Tag Archives: songwriting

Old Songs, Old Me

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Tonette Joyce

Gosh, I have gotten old. I get surprised every time I look in the mirror. The old joints creak, and I have all of the other old people’s problems, even though my sister, who is older, has none. She got … Continue reading →

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Family, Friends, Fiction

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

This week we were asked if we wrote any characters based on real people. I know we have touched on this at one time in the past, but as I was running through my head about characters that I had … Continue reading →

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POP Go the References

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

When we were discussing advice to young, new or would-be writers, I omitted some pieces of advice. One is: Avoid ‘pop’ references. As far as I am concerned, they age your work and make it seem irrelevant very quickly. Of … Continue reading →

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What’s On Your Menu?

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Tonette Joyce

Free Week and I had decided to talk about doing quick research for writing, then I realized that what I had  on hand said more about myself than writing. I have on my menu bar across the top of my … Continue reading →

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Silly Love Songs?

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

Congrats to my fellow Foxes and the Hound for all the writing and submitting that has been going on. I also worked a story I had put down some time ago and it has been submitted to several places. I … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 22, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

We been discussing conventions, contests and awards, and being that this blog is basically a writers’ blog, my minds my mind went straight to writer’s conventions, contests and awards. I have never been to a writer’s convention, at least not … Continue reading →

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Romancing the Tone

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Tonette Joyce

Talk about anything…hmmm… I have been known to be able to hold my own in a conversation about darned near everything as I have snippets of all manner of information tucked away… I know a little about a lot but … Continue reading →

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