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

Social Media and the Time Management (What Time?) of the Antisocial Writer

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This is about selling, this is about social media, and of course, time management. Even though I’m a writer, and writers are notoriously introverted, it doesn’t mean we’re anti-social. Well, it does. It’s the nature of the beast. We sit … Continue reading →

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Fluff and Stuff – Getting The Junk Out of the Trunk

Posted by Joanne Huspek

The road to hell is paved with adverbs. ~Stephen King Truer, writerly words have never been written. When editing, the rule of thumb is to eliminate any word that ends in the dreaded “-ly.” I’ve been editing my completed novels … Continue reading →

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The (High) Price of Art

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I spent Friday and Saturday in the Michigan Silversmith Guild booth at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, where I drank lots of water in stifling hot and humidity and hoped to sell a bunch of my creations. (As luck would … Continue reading →

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Review Watching: Dangerous Waters, Don’t Go Near

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I keep my Twitter-feed open while I work at my day job. You never know what might pop up. Most Tweets are mundane (like my own regarding my craving for horseradish), some are hilarious (Texts from Last Night, or my … Continue reading →

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Real Life Imitates Art, and Then Some

Posted by Joanne Huspek

My first self-published book, Virtually Yours, is a tale of Internet relationships. The online moms’ group featured in the novel is loosely based upon an online group I’ve belonged to since the mid-90’s. We’d met each other in an AOL … Continue reading →

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A Rant Unrelated to Writing… Or Maybe It Is

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I love social media. Usually. It’s fast, it’s easy. I can keep track of my friends and relatives without calling them. I can laugh at jokes and eCards, view photos and videos from all over the world, and shop for … Continue reading →

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Writing Like You Speak – Good, Bad, or Ugly

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’m pretty sure I sound like a blonde on the phone. In fact, I know I sound blonde, because I’ve had people (employees) who know me by phone only, meet me later and tell me so. (They also think I’m … Continue reading →

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