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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
(I’m back after being ill and I just hope that I make sense! I have no idea why it posted in italics.) This week: If you had to get rid of most of your belongings in order to move into a … Continue reading
Posted in advice, authors, blessings, Books, collections, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, favorite books, favorites, food, goals, hobbies, imagination, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, Lists, memories, Miscellaneous, Music, personal libraries, poetry, procrastination, reading, recipe, series, time management, Tonette Joyce, traditions, using talents, What if, Words, writing
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Old Dreams
“If you could live anywhere in the world with no expenses to consider, where would you live? Why?” I am not sure the perfect place exists, but I would give it a shot. “Expenses” is generally a big consideration, but … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, Autumn, big plans, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, goals, historical, history, inspiration, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Annapolis
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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
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One Fox, One Hound
No, not THIS Hound…another one, my son’s dog. She’s a mixed breed, but she looks like a Kooikerhondje. No, I swear that’s the name. But let’s just use the easier term “Dutch Spaniel”. It’s been a while since our last … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, big plans, chicken, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, food, goals, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, pets, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce
Tagged dogs, Dogs and cats, Puppysitting
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Serious Series Suggestions
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
Posted in advice, authors, big plans, Books, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, free week, goals, helping others, imagination, inspiration, Life, novels, reading, series, subplots, teaching, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Words, Words of Wisdom, writing
Tagged Advice for writing series, cliffhangers or satisfied readers?, Harry Potter, Holding back material, Making mistakes in writing series, Pifalls of writing series, Stephanie Plum, writing series, Writing successful series, writing your best
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