Category Archives: Fantasy vs Reality

Funny Bunny

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

 The Hound asked: Have you ever really had FUN writing a scene (or scenes)? I always have fun writing. That isn’t to say that all of my scenes are funny, often quite the contrary. My writings deal with some serious … Continue reading →

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It’s Me… Sort of

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Friday Fox asked, “Do your characters tend to have skills that you have yourself? Do you write about people who do things that you wish that you could manage?” The answer to both questions is YES.  Almost all of … Continue reading →

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Yes, That Really Happened

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

Our question for this week is, “Have you used something that happened to you in real life in any of your stories? Did you change it at all?” I’ve often remarked that each of my female protagonists shares something with … Continue reading →

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What a Character!

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

This week, one of our foxes asked, “Has anyone ever asked you to add them to one of your stories?” “Have you told anyone that you were basing a character on them?” I’ve based many of my characters on people … Continue reading →

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Not So Easy Being Android

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Jeff Salter

Maybe you thought impersonating an android was easy By Jeff Salter It’s “free” week here at 4F1H, so for my Hound Day post, I’m reaching back to spring of 2018, when this novel was released by TouchPoint Press. Concept:  Amateur … Continue reading →

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What’s On My Mind?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

This week, our resident hound asked whether or not we’ve included specifics of our daydreams into any of our stories. I’ve been doing a lot of quilting lately, and when I saw the topic of daydreams my mind immediately went … Continue reading →

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Real World Distractions

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Patricia Kiyono

This week, our hound offers a topic familiar to most people. He asks, “What (if anything) drains/blocks your potential productivity? What can you do to correct this?” The first question is easy to answer. Family responsibilities (for me) have doubled … Continue reading →

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Favorite Beasts are a Myth

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Tonette Joyce

What are my favorite Mythological Beasts? Wow. Most of them are actually pretty bad. Except for unicorns. I was never terribly impressed with unicorns. Maybe it’s because I didn’t grow up in the Middle Ages, nor was I a little … Continue reading →

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Moving Dreams

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Tonette Joyce

This week’s question: “Have you ever considered moving to a warmer/better climate? If so, where would you consider going?” Oh, yes indeed, I have dreamt! I would not have said that when I was young. I grew up outside of … Continue reading →

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“I’ll Take Forgetful Authors for $400, Alex.”

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Patricia Kiyono

This week, one of the foxes asked a question about game shows: “What one would you be on and how would you do?” It just so happens that on the odd occasion that I feel like watching television – which … Continue reading →

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