-
Join 2,965 other subscribers
Jeff’s Books
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Joselyn’s Books
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Patricia’s Books
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Angela’s Books
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Elaine’s Books
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Categories
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Meta
Category Archives: editing
Guest Author/Editor: Ally Robertson/Alicia Dean
This year, for my author interview weeks, I decided I’d shine a spotlight on authors who also perform other writing related tasks. I posed this proposition in one of my author support groups, and the first to respond was Ally … Continue reading
Stringing Along
THIS WEEK:Do you enjoy reading SERIES fiction? Is there a “magic” number of titles in that series that you find most agreeable? Moreover, do you WRITE series fiction? How many titles do YOU plan in your series? I most definitely … Continue reading
Posted in advice, authors, book review, Books, characters, collections, cozy mystery, editing, imagination, inspiration, novels, plots, protagonists, reading, reading preferences, romance, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Betsy the Vampire Queen, Geoff Rodkey, Ghost Girl, Harry Potter, Janet Evanovich, Parnell Hall, Percy Jackson books, Septimus Heap, Stephanie Plum, Story set inthe Caribbean, The Chronicles of Egg, the Puzzle Lady, Tonya Hurley
4 Comments
Went With the Wind
“Went With the Wind” was the title of the hilarious Carol Burnett lampoon of the famous Civil War saga, but Margaret Mitchell or her editors would probably would have named the book that today. Why? Because “gone” seems to be … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, classics, Dealing with stress, descriptions, editing, helping others, imagination, language, Miscellaneous, phrases, self-improvement, Tonette Joyce, Words
Tagged Bring/Take, Gone, Have/Got, Less/Fewer, Take/Bring, Went With the Wind
6 Comments
KISS Your Bios
Months ago I offered this question:Do you enjoy reading about other writers, their bios and writing processes? Once again, my fellow bloggers here added a fresh element that I did not foresee, in as much as most addressed ‘biographies’ in … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author interview, autobiographies, biographies, careers, creativity, editing, experiences, helping others, how to write, imagination, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, Preparing for writing, Random thoughts, short biographies, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, writers
6 Comments
Sapped
This week:How has the ongoing pandemic affected your creativity? My writing creativity has been a casualty of the pandemic. As many people, I really thought that having to stay home would make writing easier, but no. I have been bogged-down … Continue reading
Creative Control
“What is the most important thing you learned after completing your first book?” That being a writer is nothing like I expected it to be. Again, as I said last week when asked about publishing a first book, the “I … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, Books, careers, Dealing with stress, decisions, editing, experiences, goals, helping others, honors, inspiration, Lecturing, Life, Miscellaneous, novels, procrastination, publishing, Random thoughts, reviews, social media, time management, Tonette Joyce, traditional publishing, using talents, Validation, Why I Write, Words, writers, writing
9 Comments