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Went With the Wind
“Went With the Wind” was the title of the hilarious Carol Burnett lampoon of the famous Civil War saga, but Margaret Mitchell or her editors would probably would have named the book that today. Why? Because “gone” seems to be … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, classics, Dealing with stress, descriptions, editing, helping others, imagination, language, Miscellaneous, phrases, self-improvement, Tonette Joyce, Words
Tagged Bring/Take, Gone, Have/Got, Less/Fewer, Take/Bring, Went With the Wind
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Pronunciation
Pronunciation When I moved here, people did not understand me. I guess whoever lives in an area can say that others have an accent, whereas wherever else I have lived my mid-Atlantic way of speech, (so I am told that … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not…
“If you could have been the original author of any book, what would it have been and why?” I wracked my brain for a while on this one. I am without any question a bona fide bibliophile. I literally own … Continue reading
Posted in audiobooks, author's life, authors, book series, Books, characters, collections, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, experiences, favorites, goals, imagination, inspiration, libraries, Life, memories, novels, phrases, plots, Random thoughts, reading, Tonette Joyce, What if, writers, writing, writing from experiences
Tagged Billy Wilder, Chronicles of Narnia, John Ford, Liane Moriarty, Lord of the Rings, Rachel Joyce, Sarah Ballance's "Hawthorne", Sarahy Ballance, Stephen Spielberg
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English: British to American
Last week while we were discussing the possibility of our works being translated into other languages, I said that I would like to bring up translating English to English, that is to say, “British” to “American”. I have read books … Continue reading
Posted in America, authors, Books, characters, dialogue, food, foreign publications, imagination, Life, Lists, Miscellaneous, movies, novels, phrases, protagonists, publishing, Random thoughts, reading, Tonette Joyce, translations, TV, writers, writing
Tagged Bristish vs American English, British writers, Differences in English and American phrases, English as a second language, English phrases, Understanding accents
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Subleties
I have always been aware of how a simple gift can lift a spirit, how a kind remark or compliment can make a day, or even be remembered for years by the recipient. I also know that a mean action … Continue reading
So, You Want to Be a Writer?
This week’s topic: What advice would you give to an aspiring author? Last week, I participated in a faculty writing retreat at the university where I teach. Normally, these retreats take place on campus, but due to stay-at-home orders we … Continue reading
Posted in authors, inspiration, Patricia Kiyono, phrases, Preparing for writing, The Author Life, writers, writing
Tagged advice, quotes from successful people
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Guest: Author Jeanne Matthews
Today I am pleased to have as my guest Jeanne Matthews, best known for her Dinah Pelerin international mysteries. Welcome, Jeanne! We have only become Facebook Friends recently yet we had met before. Jeanne, you probably don’t remember meeting … Continue reading
Posted in America, author interview, author's life, authors, blogging, book covers, Books, careers, characters, decisions, dialogue, Guest, Guest author, history, imagination, inspiration, interview, jobs, Life, novels, phrases, teaching, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Australia, Bet Your Bones, Bonereapers, Bones of Contention, der Indianer, Dinah Pelerin Mysteries, Doomsday seed vault, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Her Boyfriend's Bones, Jeanne Matthews, Norway, paralegals, teaching, The Southern United States, Where the Bones Are Buried, Writer's Digest
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