Category Archives: conversations

“Handwriting on the Wall”

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

This is the first full novel I ever started, and for some reason, I cannot rally myself to finish it, yet I have most of it down and the rest in my head, all ready to go. Let me set the … Continue reading →

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Pressing Your Luck

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Patricia Kiyono

For this week, I posed a writing challenge: “Rewrite a scene from one of your works from a different person’s point of view.” When I suggested this, I thought it would be a fun exercise, because I think it’s interesting … Continue reading →

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Feel Good All Under

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

A couple of weeks ago I made reference to one of the few letters I ever wrote to celebrities, and Jeff the Hound said that he’d like to hear the story. (I hope it doesn’t make him blush!) Many of … Continue reading →

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Take and Give

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

“Have you ever received a personal compliment (not on your looks or writing), that was unexpected or unusual? Would you compare those to odd, half-baked or “left-handed” compliments?” I will say that I have received compliments about a number of … Continue reading →