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Keep it Short and Sweet, Please
Our Friday Fox asked, “Do you enjoy reading about other writers, their bios and writing processes?” My answer is yes, to an extent. I don’t enjoy reading long bios — three paragraphs is about all I’ll read before I lose … Continue reading
All I Have To Do is Dream
[and then spend 30 minutes typing up what I can remember] By Jeff Salter I borrowed my blog title from the lovely hit song by the Everly Brothers [see link at the bottom]. We’re chatting about dreams this week, with … Continue reading
Sapped
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
No Place to Go? No Problem.
Our Tuesday Fox supplied this week’s topic when she asked, “How has the ongoing pandemic affected your creativity?” The beginning of the shutdown was great for my creativity outlets other than music and writing. If you’ve known me for a … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, blogging, creativity, Dealing with stress, experiences, Life, Patricia Kiyono, Random thoughts, time management, writing
Tagged lockdown, things to do, time to create
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Review: “What IF”
I was looking for something a little intelligent, but lighter than what I had been listening to, while working around the house, and Randall Monroe’s “What If” filled the bill. Monroe is a trained physicist and a short-time former contract … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, book review, Books, careers, Compilations, decisions, experiences, Fantasy vs Reality, helping others, imagination, inspiration, jobs, non-fiction, Random thoughts, reading preferences, reviews, Tonette Joyce, using talents, What if, writing
Tagged funny science, NASA scientist, Randall Monroe, random questions, scientific answers
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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
(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
Posted in advice, authors, blessings, Books, collections, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, favorite books, favorites, food, goals, hobbies, imagination, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, Lists, memories, Miscellaneous, Music, personal libraries, poetry, procrastination, reading, recipe, series, time management, Tonette Joyce, traditions, using talents, What if, Words, writing
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Creative Control
“What is the most important thing you learned after completing your first book?” That being a writer is nothing like I expected it to be. Again, as I said last week when asked about publishing a first book, the “I … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, Books, careers, Dealing with stress, decisions, editing, experiences, goals, helping others, honors, inspiration, Lecturing, Life, Miscellaneous, novels, procrastination, publishing, Random thoughts, reviews, social media, time management, Tonette Joyce, traditional publishing, using talents, Validation, Why I Write, Words, writers, writing
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Getting a Foot in the Door
Our Wednesday Fox asked, “Tell us about the publication of your first book.” In the spring of 2012, I was working on a historical novel set in 1870, about a former samurai who needed to find a new direction. … Continue reading
Writing May Not Be Written Down
This Week: Can you picture yourself ever stopping writing (creatively)… and thinking, “Nah, I’m tired of writing. Maybe I’ll do something else.” Short answer? No. I know that everyone who has been here for any time knows that I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Anthologies, author's life, big plans, Books, careers, childhood, creating scenes, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, dialogue, experiences, Family, fantasy, free week, helping others, imagination, inspiration, Life, non-fiction, novels, poetry, Preparing for writing, time management, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Why I Write, Words, writing
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