Category Archives: free week

Serious Series Suggestions

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

About a week ago a question was posed in a Facebook writer’s group:  “Can you give me any advice on writing a series?”  I weighed in, then I thought that, in a longer version, it might make a good post … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Reading Challenge 2021, Part Six

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

This month, I read three more cozy mysteries and one romance. Regular visitors to the blog will recognize these authors. The Cereal Murders by Diane Mott DavidsonGoldy Schultz Mystery, Book Three After her frightening experiences as a live-in chef in … Continue reading →

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Reading Challenge 2021, Part Five

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

This has been a busy month, but I managed to read three great mysteries. I linked the book covers to their Amazon pages, in case you find one that interests you! Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott DavidsonGoldy Schultz Book … Continue reading →

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Reading Challenge 2021, Part Two

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

This was mystery month for me! Two mysteries are continuations of series I’ve visited before, and one is new. For a little variety, I included an inspirational historical romance. Here are my Goodreads reviews: A Nose for Crime by Noel … Continue reading →

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My Mind to Your Mind

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Not really a Vulcan mind-meld, but it’s “Free” week and I will ask a question that I have been pondering: How much of the “WHY” of what a character does is important to a story? With all that I have … Continue reading →

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Review: “Schifflebein’s Folly”

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Happy New Year, Everyone! I hope and pray for a happy, healthy year for all. I’ll keep this short since it is New Year’s Day, not that I am insinuating that any of you might have over-indulged last night(!), but … Continue reading →

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Rambling Reader Reviews, Part Eleven

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

Each year since 2012, I’ve set a reading goal in Goodreads, and since 2015 my goal has been set at 50 books read in the calendar year. Other than in 2012, I’ve managed to meet my stated goal each year, … Continue reading →

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“No, But I’m a READER”

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

I was in a meeting in an office and the subject of names came up. I needed my legal name and all of the names that had been used by me. It is odd with me, because I have a … Continue reading →

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Rambling Reader Reviews, Part Eight

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

It seems that the busier I get, the more I read. As I mentioned last week, this is the way I de-stress. So since this was an insanely crazy month with my daughter getting married, I actually read more than … Continue reading →

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No Rhyme or Reason

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

We’ve spoken and spoken here of the writing, (and sometimes, reading), doldrums which is a result of the world situation right now. We not only have a pandemic, which should certainly be bad enough, but the repercussions of it and … Continue reading →

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