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Down to (Rich) Earth
This week The Hound asked: If you could spend one evening in a multi-millionaire’s home:1. what’s the first thing you’d want to see?2. what would you expect to find? NOT expect to find?3. what could ruin that experience (of spending … Continue reading
Posted in America, art, authors, Daily life, descriptions, experiences, lifestyles, memories, personal libraries, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce
Tagged gardens, homes, Housekeepers, lifestyles, medica rooms, millionaires, Millionaires' homes, parlors, party houses, personal staff, powder rooms
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In Tune with Toons
This week’s theme of discussing cartoons was my idea, so where do I start and end? I had an older brother and sister so I was watching cartoons as soon as my mother brought me home. I adore the original … Continue reading
Posted in America, art, Books, childhood, classics, experiences, Family, favorites, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, reading, Tonette Joyce, TV, TV series, writers, youth
Tagged Animaniacs, Bugs Bunny, Chip n Dale, Disney Swamp Fox Daniel Boone, Donald Duck, Koala Brothers, Night Train, Paddington Bear, Ralph Phillips, Sesame Street, Souther Fried Rabbit, Thomas the Tank Engine, Warner Brothers, Winnie the Pooh
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Hard to Beat Bugs Bunny
But there were MANY great cartoon characters back in the golden age By Jeff Salter Let’s get a few details out of the way before I begin.1. I’m calling the ‘golden age’ of cartoons as the ones on network TV … Continue reading
Posted in art, characters, childhood, favorites, Jeff Salter, memories, TV
Tagged Bugs Bunny, cartoons
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Is a Thousand Words
Still the Value of a Picture? By Jeff Salter Topic: Looking at the photos on your phone (or camera, if you still use one), what place or type of event do you tend to photograph most often? Some background / … Continue reading
Posted in art, author's life, hobbies, Jeff Salter, memories, Random thoughts
Tagged cameras, Kodak Hawkeye, Pentax Spotmatic, photography
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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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