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A Family Hero
Our Tuesday Fox asked, “Is there a certain ancestor that you wish you could travel back in time to spend a year with? What do you hope to learn? Why that relative?” At first I thought I’d already written a … Continue reading
Posted in blessings, decisions, experiences, Family, history, Patricia Kiyono, What if
Tagged art, Culture, Family history, Jenya Seino
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Guest: Author D A Kelly
I got my hands on D A Kelly’s “Brooms Away”, a first in a series and was surprised in many ways. Although it opens with a tough-as-nails girl who has a soft heart, the book and character are not what … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, author interview, author's life, blogging, book covers, book series, Books, characters, collections, contemporary, cozy mystery, creating scenes, Dealing with stress, decisions, e-books, Family, Guest, Guest author, holidays, imagination, inspiration, interview, Life, novels, paranormal, plots, protagonists, research, The Author Life, time management, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Validation, What if, writers, writing
Tagged Australia., Brooms Away, DA Kelly, Holidays in Australia, Overcoming blocks in writing, Overcoming doubts in writing, Procrstination in writing
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Presenting… Me
Recently, I’ve been working with several new authors, helping them beef up their online presence. One thing an author needs to have handy is a bio. But a person’s bio varies, depending on how and where it’s used. So this … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not…
“If you could have been the original author of any book, what would it have been and why?” I wracked my brain for a while on this one. I am without any question a bona fide bibliophile. I literally own … Continue reading
Posted in audiobooks, author's life, authors, book series, Books, characters, collections, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, experiences, favorites, goals, imagination, inspiration, libraries, Life, memories, novels, phrases, plots, Random thoughts, reading, Tonette Joyce, What if, writers, writing, writing from experiences
Tagged Billy Wilder, Chronicles of Narnia, John Ford, Liane Moriarty, Lord of the Rings, Rachel Joyce, Sarah Ballance's "Hawthorne", Sarahy Ballance, Stephen Spielberg
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Wishing Upon a Star – or Wishing for a Best-seller
Our Wednesday Fox asked, “If you could have been the original author of any book, what would it have been and why?” Normally, I’ll sit down and write my post for the week in one sitting. But this topic required … Continue reading
What Did You Say?
Our hound asked us, “How do you feel about having one of your novels translated into another language? Is there a particular nationality of reader that you think would enjoy your novels more than others?” I’ve known several authors who’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, Patricia Kiyono, Publishers, reading, The Author Life, traditions, What if, writing
Tagged customs, languages, reaching readers, readers, understanding
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Please Read Part of My Book!
Our resident hound asked, “How would you feel if Reader’s Digest abridged one of your novels? What reservations (if any) might you have? My parents had a subscription to Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, and I remember spending lots of time … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, authors, Books, collections, Compilations, editing, Patricia Kiyono, reading, What if
Tagged Condensed Books, Reader's Digest
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Who Writes What’s Written?
“Did you ever start a piece of writing and forget about it, only to be surprised when you found it and read it?”I asked this question because several things rather caught me off-guard when I started writing longer stories. I … Continue reading
Posted in authors, big plans, Books, characters, childhood, creating scenes, decisions, dialogue, editing, experiences, imagination, inspiration, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, plots, reading, subplots, Tonette Joyce, What if, writers, writing
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Who’s My Relief Pitcher?
Our resident hound blessed us with a lot of things to think about. Here’s what he wants us to ponder this week: “Most of us (writers) will depart this earth with several unfinished manuscripts. Have you ever thought of what … Continue reading
Posted in authors, decisions, Patricia Kiyono, Random thoughts, What if, writers
Tagged continuance, stuff I don’t think about, taking over
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