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Gone, and Some Forgotten
Angie, the Tuesday Hound, asked: “Is there a book from your youth that you would love to have a copy of now?” I must have mentioned these before, since books have been a major part of my life. My mother … Continue reading →
Posted in art, big plans, book covers, Books, childhood, Children's books, experiences, Family, imagination, inspiration, libraries, memories, Miscellaneous, paperback books, plots, reading, reading preferences, short stories, shyness, teaching, titles, Tonette Joyce, using talents
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Tagged Bunny Hopwell's First Spring, Children writing books, Children's books, Favorite Books as a Child Finding favorite old books, Reading Children's books
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Guest: Author CeeCee James
Here is another mutual FB Friend that I asked for an interview, and only then found just how very popular and prolific a writer she is. CeeCee James is the author of a heartbreaking memoir, several stand-alone novels, plus romance … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Anthologies, author interview, author's life, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, blessings, book covers, book series, Books, careers, characters, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, goals, Guest, Guest author, helping others, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, inspirational stories, interview, jobs, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, pets, short stories, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Validation, Why I Write, writers, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged Angel Lake Mysteries, Baker Street Cozy Mysteries, Cee Cee James, Chelsea Lawson Cozy Mysteries, Falmingo Realty Mysteries, Kicked the Bucket, Oceanside Mysteries, Overcoming adversity, overcoming child abuse, Overcoming depression, Tall Tails Secret Book Club
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Gettin’ It Down
This week The Hound asked: “Most of us (writers) will depart this earth with several unfinished manuscripts. Have you ever thought of what might become of them? Will someone in your family pick them up and FINISH them? [as the … Continue reading →
Posted in author's life, big plans, Books, collections, creating scenes, decisions, experiences, Family, imagination, Life, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, plots, Preparing for writing, Science Fiction, short stories, time management, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writing, youth
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Tagged Finishing works, Others finishing your works, relatives
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Three Stories For Your Consideration
I wrote a longer post earlier in the week to post for today, but I got to thinking: It’s Halloween tomorrow, so I decided that I would take a moment and ask for comments on no less than three supernatural … Continue reading →
Posted in big plans, blessings, Books, characters, Daily life, Dealing with stress, experiences, Faith-centered stories, Family, fantasy, imagination, magic shows, novels, paranormal, reading, reading preferences, screwball comedy, short stories, Tonette Joyce, using talents, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged angels, Guardian Angels, magic shows, Magicians, supernatural stories
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It Was a Noir and Stormy Night…
“What kind of book would you like to write that you haven’t tried before?” I’d like to be able to write a REAL mystery, an all-out head-scratcher from start to finish. A gritty, serious, police or even a spy novel. … Continue reading →
Posted in authors, big plans, book series, Books, characters, Clean Writing, cozy mystery, experiences, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, Mystery stories, novels, plots, Random thoughts, romance, short stories, subplots, Tonette Joyce, villains, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged Cozy Mysteries, Davis Way Mysteries, Gretchen Archer, Gritty Mysteries, Janet Evanovich, mystery novels, Noir Novels, Parnell Hall, Puzzle Lady Mysteries, Stephanie Plum, Writing crime novels spy novels, writing from experiences, Writing gritty novels
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If the Boot Fits…
This week we have been re-imagining fairy tales. Most of the fairy-tale known widely in America are originally German, because of the Grimm Brothers, who traveled throughout their part of Europe collecting, and then publishing, folk stories. There are many … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthologies, blessings, characters, childhood, Children's books, Compilations, dialogue, experiences, Family, fantasy, imagination, memories, short stories, Tonette Joyce, traditions, writers
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Tagged Elves, fairy tales, Grimm Borthers, Italian tales, Shoemaker stick to your last, Shoemakers
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Slices of Life
Question: Have you ever used real-life experiences in your writing? Answer: Often. I have a very good imagination. I can write about experiences which have never crossed my path. I’ve had them published and I have received awards, but… with … Continue reading →
Posted in author's life, awards, Books, characters, childhood, Children's books, Christmas books, Compilations, creating scenes, decisions, experiences, Family, goals, history, Holiday, imagination, inspiration, inspirational people, Life, memories, novels, poetry, publishing, Science Fiction, short stories, Tonette Joyce, writing, writing from experiences
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Bring ’em On!
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 →
Posted in authors, awards, book series, Books, collections, Compilations, cozy mystery, favorite books, food, imagination, libraries, non-fiction, novels, paperback books, reading, reading preferences, recipe, romance, short stories, Tonette Joyce, writers, YA
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Books on my Virtual Nightstand
This week’s topic: What genres do you read? Why? I normally read at least one book a week. Usually, I’m reading in the evening, as it’s my way to relax at the end of the day. But I also … Continue reading →
Posted in author's life, Books, cozy mystery, e-books, Mystery stories, Patricia Kiyono, reading, reading preferences, romance, short stories, TBR List
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“May I Offer You a Sherry?”
“If you could be — even briefly — one of your OWN characters… which character would you be? Why? For how long?” That’s easy. The women in my free-style poems are in sad situations, or at least, bittersweet ones. One … Continue reading →
Posted in big plans, Books, characters, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, experiences, Family, imagination, inspiration, jobs, Life, magic shows, memories, Miscellaneous, non-fiction, novels, paranormal, plots, poetry, protagonists, romance, short stories, shyness, subplots, time management, Tonette Joyce, Travel, writing, writing from experiences
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Tagged angels, Caribbean islands, magic shows, novels, plots, Poems\free-style poetry, private schools, starting novels, subplots, supernatural stories, teachers, writing from experiences
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