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Musings
Joie Lesin
Nov 156 min read
Never Mess with a Leprechaun
Never Mess with a Leprechaun: This month, we welcome Jane Greenhill author of THE LEPRECHAUN'S CURSE (The Wild Rose Press) to the blog.
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Joie Lesin
Oct 188 min read
A Year of Magic, Witches and Dancing
Chelsey M. Ortega joins us to celebrate the book birthday for her YA paranormal novel, BONDWITCH (The Wild Rose Press, October 16, 2023).
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Joie Lesin
Sep 139 min read
On Enchanted Forests and Elemental Magic
On Enchanted Forests and Elemental Magic: An Interview with Barbara Robinson, author of A Cure for Spring Fever (The Wild Rose Press).
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Joie Lesin
Sep 63 min read
Memories and the Fiction Writer
As a writer, my memories and emotions influence my fiction. What's more, I liken being a fiction writer to being a method actor.
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Joie Lesin
Jul 126 min read
Astral Projection and A Dream of Flying
Astral Projection and A Dream of Flying: An Interview with Kimberly Baer, Author of the paranormal-sci-fi young adult novel, OUT OF BODY.
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Joie Lesin
Jul 52 min read
Skyward
Skyward: Memories of childhood become faded things. Sometimes the details escape us. So, we fill them in with our imagination.
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Joie Lesin
Jun 145 min read
On Love, Dragons, and Controlling One's Own Fate
On Love, Dragons, and Controlling One's Own Fate: Interview with Author Shirley McCoy, DRAGON SONG (The Wild Rose Press, October 23, 2023)
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Joie Lesin
May 175 min read
Inspired—A Passion for Vintage Fashion
Inspired—Passion for Vintage Fashion: An Interview Sandra L. Young, author of The Ghostly Diva (The Wild Rose Press, May 1, 2024)
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Joie Lesin
Apr 304 min read
Meet Me in Cana
Cana is a town nestled somewhere in the California wine country. It’s 1945 and to visit there, one must travel winding roads.
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Joie Lesin
Apr 265 min read
What Separates Perception From Deception―Illusion From Reality?
FOX TALE by Author Karen Hulene Bartell is a paranormal romance set in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan.
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Joie Lesin
Mar 2211 min read
Serendipity and the Sky Island
Interview with Karen Hulene Bartell, author of KISSING KIN.
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Joie Lesin
Feb 282 min read
Box(es) of Keepsakes
I have boxes of keepsakes and in these boxes are talismans evoking the memories and stories related to a particular place and time.
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Joie Lesin
Jan 123 min read
The Story of How I Met Paolo
On that particular day, I was on the city bus on the way home from school playing the “what if” game... This is the day I met Paolo.
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Joie Lesin
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Breaking News! The Passenger's New Cover
Breaking News! The Passenger's new cover has arrived.
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Joie Lesin
Oct 8, 20232 min read
The Nature of Doors
The Nature of Doors. Perhaps some doors never fully close even when new ones open.
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Joie Lesin
Jul 14, 20231 min read
The Demands of the Character
The characters I least expect to hear, sometimes talk the loudest and demand their stories be told.
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Joie Lesin
May 26, 20234 min read
Resilience and Love in a Time of War
Interview with C.J. McGroarty, author of CLARA IN A TIME OF WAR.
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Joie Lesin
Apr 28, 20233 min read
Every Story Has a Soundtrack
When I'm writing, music sets the stage and shows me history in a very active way. With it, I travel through time, and I’m immersed.
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Joie Lesin
Apr 14, 20232 min read
The Flower Girl
Music and books go together like two sides of the same coin. I could not have one without the other. Each book I write has a soundtrack.
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Joie Lesin
Mar 22, 20232 min read
(This is Not) a Book Review
This is the story of how my sister handed me a book and I fell in love with a whole genre.
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