WordPress Reader Lists

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you on this final day of September. In August, I began a more robust blogging schedule. For much of the past year, I pretty much neglected my blog - posting only on rare occasions. I knew I needed to do something different, so I came up with an idea for …

Using Tautologies

Hey, SE Readers. Joan here today. I’ve known of some writers who refuse to use any time of spell check or grammar aid when writing. I’m not ashamed to admit I need all the help I can get. While these tools are not a substitute for proofreading, they can help detect things such as using …

Book Bub Reviews

Hey SE Readers. Joan with you today. The second Friday in each month is normally a day for a Book Share, but I decided to take a different route. Recently, I began wheedling down my TBR list. I say that tongue-in-cheek because it seems that for every book I read, I add at least two …

Five For Friday: Writing Essentials

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today with another Five for Friday. Today's topic is about...  What else? Writing! Do you have certain things that are necessary for your writing sessions? Those items or setting that you must have to be productive? I’m going to share five things I find essential. A desk or writing …

Keeping Up to Date

Hi, SE Readers. Joan with you today. In recent weeks, Staci has shared some of the tools she uses when plotting a new novel. I’m more of a panster rather than a plotter, but there is one tool I’ve come to rely on for writing. A calendar. When I wrote my first novel, not only …