Category Archives: blogging

Keeping Up With Bloggers

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Patricia Kiyono

Our resident hound asked, “What characteristics make for an interesting blog? Do you regularly read many/any blogs (besides this one)? Why or why not?” I read several blogs, though probably not as consistently as I would like. The main issue … Continue reading →

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“Socially” Acceptable

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

I thought of the topic of the week, “How do you use social media and how has it changed”, when I found myself on one platform more and more, one that I never expected to connect with folks through:  YouTube.  … Continue reading →

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Ac’centuate the Positive

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

Since accents have played a major part in my life, I would be surprised if they had not come up here before.  Hello, my name is Tonette, and I pick up accents.  Do any of you do this when speaking … Continue reading →

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Repeat, Read, Repeat

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

It’s Free Week and I want to revisit something that although I have addressed in the past, it has come up a few times quite recently here on 4F,1H: You can’t judge books by their TV shows or movies, (and … Continue reading →

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Have you ever started to read a book, story, article, watched a movie or TV show where you realized that the writer had another agenda other than telling a story? In the guise of a story, they only want to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No Place to Go? No Problem.

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Tuesday Fox supplied this week’s topic when she asked, “How has the ongoing pandemic affected your creativity?” The beginning of the shutdown was great for my creativity outlets other than music and writing. If you’ve known me for a … Continue reading →

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Review: “What IF”

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I was looking for something a little intelligent, but lighter than what I had been listening to, while working around the house, and Randall Monroe’s “What If” filled the bill.  Monroe is a trained physicist and a short-time former contract … Continue reading →

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Like? Not Likely

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

THIS WEEK: If a prospective publisher asked you to compare your work to that of one or two well-known authors, whom would you choose? I haven’t had a prospective publisher ask me that yet, but when I was hoping to … Continue reading →

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Not Written in Stone

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“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 →

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Working Hard to … Oh, Look!

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Our sage hound asked, “To what degree does procrastination affect your writing projects? Do you have any theories about WHY you procrastinate on certain projects… or at certain periods?” I’ll answer the second question first. I’ve always been busy, and … Continue reading →

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