance, titles, Tonette Joyce, using talents
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Tagged A Witness to Murder, Crewel World, Don Knotts, Duck the Halls, Elaine, Framed in Lace, Lame titles, Patty, Poor Titles, The Private Eyes, The Table in the Window, Tim Conway
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It will be Christmas Eve when this posts, so although I have little time and little to say, I doubt that anyone will be reading this before the next round of posts starts anyway. Most of our Christmas, (dinner and … Continue reading →
If you tried to watch the series “The Witcher” last year and found it too graphic, I won’t blame you if you ran away. The only reason why I watched it at all was by recommendation from a YouTuber that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andrzej Sapkowski, influencers on YouTube, Marvel movies, Once Upon a Time TV series, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson books, The Witcher books, The Witcher Series, Thor
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This Week: Can you picture yourself ever stopping writing (creatively)… and thinking, “Nah, I’m tired of writing. Maybe I’ll do something else.” Short answer? No. I know that everyone who has been here for any time knows that I wrote … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthologies, author's life, big plans, Books, careers, childhood, creating scenes, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, dialogue, experiences, Family, fantasy, free week, helping others, imagination, inspiration, Life, non-fiction, novels, poetry, Preparing for writing, time management, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Why I Write, Words, writing
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THIS WEEK: If a prospective publisher asked you to compare your work to that of one or two well-known authors, whom would you choose? I haven’t had a prospective publisher ask me that yet, but when I was hoping to … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, agents, America, author's life, authors, big plans, blogging, Books, Children's books, decisions, experiences, food, goals, helping others, historical, Holiday, holidays, horror stories, imagination, inspiration, non-fiction, novels, poetry, Publishers, publishing, reading, research, romance, romantic suspense, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Why I Write, writers, writing
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Tagged .Vincent Millay, agents, getting plays read, Making Things Grow, plays, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thallassa Crusoe
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Here I am, the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S.A., and without one idea for a post. I was caught off-guard all week for various reasons. Firstly, Son #1 and The Granddaughters (teens) all coming, Secondly, Son and Granddaughter #2 coming, … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Autumn, big plans, blessings, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, food, free week, helping others, Holiday, holidays, Life, memories, shopping, Tonette Joyce, traditions, using talents
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When trying to come up with ideas for topics, this one popped into my mind:What would you read to an adult friend who was ill? I don’t believe any one book or story popped into my mind at the time. … Continue reading →
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, Cecelia Ahern, Chicken Soup books, Click Clack Cows That Type, Dear Mrs.LaRue, Liane Moriarty, Percy Jackson books, Puzzle Lady Mysteries, reading to adult patients, reading to sick people, The Ghost Girl, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Tomie De Paola
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