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Note on Notes
“NOTES, do you make them? Have you tried taping and transcribing them? What works for you?” When I put this topic on the schedule, I was actually asking about notes for writing, but I did not make myself clear. It … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, authors, awards, big plans, Books, creating scenes, dialogue, imagination, inspiration, Life, Lists, novels, poetry, technology, Tonette Joyce, Validation, writing
Tagged "Bixby" assistant, deciphering notes, handwriting, making notes while writing, recording notes, Samsung Notes, smartphones, talk-to-text, The Cloud, transcribing notes, word processing, Writing lyrics, writing poetry
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LISTen, Remind Me…
“What is something for which you constantly need reminding? ” That never used to be a problem for me. Oh, I could go on about memory in general, but I will try to make it brief. I was the one … Continue reading
Posted in decisions, disability, experiences, Family, food, goals, holidays, inspiration, Life, Lists, memories, shopping, sports, Tonette Joyce
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Commonalities in My Stories
Do Certain Characteristics Recur in My Fiction? By Jeff Salter I’ve occasionally day-dreamed that one day my fiction [or poetry] would become famous enough that I’d have a literary biographer go through my material – published and unpublished – and … Continue reading
Posted in authors, characters, creating scenes, Jeff Salter, Lists, Miscellaneous, novels, Secondary Characters, writing
Tagged formula writing
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Leading Questions
What three questions would we ask a famous historical figure? ONE historical figure? I not only simply enjoy history, I married a history major, so historical figures are discussed a great deal in our house. This is a really difficult … Continue reading
Posted in America, clothing, decisions, Family, history, honors, inspirational people, Lists, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Alexander G.Bell, Anne Frank, Capernicus, Einstein, Elvis, Galileo, George Washington, George Washington Carver, Gutenberg, H.B. Stowe, Jesus, John Adams, Louis Pasteur, Martha Washington, Mendel, Mohammad
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This week we are asked to describe our dream house. When I was a kid, I actually drew plans for my dream house. As I recall, it consisted of a lot of bedrooms and bathrooms,(I never had my own room … Continue reading
Posted in big plans, Daily life, Family, hobbies, Lists, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce, writing
Tagged dream home, Harry Potter, Kitchens, libraries, Pirates of the Caribbean, views
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TBR #11: Yearly Goal Almost Met!
As authors, we spend a lot of time thinking about the stories we want to tell. But it’s important to read the words that others write. Each year I set a reading goal on Goodreads, and this year I vowed … Continue reading
Posted in Lists, TBR List
Tagged Elizabeth Hanbury, Felicia Rogers, goal setting, Goodreads, Ice Angel, Ice Captain's Daughter, Keri's Christmas Wish, Kim Bowman, Linda Carroll-Bradd, Lucie Ulrich, No Job for a Woman, Pamela S. Thibodeaux, Passion Cowboy Style, S. G. Rogers, Shana Gray, Sherry Gloag, Silent Signals, Starlight Inn, The Case of the Missing Cross, The Duke of Christmas Past
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TBR List, Part Two
It’s another free week. I don’t have anything pressing to report, other than my disturbing discovery that the super-healthy salad I fixed for myself Friday night was part of a batch identified as possibly contaminated, and linked to a recent … Continue reading
Real Problems For Me
Free week. I had guests lined up for months in advance and now I find myself running on empty. So in keeping with the literary idea of the bog, I will discuss the Adult Summer Reading Program at my local … Continue reading
Posted in authors, book review, Books, Family, free week, Lists, reading preferences, Tonette Joyce, writing
Tagged Adult Reading Programs, book genres, Casino Royale, H.G.Wells, Ian Fleming, reading
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Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
Regrets. One of us decided that our “regrets” would make a good topic of conversation. Ouch! I started this post several times and at one point my list was quite long. This will probably be the shortest post you will … Continue reading
Posted in authors, blessings, blogging, Family, helping others, Life, Lists, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
Tagged compassion, DC, Georgetown, John Sebastian, understanding, Wasshington
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