Category Archives: agents

Guest: Dennis Palumbo

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

Once again, I’ve found myself acquainted with a very famous writer. Dennis Palumbo has been a screenwriter, a teacher and a writer of non-fiction articles. He is a blogger, a mystery writer and a writer of thrillers, plus he writes … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Jeffrey Siger

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

I have had my guest in my sights for some time. Jeffrey Siger and I became Facebook friends while trading comments on the pages of a mutual friend, (and past guest of mine). He is a funny man, a sophisticated … Continue reading →

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A Story By Any Other Name…

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

I suppose that everyone here knows that titles cannot be copyrighted. There are any number of books and movies with the same name, and also many songs, ( I can think of four off the top of my head that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Uncovering a Real WW2 Spy

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Jeff Salter

Intrepid — the Man Behind the Scenes, Involved in Nearly Everything By Jeff Salter As I was reading this (1976) non-fiction book, I was thinking, “if this were a novel, nobody would believe it.” William Stevenson’s “A Man Called Intrepid” … Continue reading →

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Guest:Diane Davis, Narrator, Actress

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

As an interview this week, I thought I’d bring in an old friend who is involved in a different facet of book publishing: the audio book. I gave away a copy of one of the cookbooks she narrated here on … Continue reading →

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Guest:Author Collette Cameron

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

I am very pleased to have Collette Cameron join us today. Collette and I have many mutual Facebook Friends. Since we seem to post more than many, we see quite a bit of each other. I am treated to pictures … Continue reading →

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The Write Convention

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

Book conventions are the topic of the week and frankly, I have next to no direct experience with being a seller at one. I have not (yet) published a book and therefore have never even considered having a table at … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Alan Orloff

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

Today my guest is Alan Orloff, and a fascinating fellow he is!   In his bio, Alan lists many varied and interesting career moves. As I was stalking doing research on him, he mentioned a number jobs that warmed me … Continue reading →

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Return of Author David Parmelee

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

Welcome Back, Writer/ Author David Parmelee! David was one of my first guests when I joined 4F, 1H. I asked him to join us because he had just had his first novel published. It is based on actual events during … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Jane Tesh

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

This month I am very pleased to have as my guest author Jane Tesh. Jane was suggested to me by my cousin, Martha, who is a friend of Jane’s. I looked into her work and asked Jane to join us. … Continue reading →

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