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A Long Awaited Howdy

Posted by Joanne Huspek

No, I have not fallen off the edge of the earth. No, I haven’t become sick and/or died. No, I haven’t given up creative pursuits. Yes, I have been busy with Real Life and what I call my own private … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a long, long time. (Yeah, you’re thinking, where has she been? Dropped off the face of the earth? Contracted the virus? Suffered a heart attack? No, I’ve been here. Mostly thinking. Part … Continue reading →

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Requiem for a Virtual Mom

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Remember this fun novel? I wrote it over ten years ago. It’s the story of six women from all over the country, who met in a Beanie Baby AOL chat room way back in the mid 1990s. All mothers, they … Continue reading →

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Writing (Creating) In a Time of Pandemic

Posted by Joanne Huspek

You’d have to be living under a rock not to know what has been going on in the last two and a half months. (Two and a half months?!? Seems like a couple of decades.) Here’s a little rundown on … Continue reading →

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Writing (and Creativity) with a Virus Over Your Shoulder

Posted by Joanne Huspek

There’s nothing like a medical national emergency to put a damper on your life. Damper? I mean totally rearrange the moon and stars. I personally think some aspects of this “epidemic” (actually it’s an ENdemic where I live) is blown … Continue reading →

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And Now, Back to Reality

Posted by Joanne Huspek

It was yet another successful San Francisco Writers Conference! I was able to take in many helpful workshops, met old friends, made new ones, saw my editor, who gave me insight on what I was doing (sometimes I write and … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Decade, New Adventures…With Ghosts!

Posted by Joanne Huspek

Much has happened since my last post: 1. My Editor for Life is hard at work editing An Education for Addie. So far I think I’m in for a title change and a rearranging of the first few chapters. This … Continue reading →

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