Category Archives: music, violin, writing, women, life

There’s a Reason I’ve Been Mostly Quiet…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

It has to do with the fact that I’ve been busy getting my novel ready for release. Can we say “YAY” or SQUEE? Or sympathize and pray for my soul? 🙂 Yes, I’ve decided to publish FINDING CADENCE myself and … Continue reading →

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Hunting and Bagging the Elusive ‘Write’ Time

Posted by Joanne Huspek

It’s Monday, and my Real Life plate runneth over. Our office survived four days of painters, which is no easy task.  (Think trying to paint around an explosion, and you’ll know what the painters had to deal with.) Today’s enrollments … Continue reading →

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I’m SO Ready for San Francisco!

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This will be a short post, because I have a thousand things to do before I leave Thursday (way early) morning. 1. I am so ready for San Francisco! I’m always ready for the City by the Bay, but right … Continue reading →

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And Now For the (Semi) Good News…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

As you know, I’m lucky enough to have a permanent editor, i.e. my Editor for Life. He’s a nice guy, is personable, does good work. Seems to even care about me. 🙂 I also take online classes (currently taking a … Continue reading →

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I Dream, Therefore I Write

Posted by Joanne Huspek

One of the bad things about getting old(er) is that it seems I don’t dream quite as often as I used to. I used to have so many dreams, so vivid in place and time and persons, that I kept … Continue reading →

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Gearing Up for NaNoWriMo

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Can you believe we’re already into the second week of October? With the current edit, I’ve been neglecting this blog (The original deadline for edit completion was the end of February. Then the end of July. Then the end of … Continue reading →

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Editing: The Cut the Dead Wood Out Edition

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Anyone who knows me (and probably a lot of people who don’t) and who has been listening to me bitch over the last month and a half has probably known that I’ve been armpit deep into a major edit. Writers, … Continue reading →

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