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He Reminds Me of Someone…
This week’s prompt is one I suggested. I asked, “Have you ever based a character on a real person? Have you ever used a TV or movie character as inspiration for a character in your stories?” Fortunately, I came up … 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
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O, My Darling
No, not “Clementine”, but as in “In the Glomming, (Oh, My Darling”). My question is: Why does there not seem to be a word or words particular to the light before dawn, as there are for pre-sunset time? Before sunset, … Continue reading
Posted in America, creating scenes, descriptions, experiences, foreign language, inspiration, language, Miscellaneous, research, Tonette Joyce, Words
Tagged Aurora, Dawn, describe sunrise, Dusk, eearly morning light, Gloaming, sunrise, sunset, Twlight
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In Tune with Toons
This week’s theme of discussing cartoons was my idea, so where do I start and end? I had an older brother and sister so I was watching cartoons as soon as my mother brought me home. I adore the original … Continue reading
Posted in America, art, Books, childhood, classics, experiences, Family, favorites, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, reading, Tonette Joyce, TV, TV series, writers, youth
Tagged Animaniacs, Bugs Bunny, Chip n Dale, Disney Swamp Fox Daniel Boone, Donald Duck, Koala Brothers, Night Train, Paddington Bear, Ralph Phillips, Sesame Street, Souther Fried Rabbit, Thomas the Tank Engine, Warner Brothers, Winnie the Pooh
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Foxfire
Have you ever read the “Foxfire” books? They started out as a periodical in the late 1960s and by the early 1970s, the articles were compiled into books, as more and more information was gathered. This all came to be … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, blessings, book review, collections, Compilations, contemporary, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, food, helping others, historical, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, memories, Miscellaneous, new skills, reading preferences, short biographies, teaching, Tonette Joyce, traditions
Tagged Appalachia., Appalachian skills, Foxfire books, Georgia, History of Appalachian people, Mountain knowledge and skills, Roanoke Colony, Skills, Walter Raleigh
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