Category Archives: series

Guest Author: Britney M. Mills and the Love, Austen Series

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

 By day, Britney M. Mills is the wife to a builder and mom to five, but by night, she turns into an author, writing YA & contemporary romance stories.  A book lover, former college athlete, and Jane Austen fan, she … Continue reading →

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Up My Alleyn

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

(I wrote a view and it was good, but I when I cut, it did not paste, so now I must do this work in haste.) If you log into YouTube, they make many suggestions based on your watch history. … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Jessica Marie Holt and Reluctantly Yours

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

Author events, whether in-person or online, require a lot of work, but one of the most valuable rewards is the opportunity to meet other authors with fascinating premises for their books. One of the authors participating in a Christmas event … Continue reading →

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The Man/Woman/Kids Who Came to Dinner

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I posed this question:If there was a weather-related reason that you had unexpected guests stranded at your house, how would you keep them entertained? What would you do if the electricity was also down? I was delighted to see how … Continue reading →

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Never-ending TBR, Part Two

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

It seems that the books I chose this month were a bit longer, so there are fewer titles. Still, it was a good month for reading, since it’s too cold to do much else! A Murderous Yarn by Monica FerrisNeedlecraft … 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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Guest Author: Andrea Byrd and Smoky Mountain Christmas

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

I love to connect with other authors through events such as the annual Twelve Days of Christmas celebration hosted on the Facebook group called Inspirational Reads and Authors. Each author had a three hour block to share our books, and … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Like Her

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Once again, our topic is one I suggested: “If a prospective publisher asked you to compare your work to that of one or two well-known authors, whom would you choose? Why?” I was asked this question when I applied to … Continue reading →

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Like a Kid Again

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

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 →

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Serious Series Suggestions

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

About a week ago a question was posed in a Facebook writer’s group:  “Can you give me any advice on writing a series?”  I weighed in, then I thought that, in a longer version, it might make a good post … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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