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.
The Monday Fox asked:How many people read your books before you submit them?What kind of feedback do you ask for? My answer? Not enough of the right people get to see my books.I have had few friends and family interested … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, author's life, authors, big plans, Books, characters, collections, creating scenes, dialogue, editing, experiences, Family, goals, helping others, imagination, inspiration, Life, Miscellaneous, non-fiction, novels, plots, Preparing for writing, procrastination, publishing, reading, research, short stories, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, writers, writing
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Tagged Beta readers, editing, fresh eyes, support
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I thought that I had exhausted all of the Tolkien available, but while perusing audiobooks a short time ago I ran across this story and it hit straight to my heart. It struck me so much that although I have … Continue reading →
Posted in audiobooks, authors, book review, book series, Books, characters, classics, decisions, dialogue, historical, inspiration, inspirational stories, Life, Miscellaneous, reading, short stories, Tonette Joyce, Words of Wisdom
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Tagged Heaven, Inspirational, Life After Death, Short Story, soul-cleansing, Tolkien
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The Hound posed this week’s question: If you could be remembered (as an author) for only ONE of your books… which book would you choose. Why that one? I have not pushed to have my manuscripts published, (I know, I … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, author's life, big plans, Books, characters, Children's books, classics, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, fantasy, goals, helping others, imagination, inspirational stories, Life, marriage, Miscellaneous, novels, paranormal, pets, plots, procrastination, protagonists, publishing, Random thoughts, research, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Words, writing
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Tagged angels, Demons, faith-filled stories, family stories, Pro-marriage stories, stoies with cats, vying for souls
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We had covered our favorite books from our childhoods in several posts. We will be discussing books to which we have been introduced by our kid children and grandchildren soon, because when I thought of the topic, my colleagues here … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, big plans, book series, Books, childhood, Children's books, classics, decisions, experiences, Family, friends, helping others, inspiration, inspirational people, Life, Music, musicians, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, youth
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“If you were asked to rewrite/modernize a classic novel, which one would you want to adapt?” There’s a very good question. I have tried hard to read or listen to classics. I read a great deal all of my life … Continue reading →
Posted in audiobooks, authors, Books, characters, childhood, Children's books, classics, Clean Writing, decisions, editing, Family, fantasy, Friendship, imagination, inspiration, memories, movies, novels, plots, reading, subplots, Tonette Joyce, villains, writers
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Tagged C S Lewis, Disney, Harry Potter J K Rowling, J M Barrie, J R R Tolkien, Jerome K Jerome, LOTR, Mary Poppins, Narnia, Peter Pan, rewriting classics, The Hobbit, Updating classics
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“How do you stay inspired to write a story set in a time and or place that’s totally different from where you are?” I don’t usually have that trouble as long as I am able to get the sit and … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, authors, big plans, Books, characters, creating scenes, dialogue, experiences, Family, imagination, inspiration, Life, memories, novels, plots, Preparing for writing, short stories, subplots, Tonette Joyce, writing, writing from experiences
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No, not THIS Hound…another one, my son’s dog. She’s a mixed breed, but she looks like a Kooikerhondje. No, I swear that’s the name. But let’s just use the easier term “Dutch Spaniel”. It’s been a while since our last … Continue reading →
Posted in Autumn, big plans, chicken, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, food, goals, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, pets, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce
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Tagged dogs, Dogs and cats, Puppysitting
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“Has anything about your writing routine changed since you first began?” Oh, gosh, yes. When I decided that I was going to seriously get into writing, it was mostly non-fiction. Just getting my thoughts, research, and facts in order was … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, author's life, big plans, blogging, Books, Daily life, Dealing with stress, editing, Family, friends, Guest, helping others, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, interview, jobs, Life, Miscellaneous, non-fiction, novels, poetry, Preparing for writing, procrastination, publishing, reading, research, short stories, time management, Tonette Joyce, writers, writing
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Tagged computers, finding time to write, interviews, Life changes, transition
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Facebook Friend, Robert Coburn, is here for a guest post, forgoing a Q&A for a narrative. Let’s hear about his life directly from the man: I was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. Shortly after graduating from high school, I … Continue reading →
Posted in America, author interview, author's life, book covers, book series, Books, careers, contemporary, experiences, Guest, Guest author, Guest author post, hobbies, jobs, Life, Miscellaneous, Music, novels, research, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers
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Tagged Advertising, Helicopters, Jack Hunter Mysteries, Locations in novels, Piloting airplanes, Robert Coburn
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Or, rather, the Family Tree, since we were asked this week: “Is there a certain ancestor that you wish you could travel back in time to spend a year with? What do you hope to learn? Why that relative?” Tough … Continue reading →
Posted in America, big plans, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, historical, inspirational people, language, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, non-fiction, Random thoughts, teaching, Tonette Joyce
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Tagged Arturo Toscanini, Benito Mussolini, crocheting, Education, Family history, family stories, Family trees, Guglielmo Marconi, inventor, Italy, John Philip Sousa, Lawyers, leaving family behind, North Carolina, Richmond, tax-collector, Wisconsin, writers, WWi, WWII
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