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Category Archives: The Author Life
Savoring the Great Outdoors
Our Friday Fox asked, “Do you have favorite spots in nature, such as a view, the woods, a sea or lake shore?” First, let me begin by stating that if it weren’t for the fact that fresh air is good … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, Dealing with stress, experiences, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, Patricia Kiyono, The Author Life
Tagged hiking, Lake Michigan, Nature, outdoors, Summer fun, woods
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My Private Getaway
Our resident hound asked us to describe a favorite place to “escape” and explain why it draws us there. After thinking about it, I decided that my escape hatch is right here in my condo – it’s my basement sewing … Continue reading
Guest Author: Kay Springsteen and “Arachne’s Tapestry” from Gateways to the Paranormal
About a month ago, our resident hound and I celebrated a new anthology release from Dingbat Publishing called Gateways to the Paranormal. We were among the fourteen contributing to this anthology of sweet paranormal stories. Also among this group is … Continue reading
KISS Your Bios
Months ago I offered this question:Do you enjoy reading about other writers, their bios and writing processes? Once again, my fellow bloggers here added a fresh element that I did not foresee, in as much as most addressed ‘biographies’ in … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author interview, autobiographies, biographies, careers, creativity, editing, experiences, helping others, how to write, imagination, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, Miscellaneous, Preparing for writing, Random thoughts, short biographies, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, writers
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These Feet Were Made for Walkin’
Our Friday Fox asked, “Have your footwear choices changed as your life, or lifestyle, has changed?” The short answer for me is: Not really. I’ve never been able to wear fashionable shoes. It’s always been a matter of function over … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, clothing, Daily life, decisions, lifestyles, Patricia Kiyono, The Author Life
Tagged Comfort, dress up, fashion, practicality, shoes, walking
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Song Sung Blue
Our resident hound asked, “What color best describes you? Why that color?” I’ve always been drawn to the color blue. The particular shade of blue that I choose as my favorite depends on the time of day, my mood, and … Continue reading
Posted in Daily life, Dealing with stress, experiences, favorites, inspiration, Music, Patricia Kiyono, Random thoughts, The Author Life
Tagged blue, colors, Neil Diamond, pramatism, preferences, Song Sung Blue
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I’d Rather Laugh
Our resident hound asked, “ Have you ever really had FUN writing a scene (or scenes)?” My immediate reaction to this prompt was, “Of COURSE I have fun writing. That’s why I do it!” But then I thought back to … Continue reading
Well, Hello Dahl
A quick review this week for two books, but one story, and only about the first quarter of the whole story. I’m talking about a life, the life of Roald Dahl. I still don’t know everything about the man, but … Continue reading
Posted in audiobooks, author's life, autobiographies, big plans, biographies, Books, careers, characters, Characters based on real people, childhood, decisions, experiences, Family, foreign publications, free week, helping others, historical, history, honors, inspiration, jobs, Life, memories, non-fiction, reading, reading preferences, The Author Life, Tonette Joyce, using talents, villains, writers, writing
Tagged "Going Solo" Roald Dahl, Africa, Greece, Norway, Rafael, Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl memoirs, WWII
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