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Guest: Author Iris Chacon
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 →
Posted in America, author interview, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, book covers, book series, Books, careers, characters, Clean Writing, cozy mystery, decisions, disability, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, Guest, Guest author, helping others, hobbies, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, inspirational stories, interview, Life, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, Pen names, pets, plots, reading, research, romance, screwball comedy, shyness, Tonette Joyce, traditions, using talents, Why I Write, writers, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged adopting handicapped children, Duby's Doctor, Emerald's Secret, Family stories of people with diabilities, Family stories. Faith-centered stories., Finding Miranda, Florida stories, Good stories with adoption, good/clean romance, Happy pet stories, Iris Chacon writer, Lou's Tattoos, Mammoth Murders, Mudsills and Mooncussers, Schifflebein's Folly, Sylvie's Cowboy
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Rambling Reader Reviews, Part Eleven
Each year since 2012, I’ve set a reading goal in Goodreads, and since 2015 my goal has been set at 50 books read in the calendar year. Other than in 2012, I’ve managed to meet my stated goal each year, … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, Books, cozy mystery, free week, Goodreads Challenge, historical, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, romance, romantic suspense, YA
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Tagged Alina K. Field, Chaos in Mudbug, Finding Home on Whisling Island, Jana Deleon, Julia Clemens, Kudo Kids, Missing in Mudbug, Promises and Sweet Memories, Shib Sibs, The Duke She Despised
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Guest: Author Jennifer Girardin
I met today’s guest online and was captivated by her varied and beautiful posts. Jennifer Girardin is the author of the Moriston House British Mystery Series, and many of her posts reflect that life. Welcome, Jennifer! Your posts are often … Continue reading →
Posted in art, author interview, author's life, big plans, book covers, book series, Books, characters, collections, Daily life, experiences, food, Guest, Guest author, historical, history, hobbies, imagination, inspiration, interview, lifestyles, Mystery stories, novels, pets, Tonette Joyce, traditions, writing
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Tagged Afternoon tea, Agatha Christie, Antique china and linen, British mysteries, Children's book If the Sun was the Moon, Collectible china, Cottages and Villages, English countryside, English gardens, Jennifer Girardin, Moriston House Mystery Series, Oregon, SanFrancisco, Tea For Two novel, Tea linens, Tea stes, Victoria Magazine
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Rambling Reader Reviews, Part Ten
This month I read a few books written by good friends, in addition to continuations of series I can’t seem to put down. Hairballs and Homicide by Ruth J. HartmanKitty Beret Cafe Mystery, Book 1Fellow sweet romance author Ruth J. … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, Books, cozy mystery, fantasy, Goodreads Challenge, Mystery stories, paranormal, Patricia Kiyono, steampunk
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Tagged Cheryl Sterling, Colleen Gleason, Hairballs and Homicide, Jana Deleon, Resurrection in Mudbug, Ruth J. Hartman, Schnoztopia, Showdown in Mudbug, The Zeppelin Deception
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Gettin’ It Down
This week The Hound asked: “Most of us (writers) will depart this earth with several unfinished manuscripts. Have you ever thought of what might become of them? Will someone in your family pick them up and FINISH them? [as the … Continue reading →
Posted in author's life, big plans, Books, collections, creating scenes, decisions, experiences, Family, imagination, Life, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, plots, Preparing for writing, Science Fiction, short stories, time management, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writing, youth
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Tagged Finishing works, Others finishing your works, relatives
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A Feel-good Movie? Elementary!
Our Wednesday Fox asked, “What’s your favorite feel-good movie?” I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I’m not a movie watcher. I’ll stop what I’m doing when a movie clip is shown on tv or online, but I don’t often choose … Continue reading →
Posted in movies, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, reviews
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Tagged books-to-movies, feel-good message, fictional characters, strong women
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Guest Author: Colleen Gleason
A few weeks ago I posted my reviews for two YA steampunk stories. Both were in a fascinating series called Stoker and Holmes. The two protagonists are a pair of intelligent and resourceful seventeen-year-olds: Evaline Stoker is a vampire hunter … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, book series, characters, Guest author, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, steampunk, YA
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Tagged Colleen Gleason, Stoker and Holmes, virtual visit, Zoom event
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It Was a Noir and Stormy Night…
“What kind of book would you like to write that you haven’t tried before?” I’d like to be able to write a REAL mystery, an all-out head-scratcher from start to finish. A gritty, serious, police or even a spy novel. … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, big plans, book series, Books, characters, Clean Writing, cozy mystery, experiences, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, plots, Random thoughts, romance, short stories, subplots, Tonette Joyce, villains, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged Cozy Mysteries, Davis Way Mysteries, Gretchen Archer, Gritty Mysteries, Janet Evanovich, mystery novels, Noir Novels, Parnell Hall, Puzzle Lady Mysteries, Stephanie Plum, Writing crime novels spy novels, writing from experiences, Writing gritty novels
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Branching Out as an Author?
I posed this week’s topic: What kind of book would you like to write that you haven’t tried before? I love to read most genres in the romance category, but the ones that usually keep me reading are those that … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, cozy mystery, goals, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, Preparing for writing, The Author Life, What if, writing
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Tagged can I do it?, goals, someday, wishes
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Rambling Reader Reviews, Part Eight
It seems that the busier I get, the more I read. As I mentioned last week, this is the way I de-stress. So since this was an insanely crazy month with my daughter getting married, I actually read more than … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, book series, Books, Dealing with stress, Faith-centered stories, free week, Goodreads Challenge, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, reading, romance, romantic suspense
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Tagged A Chocolate-Box Summer Breeze, A Fair Weather Friend, Charlotte Brothers, Colleen Gleason, Gators and Garters, Idabelle Aylor, Jana Deleon, Jed Phony, Josie Riviera, The Clockwork Scarab, The Spiritglass Charade
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