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Guest: Writer/Narrator Julia Valentine
Julia Valentine, a.k.a., “Miss Worm” I met Julia online when we were on live chats. We were of the same mind about some matters, and we are both cat lovers; (we teamed up on one chatter who dared to disparage … Continue reading →
Posted in author interview, author's life, big plans, blogging, book covers, book series, characters, Children's books, Christmas, classics, collections, cozy mystery, creativity, Daily life, decisions, descriptions, dialogue, e-books, epublishing, experiences, fantasy, foreign publications, friends, Guest, Guest author, historical, hobbies, horror stories, imagination, inspiration, interview, Life, lifestyles, memories, Middle Grade Books, Miscellaneous, Narration, paranormal, personal libraries, pets, plots, public speaking, Random thoughts, reading, reading preferences, research, romance, self-publishing, short stories, shyness, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Visuals, Why I Write, writing, writing from experiences, YA
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Tagged Arundel Castle, Chichester Cathedral, England, English writers, Fishbourne Roman Palace, Hampshire England, HMS Victory, Julia Valentine, Miss Worm, Portsmouth HIstoric Docks, Sussex, Weald &Downland Open Air Museum
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Visiting Old Friends
Oh, that I had the time! But there is a help for that, so that I can revisit those that moved me, changed me and those that introduced me to life-long friends. Before I could read, I had my aunt and … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthologies, audiobooks, authors, blessings, Books, characters, childhood, Children's books, classics, Clean Writing, Daily life, descriptions, dialogue, Family, favorite books, favorites, friends, imagination, inspiration, inspirational stories, Kindle, language, Life, memories, novels, personal libraries, phrases, plots, poetry, Random thoughts, short stories, time management, Tonette Joyce, Words of Wisdom, writers, writing
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Tagged Julius Caesar, Lord of the Rings books, Mary Poppins, multitasking, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Bishop's Beggar, The Narnia books, The Secret Garden, Thhe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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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
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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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Another Agatha
When most of us hear “Agatha” in conjunction with mysteries, we think “Christie”, which is why many more recent writers harken back to that name in their own mystery works. Once again, I started a series of M.C. Beaton stories, … Continue reading →
Posted in agents, authors, book review, book series, Books, careers, characters, cozy mystery, decisions, descriptions, favorites, foreign publications, imagination, jobs, lifestyles, marriage, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, plots, Random thoughts, reading, reviews, romance, series, Tonette Joyce
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Tagged Agatha Raisin, Hamish Macbeth, he Poor Relations series, M.C.Beaton, The Cotswolds
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Murder and Kindness in the Highlands
Oh, I have been a busy bee, but you’d never know to see my house! I have had projects going and a family member who was working on his own project here has been in and out too much to … Continue reading →
Posted in audiobooks, authors, big plans, book series, Books, characters, contemporary, cozy mystery, Daily life, descriptions, Family, foreign publications, Friendship, HEA/HFN, helping others, imagination, jobs, Life, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, performances, plots, protagonists, Publishers, reading preferences, reviews, romance, Secondary Characters, Tonette Joyce, traditions, using talents, writers, writing
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Tagged Death of a Snob, Hamish Macbeth, Leverage for writers, Literary Agents and publishers, M.C. Beaton, Murder mysteries, Optioning stories, Police stories, Scotland
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Poor Relations
I used to say that I liked to read everything but romance, but falling in with the Hound, Foxes and their friends changed that. I narrowed it down to say that I enjoyed everything but Regency, and now I have … Continue reading →
Posted in book series, Books, characters, cozy mystery, descriptions, Family, historical, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, plots, reading, romance, romantic suspense, series, Tonette Joyce, using talents, villains
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Tagged he Poor Relations series, Lady Fortescue, M.C. Beaton, Marion Chesney, Regency stories
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Couldn’t She Make Up Her Mind?
Couldn’t She Make Up Her Mind? Once again, I listened to an audiobook to get my intellectual needs met while I worked around the house. It may be tenacity that I stayed with it even when I started getting disappointed … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, authors, book review, Books, characters, contemporary, decisions, editing, editors, HEA/HFN, inspiration, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, plots, protagonists, reviews, romance, time management, Tonette Joyce, villains, women's fiction, writers
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Tagged moral issues
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Which Witcher?
If you tried to watch the series “The Witcher” last year and found it too graphic, I won’t blame you if you ran away. The only reason why I watched it at all was by recommendation from a YouTuber that … Continue reading →
Posted in advice, Anthologies, audiobooks, authors, big plans, book review, Books, characters, classics, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, fantasy, foreign publications, imagination, language, libraries, movies, mythology, novels, performances, plots, Random thoughts, reading, romance, Science Fiction, Secondary Characters, short stories, Tonette Joyce, translations, TV series, writers
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Tagged Andrzej Sapkowski, influencers on YouTube, Marvel movies, Once Upon a Time TV series, Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson books, The Witcher books, The Witcher Series, Thor
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An Absolute Favorite Book of Mine
When we discussed books that were introduced to because of our children and grandchildren, I had more than enough to mention, so I omitted one.Actually, I found it by myself because it had the seal of the Newberry Award on … Continue reading →
Posted in America, audiobooks, author's life, authors, book covers, book review, Books, characters, childhood, classics, e-books, experiences, Family, favorite books, favorites, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, inspirational stories, Life, marriage, Middle Grade Books, Mystery stories, novels, paperback books, plots, protagonists, reading, reading preferences, subplots, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, writing, YA
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Tagged Ellen Raskin, favorite books, Middle grade books about family racism doing good, revisiting favorite books, Stories about family, The Westing Game, YA/MG books suitable for Adults
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Funny Bunny
The Hound asked: Have you ever really had FUN writing a scene (or scenes)? I always have fun writing. That isn’t to say that all of my scenes are funny, often quite the contrary. My writings deal with some serious … Continue reading →
Posted in author's life, authors, big plans, Books, characters, Characters based on real people, childhood, Children's books, Christmas, Christmas books, contemporary, creating scenes, Dealing with stress, dialogue, editing, experiences, Family, fantasy, Fantasy vs Reality, favorites, HEA/HFN, imagination, inspiration, Life, marriage, memories, pets, plots, poetry, publishing, Random thoughts, research, romance, Tonette Joyce, traditions, using talents, Why I Write, writing, writing from experiences, youth
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Tagged Angel stories, Cat stories, Children's true stories, Humor through dialogue, Stories in rhyme, writing for fun, writing to reduce stress
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