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.
Have you ever gone to download a book and gotten the wrong one? Have you ever READ the wrong book? Somehow or another, as it happens, there two books that are very much alike on my Kindle account. I started … Continue reading →
Posted in America, author's life, authors, Books, characters, cozy mystery, decisions, e-books, fantasy, imagination, inspiration, Kindle, movies, Mystery stories, novels, paranormal, pets, plots, reading, romance, Tonette Joyce, TV, writing
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Tagged "Earth", "Moon", "Sun", English writers, MG books, Previously published works, Writing themes, YA books
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Get it? “Condensed” versions had ‘extra scenes’. EXTRA. I have read many a tedious book or parts that I skimmed through, (Elaine mentioned “War and Peace” earlier in the week; I could not have cared less from which direction Napoleon … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthologies, big plans, Books, collections, Compilations, decisions, editing, experiences, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, plots, publishing, Tonette Joyce, writing
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Tagged adding to stories, Editing stories, James Michener, James Michener's Centennial, Kelly's Book Club, Oprah Book club, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Step[hen King, Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
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Here is another mutual FB Friend that I asked for an interview, and only then found just how very popular and prolific a writer she is. CeeCee James is the author of a heartbreaking memoir, several stand-alone novels, plus romance … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angel Lake Mysteries, Baker Street Cozy Mysteries, Cee Cee James, Chelsea Lawson Cozy Mysteries, Falmingo Realty Mysteries, Kicked the Bucket, Oceanside Mysteries, Overcoming adversity, overcoming child abuse, Overcoming depression, Tall Tails Secret Book Club
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“Did you ever start a piece of writing and forget about it, only to be surprised when you found it and read it?”I asked this question because several things rather caught me off-guard when I started writing longer stories. I … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, big plans, Books, characters, childhood, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, editing, experiences, imagination, inspiration, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, plots, reading, subplots, Tonette Joyce, What if, writers, writing
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Not really a Vulcan mind-meld, but it’s “Free” week and I will ask a question that I have been pondering: How much of the “WHY” of what a character does is important to a story? With all that I have … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, big plans, Books, characters, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, editing, experiences, Family, free week, imagination, Life, Miscellaneous, plots, protagonists, romantic suspense, Tonette Joyce, writing
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Tagged leaving it to readers' imaginations, psychology, Show-don't-tell, target audiences
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This week: “The best four words that describe you”. YIKES. (That one could be a choice!) Since I will have to make a stab and do some spoul-searching, let’s go with 1) HONEST Yes, I am honest. I hate lying. … Continue reading →
Posted in Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, helping others, hobbies, Life, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce, writing
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Question of the week, in this time of COVID: Once it’s safe to do so, what’s the first thing you want to do that you haven’t been able to do in the last 10-12 months? This is too easy: I … Continue reading →
Happy New Year, Everyone! I hope and pray for a happy, healthy year for all. I’ll keep this short since it is New Year’s Day, not that I am insinuating that any of you might have over-indulged last night(!), but … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, Books, characters, dialogue, Faith-centered stories, Family, fantasy, free week, HEA/HFN, helping others, imagination, inspiration, inspirational stories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
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Tagged Happy stories, Iris Chacon', Shifflebein's Folly, Stories with special-needs children, Uplifting stories
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So, in the time of COVID, how will our holidays be different? I can imagine that it has touched all of your celebrations, but take heart, with a story below. If you need to be uplifted, feel free to skip … Continue reading →
Posted in America, big plans, childhood, Christmas, decisions, experiences, Family, food, friends, helping others, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, Life, memories, Tonette Joyce, traditions
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Tagged Christmas changes, Family communications, Family history, Missing family, Moving away from family
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