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Creative Control
“What is the most important thing you learned after completing your first book?” That being a writer is nothing like I expected it to be. Again, as I said last week when asked about publishing a first book, the “I … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, Books, careers, Dealing with stress, decisions, editing, experiences, goals, helping others, honors, inspiration, Lecturing, Life, Miscellaneous, novels, procrastination, publishing, Random thoughts, reviews, social media, time management, Tonette Joyce, traditional publishing, using talents, Validation, Why I Write, Words, writers, writing
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Mistitled
New Years Eve and I wish all of you a safe and happy 2022. Take care of yourself and those around you. It’s a Free Week and I was pressed for a topic. I have not finished a book recently,(save … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Books, Christmas books, collections, contemporary, decisions, editors, fantasy, historical, imagination, inspiration, novels, Publishers, publishing, reading preferences, romance, titles, Tonette Joyce, using talents
Tagged A Witness to Murder, Crewel World, Don Knotts, Duck the Halls, Elaine, Framed in Lace, Lame titles, Patty, Poor Titles, The Private Eyes, The Table in the Window, Tim Conway
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Like a Kid Again
When I proposed this week’s topic “Tell us about books that you have introduced to by your children/grandchildren”, it was because we had already touched upon just about every angle related to books we loved as children, and I realized … Continue reading
Posted in advice, art, audiobooks, authors, autobiographies, awards, book covers, book review, book series, characters, childhood, Children's books, classics, e-books, experiences, Family, fantasy, favorites, HEA/HFN, historical, history, honors, inspiration, libraries, Life, memories, natural disasters, novels, pets, plots, publishing, reading, series, teaching, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writers, YA
Tagged Artimus Fowl, Cat Heaven, Click Clack Cows That Type, Dear Mrs.LaRue, Harry Potter, Our Tree Named Steve, Percy Jackson., Reading Children's books, Septimus Heap, The Cheese Touch, The Wimpy Kid, Todhunter Moon, Tomie De Paola
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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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