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Like a Kid Again
When I proposed this week’s topic “Tell us about books that you have introduced to by your children/grandchildren”, it was because we had already touched upon just about every angle related to books we loved as children, and I realized … Continue reading
Posted in advice, art, audiobooks, authors, autobiographies, awards, book covers, book review, book series, characters, childhood, Children's books, classics, e-books, experiences, Family, fantasy, favorites, HEA/HFN, historical, history, honors, inspiration, libraries, Life, memories, natural disasters, novels, pets, plots, publishing, reading, series, teaching, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, YA
Tagged Artimus Fowl, Cat Heaven, Click Clack Cows That Type, Dear Mrs.LaRue, Harry Potter, Our Tree Named Steve, Percy Jackson., Reading Children's books, Septimus Heap, The Cheese Touch, The Wimpy Kid, Todhunter Moon, Tomie De Paola
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A Tale of Two Kings
Actually, it is one King. Or, one could argue, nine Kings or more. As readers and my colleagues here know, I am a fan of Stephen King. I do not usually recommend his work to people, however. The reason for … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, art, author's life, authors, big plans, Books, careers, characters, contemporary, experiences, fantasy, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, Life, Miscellaneous, TBR List, Tonette Joyce, villains, writers, writing
Tagged 11-22-63, Abe Lincoln, Critical analysis of Stephen King, Field of Dreams, Hearts in Atlantis, Joyland, On Writing, Stephen King, The 1960s, To Be Listened To list, Writing to the audience
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Heeeere, Shippy, Shippy, Shippy!
This week: If, suddenly, after all your years of writing, your “ship” finally came in and your titles were receiving wide acclaim (and sales… and INCOME), what would you like to do with that “positioning” to help aspiring writers? That’s … Continue reading
Posted in art, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, Books, careers, decisions, experiences, friends, helping others, inspiration, inspirational people, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, poetry, Preparing for writing, reading, research, teaching, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, writing
Tagged bakery/books shop, Beta readers, Book festivals, book signings, C-SPAN, encouraging writers, helping writers, mentoring, personal dreams, the writing process, Writers' forums, Writing Retreats, writing seminars
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Abundant Advice for Aspiring Authors
This week: What advice would you give to an aspiring author? I actually have a list. There have been many who talk to me about writing. I also have had many young writers around or in touch with me, so … Continue reading
Posted in art, author's life, authors, big plans, blogging, book series, Books, characters, clothing, decisions, dialogue, experiences, Family, fantasy, friends, goals, imagination, inspiration, interview, Life, novels, plots, protagonists, Publishers, reading, romance, Science Fiction, self-publishing, shyness, subplots, technology, Tonette Joyce, traditional publishing, using talents, Validation, writing, Writing and other professions, writing from experiences
Tagged advice for teen writers, Advice for Writers, Advice for y oung writers, advice on getting published, Celtx, Common sense advice for writers, Grammarly, Naming characters and places, Star Wars
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Heartstrings
A whirlwind around me again lately and here I was without an idea about writing for this ‘free’ week. By Tuesday I was so busy, I couldn’t even worry about it; I had a number of errands to do in … Continue reading
Posted in art, big plans, blessings, careers, decisions, experiences, Family, free week, goals, inspiration, Life, Miscellaneous, musicians, performances, Preparing for writing, Random thoughts, summer, Tonette Joyce, using talents
Tagged antiques, grandchildren, Luthiers, Violins
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Alternative Occupations
You can no longer work in the book industry: what do you do to earn a living? This is the stuff that dreams are made on, as Shakespeare wrote, (and was misquoted in The Maltese Falcon as “made of” and … Continue reading
Posted in art, author's life, big plans, Books, careers, clothing, collections, decisions, experiences, Family, food, goals, imagination, jobs, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Shakespeare, The Maltese Falcon
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