Category Archives: Jillian Chantal

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Posted on June 16, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

This week: Have you ever used real-life events from the news or from history as central scenes in your stories? I have written nothing historical, except in one (started) story. It is the true tale of my mother as a … Continue reading →

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Promptly Writing Romances

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

The question(s) this week: Why do you write romance? What prompted you to write in the romance genre? “Prompted” is the perfect word. Actually, never in my life would I have expected to write a romance novel. Not. Ever. I … Continue reading →

Posted in author's life, big plans, experiences, Family, friends, goals, imagination, inspiration, Jillian Chantal, Life, Miscellaneous, non-fiction, novels, poetry, romance, short stories, time management, Tonette Joyce, writing | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Post 400…and FREE Audio Coupons

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Jeff Salter

Announcing the Audio Release of my Ghostly Tale By Jeff Salter The Ghostess & MISTER Muir – my spooky story inspired by the lovely 1947 film (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) – is now available in AUDIO format. Read below … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, characters, GIveaways/Contest, Jeff Salter, Jillian Chantal, Miscellaneous | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

I’d Land on an Island

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

This week we were asked: If you had an unlimited amount of funds and time to visit any place in the world to do research for a book, where would you go? Do you have a project in mind? Absolutely! … Continue reading →

Posted in author's life, Friendship, imagination, Jillian Chantal, Miscellaneous, protagonists, reading, research, romance, Tonette Joyce, Travel, writing | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Guest: Author Susana Ellis

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Tonette Joyce

My guest today is Regency Romance writer, (say that three times fast!), Susana Ellis. Susana and I have many mutual Facebook friends, including our Founding Fox, Jillian Chantel. I thought it was time to have her visit us. Welcome, Susana! … Continue reading →

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NaNo? No, No

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

The question of the week is: Did we engage in the National Novel Writing Month, (usually called “NaNo” or “NaNoWriMo”), which is a 50,000 word novel-writing challenge. Um…no… ARE YOU KIDDING? My first thought is, “Who the heck thought that … Continue reading →

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Reviewing Reviews

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

My, here I had been anticipating review and interview/guest days and had someone every month until now, when we actually have one of those days set! I have lost my list of potential guests and the past month has been … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, book review, Books, Friendship, Guest Blogs, helping others, inspiration, Jillian Chantal, Miscellaneous, poetry, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Review and Point of View

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Tonette Joyce

This is a week set aside for promotion, guests and reviews. I have a special guest ready to come but she is heavily booked with her recent release, so I have my interview with her scheduled for the next ‘free’ … Continue reading →

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A Year of Loss and Finding

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are reflecting on the past year and I thought mine had been fairly uneventful, until I took stock of it. We lost several  members of the families including  a fair number of extended family members. Most were … Continue reading →

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Interview with Author Bethany Averie

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

I am very please to have as my guest, author Bethany Averie. She is the reason I am here with you as ‘the Friday Fox’. I met Bethany online when I read an interview she did with one of my … Continue reading →

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