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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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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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Not NaNo-ing This Year

Posted by Joanne Huspek

The writer’s life is full of ups and downs. After coming off my highly successful Novel in Nine class with Michelle Richmond, I had intended on hitting NaNoWriMo with another vengeance. (I’m getting really adept at starting stories – not … Continue reading →

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Coming to Terms: A Matter of Health, A Kick in the ASS

Posted by Joanne Huspek

This year has been a scary one, for sure. I turned the Big 6-0, meaning I’m facing my eventual lack of longevity right smack in the kisser. It’s all downhill from here, right? I’ve lost good friends and relatives from … Continue reading →

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Sometimes a Writer Has to Live

Posted by Joanne Huspek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPePasexF9w Wow, this has been some year. Sickness, death, destruction. Problems, big and small. Sometimes I feel like I’m my own firehouse. I’m putting out fires left and right. I’m rescuing cats out of trees and running my own EMS … Continue reading →

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And The Bad News Is…

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I am the one person on earth who would never consider myself to be highly intelligent. If I were, I’d probably be a billionaire by now, but we know that’s not happening, so… yeah. I’m smarter than most, but not … Continue reading →

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And Now a Few Words That Have Nothing to Do With Writing

Posted by Joanne Huspek

I am currently armpit deep into a MS with a beginning and a middle but no end, and waiting on my Editor for Life to provide feedback for another finished novel. My head is full of [too many] words. So … Continue reading →

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