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Changes, But Not All for the Worse
So, in the time of COVID, how will our holidays be different? I can imagine that it has touched all of your celebrations, but take heart, with a story below. If you need to be uplifted, feel free to skip … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, childhood, Christmas, decisions, experiences, Family, food, friends, helping others, Holiday, holidays, inspiration, Life, memories, Tonette Joyce, traditions
Tagged Christmas changes, Family communications, Family history, Missing family, Moving away from family
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‘Eager’ to Read
“Have you revisited an old favorite book/movie? How did it change for you as you got older?” As I have often mentioned here, we are watching more movies than ever and many are old favorites. Some are one that I … Continue reading
Posted in America, Anthologies, audiobooks, authors, book covers, book review, Books, characters, childhood, Children's books, experiences, Family, favorite books, imagination, inspiration, libraries, memories, Middle Grade Books, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce, writers, youth
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Derek Jacobi, Edward Eager, Half Magic, Kenneth Branagh, Magic By the Lake, Narnia books, Old Movies, Patrick Stewart, youtube
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Guest: Kristen Lamb
Kristen and I have been Facebook Friends for years and yet wires crossed. I have been trying to get her in for an interview for some time, but once we made contact, it worked. BOY, did it work! Kristen could … Continue reading
Posted in audiobooks, author interview, author's life, authors, blessings, blogging, book series, Books, careers, childhood, collections, Daily life, experiences, Family, goals, Guest author, HEA/HFN, historical, history, imagination, inspiration, interview, jobs, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, publishing, research, social media, time management, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, writing, writing from experiences
Tagged Air Force, Anachronisms in writing, Are You There Blog It's Me Writer, Avoiding cliches in writing, Cait Reynolds, Fort Worth, getting paid and credit for writing, getting paid for writing, homeschooling, Kristen Lamb, necessity of doing research, Rise of the Machines, Romi Lachlan novels, Superfans, Texas Christian University, The Devil's Dance, TX, using social media in promotion, W.A.N.A. Tribe, We Are Not Alone-Writer's Guide to Social Media, Whistleblowing on the Huffington Post, writing for exposure
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Travels With My Family
When on a trip (either a long vacation or a day trip) how do you occupy the travel time, or keep the kids occupied? With kids, it is a little different. When my kids were under 8-10, we lived in … Continue reading
Posted in America, audiobooks, big plans, Books, childhood, Daily life, experiences, Family, food, history, imagination, inspiration, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce, traditions, youth
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Travel Time
Our Tuesday Fox posed another topic for this week: “When on a trip (either a long vacation or a day trip) how do you occupy the travel time, or keep the kids occupied?” Growing up, my family took very few … Continue reading
Posted in audiobooks, childhood, Family, lifestyles, Patricia Kiyono, reading, Travel, writing
Tagged family trips, passing the time, technology
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Guest: Author Angelina Jameson
Angelina Jameson is a writer of Regency Romance. She and I have many mutual friends and we see each other very often on Facebook. I knew that she would be a good guest just by way of fitting in here … Continue reading
Posted in America, author's life, authors, book covers, Books, childhood, experiences, Guest author, historical, imagination, inspiration, interview, Life, lifestyles, novels, poetry, Tonette Joyce, Travel, writing
Tagged Air Force veteran, Angelina Jameson author, Growing up in Las Vegas, Living in Alaska, paranormal writings, Regency writing, Women veteran writers, Women writers
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Guest Author: Diana Lloyd and About an Earl
I feel so fortunate to belong to several local writers groups. Each one offers something different, and each has its own mix of authors. Diana Lloyd is a fellow member of the Grand Rapids Region Writers Group and is currently … Continue reading