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Decoration Decorum
“How early do you start shopping/decorating for the holidays?” Shopping! How I miss the hustle and bustle of shopping centers decorated to the hilt and finding just the right gift for just the right person! I have been some distance … Continue reading
Posted in America, author's life, Autumn, childhood, Christmas, collections, experiences, Family, favorites, food, Fourth of July, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, recipe, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Christmas, Easter, Epiphany, gifts, halloween, independence day, Lent, New Year, st. patrick's day, St.Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving
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Giving Books Second Chances…or More
I’ve posted before about how I could not ‘get into’ the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, nor the Narnia books and how now, I adore those series. I think there are others that I might need to go back to and … Continue reading
Posted in America, author's life, Books, characters, experiences, Family, free week, Life, movies, novels, publishing, reading, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, writing
Tagged AA meetings, Lord of the Rings, mental illness, Narnia books, Norman Mailer, PTSD, The Hobbit, The Naked and the Dead, veterans, World War II, WWII Novels
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Guest: Author Jeanne Matthews
Today I am pleased to have as my guest Jeanne Matthews, best known for her Dinah Pelerin international mysteries. Welcome, Jeanne! We have only become Facebook Friends recently yet we had met before. Jeanne, you probably don’t remember meeting … Continue reading
Posted in America, author interview, author's life, authors, blogging, book covers, Books, careers, characters, decisions, dialogue, Guest, Guest author, history, imagination, inspiration, interview, jobs, Life, novels, phrases, teaching, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Australia, Bet Your Bones, Bonereapers, Bones of Contention, der Indianer, Dinah Pelerin Mysteries, Doomsday seed vault, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Her Boyfriend's Bones, Jeanne Matthews, Norway, paralegals, teaching, The Southern United States, Where the Bones Are Buried, Writer's Digest
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If You Think You Understand the Lusitania’s Sinking
… You may be completely wrong By Jeff Salter Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (2016) By Erik Larson Being an avid student of history – and especially of military history – I’ve often prided myself on recognizing … Continue reading
Posted in America, authors, book review, favorite books, history, Jeff Salter, non-fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Erik Larson, Lusitania, U-20, U-Boats, World War I
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Daydream Believer
Let’s Talk About Daydreams By Jeff Salter First things first — Happy Independence Day to all of us living in America. Secondly: I’d be willing to swear on a stack of Mad Magazines that this is NOT my suggested topic. … Continue reading
Posted in America, characters, creating scenes, dialogue, Fourth of July, holidays, Jeff Salter, novels, Uncategorized, What if
Tagged daydreaming, daydreams, outside the box
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Do You Notice Well-Written Ads?
Have you ever been swayed by the appeal or cleverness of an ad? I know quite a bit about advertising. In fact, I knew the owner of a radio station who wanted to get me into advertising with him. Had … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, characters, Daily life, decisions, experiences, fantasy, imagination, inspiration, Life, memories, Tonette Joyce, Uncategorized, What if, writing
Tagged Ads, Advertizing, Calgon, car ads, how advertizing works, radio advertizing, Scrubbing Bubbles, Writing advertizing
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