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Deer in Veggie Garden, Jailbird Dog, A Gusher, and Other Tales of Real Life

Posted by Joanne Huspek

If there is one thing I can say about my life, it’s that it’s never boring. Take last week’s Real Life agenda, for example. (Please, puh-leeze take last week…) We are gearing up for the summer (which officially began yesterday … Continue reading →

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A Lesson in Courtesy, and I Didn’t Even Have to Participate

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Rich Text Article first published as A Lesson in Courtesy, and I Didn’t Even Have to Participate on Blogcritics. What a dust up in the blogosphere this week! We’ve seen these train wrecks before, but never on the scale of … Continue reading →

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What Form Rejection Means to Me

Posted by Joanne Huspek

As per The Rejectionist: (you know me, I like an un-anything) I wish I could say I’m a veteran of form letter rejection. Heck, I wish I could say I was a veteran of any rejection, period. I’ve been too … Continue reading →

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The “Ah-ha” Light Bulb Moment

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Since Mr. Ed has my latest creation in his editing mill (I wish I had web cam so I could see the creative developmental process during full bore production), I’ve been working on self-editing my First Monstrosity. This novel started … Continue reading →

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Making Friends and Working Hard

Posted by Joanne Huspek

My lovelinesses. I know that’s not a word, but today I feel that everyone is lovely. Even though it is raining, even though my husband is working on a project that makes him cranky, even though I have a billion … Continue reading →

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Absconding the Napkin Fiction, Sort Of

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I love Esquire’s web site, especially the fiction area. Good reads, very edgy. During my last visit, I noticed the Napkin Fiction page, where authors are asked to pen a story on a paper napkin. In the good old days … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Believe I’m Finding Her! An Update on Cadence

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Since my last novel is now safely in the hands of a professional developmental editor (more on that later – and let’s hope it’s good news), I have decided to tackle that first mammoth overflowing diarrhea of a work, FINDING … Continue reading →

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