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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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Really Busy,or Procrastinating?

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“To what degree does procrastination affect your writing projects? Do you have any theories about WHY you procrastinate on certain projects… or at certain periods?” Crown me; I am the queen of procrastination. I even brought in a writing/writer’s’ psychologist … Continue reading →

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Writers Block Themselves

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Our Monday Fox asked: What are some ways you deal with writer’s block?I can tell you how others don’t deal with it. The inability to finish a story, to get past a plot hole, to link one set of happenings … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Alexa Kang [Free book offer]

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Guest: Author Alexa Kang [Free book offer] I picked up Alexa Kang’s “Shanghai Story” for something a little different to read.I had no idea just how different it would be. It is the bravest piece of work that I have … Continue reading →

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Bio Blurb

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

This week we were asked: “You’re the headline speaker at a writers’ conference, and you need to submit a short bio for the program. What will you include?” I will never forget the first time that I had to submit … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Bishop O’Connell

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

I met Bishop O’Connell when we both commented on another author’s Facebook page. I had to ask him about his name since my husband graduated from Bishop O’Connell High School in Northern Virginia. It was not far from where I … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author CeeCee James

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Here is another mutual FB Friend that I asked for an interview, and only then found just how very popular and prolific a writer she is. CeeCee James is the author of a heartbreaking memoir, several stand-alone novels, plus romance … Continue reading →

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Four-By-Four

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

This week: “The best four words that describe you”. YIKES. (That one could be a choice!) Since I will have to make a stab and do some spoul-searching, let’s go with 1) HONEST Yes, I am honest. I hate lying. … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Iris Chacon

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

I knew that I had to ask Iris Chacon in as a guest as soon as I read her “Schifflebein’s Folly”. It was one of the nicest experiences I have had all year; a charming story so amusingly well-told that … 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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