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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 →

Posted in authors, big plans, book review, Books, characters, Christmas, dialogue, helping others, history, imagination, Miscellaneous, movies, Random thoughts, reading, research, Tonette Joyce, writers | Tagged All About Eve, Bette Davis, Cruel Intentions, Dangerous Liaisons, Now Voyager, pop references, Sean Connery impressions, Shakespeare, songwriting, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Hunt For Red October, The Odd Couple, Top Gun, TV shows, Updating published works | 11 Comments

A Moving Story

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Tonette Joyce

The question this week is: If we had one of our stories made into a movie, who would we like to see cast and who would we want to direct? Unfortunately, that is not a very realistic question because the … Continue reading →

Posted in big plans, characters, Fantasy vs Reality, inspiration, Life, movies, Tonette Joyce, writing | Tagged Apollo 13, Betty White, casting movies, Die Hard, Harry Potter, Jaclyn Smith, JK Rowling, John McTiernan, making your own movie, movie directors, movies, Nomads, plays, Rob Reiner, Ron Howard, Sandra Bullock, Sophia Loren, The Hunt For Red October, The Thomas Crown Affair, writing plays | 12 Comments

Free…Let’s Stay That Way

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

Our thoughts this week are to be on living in a free nation, and, yes, I am glad of it. In last year’s post. [ Now, It’s ‘Independence Day’ To Me posted on July 6, 2012] I talked about how … Continue reading →