Category Archives: recipe

“Socially” Acceptable

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

I thought of the topic of the week, “How do you use social media and how has it changed”, when I found myself on one platform more and more, one that I never expected to connect with folks through:  YouTube.  … Continue reading →

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Sapped

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

This week:How has the ongoing pandemic affected your creativity? My writing creativity has been a casualty of the pandemic. As many people, I really thought that having to stay home would make writing easier, but no. I have been bogged-down … Continue reading →

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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

(I’m back after being ill and I just hope that I make sense! I have no idea why it posted in italics.) This week: If you had to get rid of most of your belongings in order to move into a … Continue reading →

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Bio Blurb

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

This week we were asked: “You’re the headline speaker at a writers’ conference, and you need to submit a short bio for the program. What will you include?” I will never forget the first time that I had to submit … Continue reading →

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Guest: Wyatt Schroeder, Book Reviewer, Author Interviewer, Gaming and Book Vlogger

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

We’ve had not only authors as guests, but readers, narrators, editors, publishers and we’ve talked about all phases of writing work and enjoyment, so I decided to broaden the scope a bit this month. My guest today is Wyatt Schroeder, … Continue reading →

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Bring ’em On!

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

What do I read? What genre or genres? The real question is, what don’t I read? I was one of those kids who read the cereal boxes at breakfast. I read through the family’s World Book Encyclopedia by 4th grade. I … Continue reading →

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Decoration Decorum

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

“How early do you start shopping/decorating for the holidays?” Shopping! How I miss the hustle and bustle of shopping centers decorated to the hilt and finding just the right gift for just the right person! I have been some distance … Continue reading →

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Author! Author?

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

Question of the week: “When did you first think of yourself as an author?” There are many avenues in writing. I can talk about when I first believed that I could write, when others thought that I could write and … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Deb Marlowe

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

I have been a FB Friend of Deb Marlowe’s for some time. She and I have a number of mutual writer friends and we are both big iced tea lovers. I enjoy her posts, her humor, she can write and … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Pie

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Elaine Cantrell

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Yes, I know Thanksgiving is tomorrow, but I won’t be around tomorrow to say it. Tomorrow I’ll be putting my Thanksgiving dinner together. My menu doesn’t vary too much from year to year. We always … Continue reading →

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